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What is life like for a 13-year-old Haitian girl, two years after the earthquake?
The Political and Social Conditions of Developing Nations
Two versions of Salafi Islam, and two visions of the future of Kashmir, are at odds.
World Religions
Across the world more attention needs to be focused on children's needs so that girls as well as boys will attend school and learn to read, and that all will have safe water and access to healthcare...
Education and learning, Gender issues, Prejudice, Discrimination, and Stigma
Joanne Silberner reflects on the logistical challenges of reporting from Haiti, Uganda and India–and the deeper challenge of meaningful global health reporting.
Health
Kurdish mayors lead hunger strike in an effort to promote peaceful negotiation, not violence.
The Political and Social Conditions of Developing Nations
For Nubians living in Kenya, the traditional naming process is a generational rotation—and a source of confusion for some Kenyan bureaucrats.
The Political and Social Conditions of Developing Nations, Modern Day Conflicts
The Senegalese hip-hop community, led by rapper Red Black, is rallying behind the opposition movement.
The Political and Social Conditions of Developing Nations, Modern Day Conflicts
UN peacekeepers have been stationed throughout Haiti to help stabilize the country and protect Haitians. But repeated allegations of human rights abuses have sent their popularity to an all-time low.
Modern Day Conflicts
The fleets of armored personnel carriers and battalions of riot police that poured into Moscow on the night of Vladimir Putin's election victory made clear that reform will not come easily.
Modern Day Conflicts
From the slums of Nairobi to the sugar plantations of the Dominican Republic to the far reaches of Bangladesh, entire communities live without citizenship rights. They are “the stateless”.
Health, The Political and Social Conditions of Developing Nations, Modern Day Conflicts
Sumer Park is a political and cultural center for Diyarbakir's disenfranchised, offering alternatives to Kurdish youth.
The Political and Social Conditions of Developing Nations
The protests that erupted, the eerie calm that followed, and what everyone is thinking about Putin.
The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, Modern Day Conflicts
In Bolivia, urban growth poses a major pollution threat to Lake Titicaca, South America's largest freshwater lake. Some downstream communities are trying to fight back.
Health, Ecosystems, Effect of Human Activities on the Earth, Environmental Public Policy, The Political and Social Conditions of Developing Nations
Senegalese rapper Red Black's music has become an opposition anthem in the bid to unseat President Abdoulaye Wade.
The Political and Social Conditions of Developing Nations
Russia's urban professional class has turned against Putin. It won't cost him this election, but it may cost him plenty in political capital.
Modern Day Conflicts
Presidential candidate Macky Sall starts courting opposition leaders for support in Senegal’s run-off.
The Political and Social Conditions of Developing Nations
In the days leading up to Senegal's presidential election, there were allegations of ballot box fraud and other mischief.
The Political and Social Conditions of Developing Nations
The battle over olive trees in the Palestinian Territories reflects a new trend in conflict over land rights that is at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.
Modern Day Conflicts
Decades after humans in Vietnam were exposed to Agent Orange, the consequences of its contamination linger.
Modern Day Conflicts
Pulitzer Center grantee Tracey Eaton highlights recent interviews with Cuba experts, including an economist and a former security agent, and the posting of the 100th video to his Cuba Money Project.
The Political and Social Conditions of Developing Nations