Montly Archive April 2018

The brutal rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl from a Muslim minority group is not just about gender violence.

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Author: Jelena Bjelica Date: 29 October 2017 Afghanistan Analyst – Some schools are working better than others. MEC found ‘community-based education centres’ performing “significantly better” than their government counterparts. This school, run by NGO PARSA, is in a […]

The report is a far cry from the media frenzy that was caused by the announcement of symbolic reforms, such as that set out in the September 2017 Royal Decree giving Saudi women permission to drive.This report casts a harsh light on the scandalous situation of Saudi women HRDs.

The Turban Times BY MASIH SADAT Throughout the west, creative initiatives are launched in an attempt to challenge the war and conflict-dominated media coverage of the Middle East. Young Americans and Europeans with roots in […]

This issue of UN Special highlights the conflict in Afghanistan that has been running for 17 years. This war, unfortunately, hasn’t generated the global awareness necessary to reach a negotiated peace and continues to rage.

The Guardian   When Miloš Forman, who has died aged 86, travelled to Prague to shoot the film Amadeus in 1984, it was the first time he had set foot in his homeland for 16 years. He […]

Women and girls routinely face sexual and gender-based violence during war and its aftermath, maternal mortality is endemic in conflict-affected areas and amplifying women’s voices is critical to removing risks to their well-being.

As the long and tumultuous Syrian civil war grinds on, the cascade of death, displacement and physical destruction shows no signs of ending. Syrian being evacuated from Zamlka in Syria’s eastern Al-Ghouta province outside Damascus,Syria, […]

 121 Clicks Documenting people and the stories beyond the ordinary is one of the fascinating and daunting task in terms of Photojournalism. The Lives of those affected, the way they come into terms into reality […]