Montly Archive February 2018

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VOA NEWS – BEIRUT, LEBANON — Within the confines of Lebanon’s Roumieh prison they gathered together as men recounting lives led before they became seen as terrorists. Inmates whose affiliations spanned across Islamic State (IS) and a […]

Linguistic diversity and multilingualism: keystones of sustainability and peace On International Mother Language Day 2018, celebrated every year on 21 February, UNESCO reiterates its commitment to linguistic diversity and invites its Member States to celebrate […]

In connection with the registration of war victims’ complaints with the International Criminal Court to address war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Afghanistan since May 2003.

Ingmar Bergman’s spellbinding films made his female stars immortal. But they weren’t all grateful. Could this famously manipulative genius have survived in the #MeToo era?

Analysis finds proportion of female authors and characters fell after 19th century, with male authors remaining ‘remarkably resistant’ to writing women.

The most recent rape and murder in Pakistan caused a huge public outcry. Though similar cases in India have tended to attract fewer headlines, sexual violence in both countries is an ongoing problem

Electricliterature – SF&F legend and literary rabble rouser Ursula K. Le Guin has been speaking out directly and indirectly about Amazon and the state of publishing for some time. At last year’s National Book Awards, Le Guin was […]

Variety – Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Oscar-nominated film “Loveless” opens in the U.S. on Friday via Sony Pictures Classics. Alexander Rodnyansky, the film’s producer, speaks to Variety about its reception at home in Russia and abroad, and his views on recent developments […]