Who will save Iran?
As the 13th presidential election takes place in three days, on June 18, the propaganda in the Islamic Republic is trying to show that Iranians will go to the polls to determine the fate of their...
Category: Asia
Broken hearts in Kabul as terrorists attack school children
On Saturday, May 8, 2021, when the students of Sayyed Al-Shohada School were leaving, they were attacked by terrorists. These were innocent and unarmed students, who saw education and the acquisition...
(Not) home for the holidays: Mudik at Eid
In line with their effort to curb the spread of the Covid-19, Indonesia's government has made the brave move to ban mudik, a homecoming exodus which occurs ahead of Idul Fitri (Eid) holiday. Mudik...
“Significant discrimination”: Covid, disabled people and the Global South
A new study from the University of Birmingham has shown that disabled people across the Global South have faced ‘significant discrimination’ during the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving them at greater...
Pakistan: Imran Khan, sexual violence comments and the women who are fighting back
Amina Yaqin, SOAS, University of London Imran Khan, the prime minister of Pakistan, has caused an uproar with remarks about sexual violence, attributing the rising number of reports of rape in...
China Is Outperforming The West, Politically And Economically
The inauguration of Joe Biden as 46th President of the United States promises a more competent and less contentious approach to foreign affairs than was the case with his predecessor Donald Trump....
Iraqi Kurdistan’s tranquil capital Erbil once again finds itself in the crosshairs
The latest rocket attack against the U.S. troop base in Iraqi Kurdistan’s capital Erbil was another worrying sign that the security and stability that its residents have touted over the years is...
The role of public figures in combatting vaccine hesitancy
Entering the second year of the pandemic, many countries are now busy rationing and administering vaccines to their citizens. At last, there's a slight hope for fighting this virus. The US Government...
Violence against women in Indonesia during the pandemic
There has been an increase in violence against women during the pandemic. As couples had to stay at home, the stress of being isolated raised the chance of spousal conflicts. In Indonesia, as of...
The anniversary of the Ukrainian plane crash
On January 8, 2020, something happened in Iran that many believe was the most tragic incident in the last twenty years. A Ukrainian passenger plane took off from Imam Khomeini International Airport...