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• A desperate thirst

  By konigludwig on June 7, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  By Soe Zeya Tun for Reuters This shot is of a group of Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants from a boat carrying 734 people rescued off Myanmar’s southern coast last week. Those on board had been at sea for more than… Read More ›

• Street Carnival project brings minority cultures to cities across Egypt

  By konigludwig on June 6, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  The brainchild of Alexandria-based El-Madina foundation, Street Carnival is a street-theatre initiatives that aims to promote diversity and break stereotypes Street Carnival, a street theatre initiative that seeks to showcase marginalised and minority cultures, recently concluded its second round of… Read More ›

• Corporate Welfare Is Draining Baltimore

  By konigludwig on May 30, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  On May 4, Stephen Curry, deadeye starting point guard for the Golden State Warriors, was named the 2015 National Basketball Association MVP. In honor of his award, Baltimore-based athletic gear firm Under Armour announced a special edition of his Curry… Read More ›

• In New York trial, woman describes terror as bikers beat her husband

  By konigludwig on May 20, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  By Tina Susman The wife of a man beaten by a group of motorcyclists wept on the witness stand Tuesday as she recalled her family’s car being set upon by angry bikers during a motorcycle rally that took over New… Read More ›

• How the Truth About Palestine Won Netanyahu the Israeli Election

  By konigludwig on May 15, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  By Omri Boehm There is a famous quote, often attributed to George Orwell, which says that in times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. In last month’s Israeli election, it was Prime Minister Netanyahu who spoke… Read More ›

• Meet the Women Taking the Battle to ISIS

  By konigludwig on April 29, 2015 • ( 6 )

  

  At the command of a charismatic leader, a cadre of female Kurdish soldiers is taking the battle to the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria A colorful scarf is all that is left of Cicek Derek, who was 17… Read More ›

• “We’re going to resist!”: Brazil’s indigenous groups fight to keep their land in face of new law

  By konigludwig on April 25, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  By Claire Rigby in The Guardian From downtown São Paulo, the Pico do Jaraguá – the crest of a mountain ridge on the city’s north-western horizon – looks like a broken tooth, crowned by a towering TV antenna. Just beyond… Read More ›

• A Muslim Champion in the Fight Against Anti-Semitism

  By konigludwig on April 17, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  By Donald Snyder Siavosh Derakhti, a 23-year-old Swedish Muslim, seems an unlikely champion in the fight against anti-Semitism. But Derakhti, whose parents immigrated to Sweden from Iran, has been recognized for his work in combating hatred and bigotry. When he… Read More ›

• Kenya Says Operation Against Al-Shabab Militants Is Over; 147 Dead

  By konigludwig on April 2, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  Kenya’s National Disaster Operation Center says the government’s operation against al-Shabab militants on a university campus in Garissa is over. It says that 147 people were killed, along with four militants. The center added that 587 students had been evacuated… Read More ›

• Eroding Freedom in the Name of Freedom

  By konigludwig on March 31, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  When the federal government adopted a religious protection act in 1993, same-sex marriage was not on the horizon. An informal coalition of liberals and conservatives endorsed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act because it seemed to protect members of vulnerable religious… Read More ›