In this melodious north-western corner of Tunisia, there are plenty of reasons to be wistful, as memories of a glorious cultural era fade. Yet there are also reasons to hope.
Since the mid-twentieth century, India and China have had a complex relationship. China and India have engaged in three major military conflicts, which took place along a disputed border along the…
InOctober 2019, a global study foundthe United Statesto be the best-prepared nation in the world for "high-consequence and globally catastrophic biological events." Less than a year later, however…
When the COVID-19 pandemic is over, people will again be on the move, crisscrossing the planet in search of career opportunities, education, and better lifestyles. But the destinations and directions…
Maryam Rajavi, leader of The National Council of Resistance of Iran, recently held an influential virtual conference attended by the Iranian diaspora in more than 104 countries. This marked the first…
Early Life
Jehan Safwat Raouf was born in Cairo, Egypt on August 29, 1933. Hailing from a upper middle class background, her father Safwat Raouf, was an Egyptian surgeon while her mother,…
Qatar, one of the world’s richest countries, has a long history of migrant worker abuse and exploitation, which has garnered widespread international condemnation.The vast majority of Qatar’s 2…
Julie Tumamait-Stenslie scoffs when she hears defenders of the Father Junipero Serra statue in Ventura say it honors the city’s founder.
She is tribal chair of the Barbareño/Ventureño Band…
Early Love for Music
Kanye Omari West was born on June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Unlike many rappers of his generation, West came from a relatively well-off middle class…
The strait carries up to 20% of the world's oil exports at around 20 million barrels of oil each day. Any closure could cost the global economy greatly, even if only for a short time.
For decades, Iran's supreme leader—first Khomeini, then Khamenei—pursued a strategy of backing regional militias to fight Israel, but with the 'resistance axis' in tatters, Iran is left to fight alone