Artist and poet Anis Chouchene is Tunisian by nationality, African by identity and human by belonging. Chouchene writes about and for humankind, telling stories emanating from his community to defend…

As thecoronavirus pandemiccontinues to sweep across the United States, with more than 2.3 million confirmed cases and over 120,000 deaths, it is has made vivid the systemic shortcomings of the…

Early Life and Education Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. His mother Deloris Jordan was a bank employee and his father James R. Jordan Sr. was an…

“Bring Some Water; I’m Burning!” became a rallying cry for justice after a minute-long video, which went viral on social media, shows a harrowing scene in which a boy is seen begging for help after…

DECEMBER 2019 – PREHISTORY In days of yore, when no one knew the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic – apart from epidemiologists, whose job title nobody could yet…

The UK has recently adopted a new travel policy, which dictates that anyone arriving into the country is required to quarantine themselves for 14 days. There are certain people who are exempt from…

On May 25, 2020, Minneapolis police arrested an African-American man named George Floyd. During the arrest, police officer Derek Chauvin put his knee on Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds…

Basketball fans around the world were given a special treat recently, as Netflix released a 10 part documentary series centred on basketball legend, Michael Jordan, and his achievements with the…

The economic free fall accompanying the coronavirus pandemic has, by some measures, made the world a cleaner place. Air pollution in Chinese, Indian, andU.S.cities is way down. InChinaalone, lower…

Lebanese singer and actress Fairuz is widely considered to be one of the most celebrated Arab singers of the 20th century. Fairuzwas born Nuhad al-Haddad,in 1935, the eldest child of…