International workers send large amounts of money, or remittances, to their families or others in their home countries. In places like Pakistan, they’re a major source of income for families and a key ...

With the typical imagery of the ‘calligraphy’ and the ‘coil’, Agha Shahid Ali (1949–2001) revealed his Oriental connections rather unwittingly when he wrote: ‘The earth is a calligraphy of coils’ ...

One man, erratic and often unhinged, blew up the US–Iran accord that was the landmark foreign policy achievement of US President Barack Obama’s second term. He then ordered the assassination of a top ...

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition is an international effort to bring aid directly to Gaza. At press time, we are preparing for departure to Gaza from Turkey. The non-violence training to join the ...

Iran’s retaliation for Israel’s murderous attack on its consulate in Damascus two weeks ago took the form of a swarm of more than 300 drones and missiles fired at Israel. Reports indicate that ...

The news is that according to space agency data, the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has slowed sharply, falling nearly 50% in 2023 compared to the previous year, is certainly ...

On March 2, 2024, the Irish rock band U2 performed its final of 40 shows in a concert residency at Sphere, a cosmic kaleidoscope of lights and Las Vegas’s newest crown jewel. When I stepped out of the ...

The COVID-19 pandemic forced universities to drop standardized testing requirements for admissions. This was a step forward for equality, as the tests discriminated unfaitly against lower-income, ...

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) describes 30 rights and freedoms that “belong to all of us and that nobody can take away from us.” We constantly debate and promote educational rights, ...