Ever since there has been humanity, there have been homosexuals. And ever since there have been homosexuals, there has been homophobia. Of course, we as a society have come a long way as far as...
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III was in the island kingdom of Bahrain over the weekend where he, as the New York Times succinctly put it, "faced tough questions about how Arab allies were...
Venezuelans are accustomed to (and exhausted by) elections. In the last few years, we have gone to the polls 26 times. The government of Chávez and Maduro used this method to gain international...
While women have increasingly assumed professional leadership positions, not all sectors have been open to the possibility of breaking down stereotypes. Instead, many continue to put down obstacles...
Elephants and humans in Africa are embroiled in a tug-of-war over arable land due to the effects of climate change. Arid land is now the norm in many parts of sub-saharan Africa and this has prompted...
Desperate men, women and children from the Middle East continue to pour into Belarus in an attempt to illegally cross the Polish border and enter the European Union. Although Europe welcomed around...
After the suspension of many major sporting events due to the pandemic, 2021 started with a lot of uncertainty. In addition to the Olympics, plenty of championships also took place around the world...
The International Criminal Court opened, on November 3, a formal investigation for possible crimes against humanity in Venezuela. The news was announced by Prosecutor Karim Khan during a three-day...
A luta continua! Translated as "the struggle continues", this was a phrase made famous by the late Mozambican war liberation hero, Dr. Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane, and is still a chant that echoes...
“Abu OCÉANE!!” John would waltz into my office and call me out in that inimitable style of his that exuded energy, confidence and massive rays of sunshine. He called me Abu Océane in the Arab...
