As Rohingyas flee Myanmar, India needs to drop religious criteria in its refugee law
639 Views August 8, 2018 Be first to comment Nafees Ahmad
More than 90,000 Rohingyas, victims of a new surge of violence in Myanmar, are…
Why cities should stop arresting crack users and help them instead
411 Views August 8, 2018 Be first to comment Rafael West
In Brazil, a drug programme in the northeastern state of Pernambuco has provided some…
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How the gas industry can help fight climate change in Siberia
474 Views August 8, 2018 Be first to comment Andrew Hopkins
Permafrost is the layer of permanently frozen earth – over a 1,000 metres thick…
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Iran’s startups promise paradise for the country’s unemployed youth
422 Views August 8, 2018 Be first to comment Stella Morgana
Iran’s self-proclaimed Silicon Valley stands on the road to mount Damavand, the tallest mountain…
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the end result or the first step in reforming Islamic law?
384 Views August 8, 2018 Be first to comment Justin Jones
“Un-Islamic, arbitrary, unconstitutional.” That was the judgement of the Indian Supreme Court as it…
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China says it has stopped harvesting organs, but evidence belies its claim
372 Views August 8, 2018 Be first to comment Wendy Rogers
The Chinese government has claimed the country no longer harvests organs from prisoners. But…
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Understanding the root causes of natural disasters
438 Views August 8, 2018 Be first to comment Florian Roth
Every year disasters take lives, cause significant damage, inhibit development and contribute to conflict…
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A scientists’ march on Washington is a bad idea – here’s why
658 Views August 8, 2018 Be first to comment Andrea Saltelli
The April 22 March for Science, like the Women’s March in January 2017, will…
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US cities have worse inequality than Mexico, with rich and poor living side by side
1.7K Views August 8, 2018 Be first to comment Eugenio Peluso
The cities of the Americas are unequal places. US census data and recent American…
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‘Triple talaq’ abolition is only the start of a larger campaign for gender justice in India
969 Views August 8, 2018 Be first to comment Zoya Hasan
The egregious practice that some Muslim men employ to divorce their wives instantaneously and…