I’ve spent the past year in France. I’m not French, but I no longer identify completely as an American. It’s given me a new perspective. A Muslim student puts on her head scarf as she leaves high school in Lille, France, 2 September 2004. France bans...
By Ally Oh We’re always told to look for the good — the silver lining, the upside, the half-full glass — but it’s not always that easy or simple. On a recent weekend, listening to a heartbroken Turkish girl cry and yell at everyone in the bathroom to get...
Our thoughts are with the victims of today’s attacks in Brussels and with their families and friends. Below is an article, updated with today’s events, that we published last November after terrorist attacks in Paris that killed 130 people. Although much...
Diplomatic deference or crass kowtowing? Italy’s decision to cover up nude statues during a visit by Iran’s president provokes scorn, glee and irony. A covered statue at Rome’s Capitoline Museums, 25 January 2016 (EPA/Giuseppe Lami) Supreme diplomatic...
Name: Nolwazi Mjwara Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa Age: 26 Occupation: Graduate student in Paris, France Languages: Zulu, English, Afrikaans, French Currently reading: “Weep Not Child,” by Ngugi wa Thiong’o Favorite media outlets: The New Yorker,...