By Nadia Dala Both Islamic jihadist movements and Islamic governments that are trying to counter jihadism are relying on women to win over the hearts of Muslims. Women in jihadist circles are child-bearing, silent recruiters, while governments in some parts of the...
Why would young Muslims leave Europe to return to countries their parents had left? Discrimination is pushing some out while job opportunities beckon. Worshipers inside the Brussels Grand Mosque, Brussels, Belgium, 16 February 2018. (EPA-EFE/Olivier Hoslet) “I don’t...
By Sue Landau History was made a year ago when 196 world leaders agreed in Paris on global action to rein in carbon emissions that cause climate change. Now, as leaders and diplomats prepare for the next climate conference in Marrakesh starting on November 7, the...
By Bernd Debusmann Construction is under way on a wall around Baghdad that will be almost twice as long as the late, unlamented Berlin Wall, the most infamous barrier of modern times. Once completed, the Baghdad Wall will stretch more than 300 kilometers and become...
By Djenab Conde The question “Where are you from?” is ubiquitous in modern society, and it is becoming harder and harder for me to answer in a nice, clean way. My mother is from Beijing, China. My father was born in Kankan, the second-largest city in...
