by Kate West Moran | 28 Sep 2017 | Africa, Europe, Human Rights, Student Posts, Youth Voices
They try to cross the Mediterranean with their families. But child migrants and refugees are at great risk of abuse, exploitation and human trafficking. The body of a 3-year–old Syrian migrant boy, Aylan Kurdi, lies on the sea shore, near Bodrum, Turkey, 2 September...
by News Decoder | 11 Jul 2017 | Asia, King’s College London, Student Posts
(Photos by Emma Bapt) By Emma Bapt My impulse to share images of a trip to Vietnam drives this photo gallery. I don’t want to leave these pictures sleeping on my hard disk. I want them to travel, to be seen. The portraits capture my encounters with children, men and...
by Tania Bagan | 5 Jul 2017 | Politics, Student Posts, United States
I grew up in Europe and study in the United States. I ask myself: Just how serious is the U.S. problem with guns compared to other countries? Semi-automatic rifles on display in Webster, Texas, 15 March 2017. (AP Photo/Lisa Marie Pane) This is the latest in a...
by Tania Bagan | 26 Jun 2017 | Decoders, Islam, Middle East, Student Posts, Terrorism, United States
The region is energy-rich, torn by conflict and at the center of a struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran. All reasons why the blockade of Qatar matters. A container ship in Doha, Qatar, 14 June 2017. (EPA/Noushad thekkayil) The region holds about half of the...
by Tania Bagan | 23 Jun 2017 | Journalism, Personal Reflections, Student Posts
Last week we asked readers what topics you think I should write about during my six-week internship here in Paris. After hearing your suggestions, I’ve pinpointed issues to cover in coming weeks. Yes, we listen to our readers! Several of you suggested I focus...
by Tania Bagan | 20 Jun 2017 | Europe, Indiana University, Islam, Student Posts, United States
Immigration is a fact of life in our globalized world. But how can newcomers maintain their cultural identities in an era of Trump and Brexit? Can immigrants maintain their identities and traditions in their new homes? Or should they assimilate fully to ensure...
by Arsentiy Novak | 19 Jun 2017 | Europe, Politics, Student Posts
I urged British voters to stay away from the polls this month. Why? Because the state lacks moral legitimacy. I do not preach violence but urge abstention. Earlier this month, on the day British voters went to the polls for a snap parliamentary election, one of our...
by Arsentiy Novak | 8 Jun 2017 | Europe, Politics, Student Posts
Vote! That’s what students in Britain are being told on election day. But here’s an alternative view: Abstain and withhold your approval of a flawed system. British voters go to the polls today in a snap election that Conservative Prime Minister Theresa...
by News Decoder | 5 Jun 2017 | Europe, Islam, King’s College London, Student Posts, Terrorism
Video shot from Lorenzo Raffaele’s London flat on June 3. Below are reflections by two students of King’s College London on the attacks in London on Saturday in which militants killed seven people and injured another 48. It could have been me. –...
by Cody Thompson | 17 May 2017 | Asia, Indiana University, Student Posts
Japan’s Okinawa is rediscovering its roots. But the renaissance doesn’t ignore foreign influences, and in the kitchen, there’s a revival of hybrid cooking. Hiyana Tatahiko places a noren, or piece of fabric, at the entrance to the restaurant “Shimu,”...