LANGUAGES · February, 2025

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Jamaican Diana McCaulay's latest novel discusses enduring issues of family, land and identity

The narrative is infused with local folklore, customs, the beauty of the natural world and the Patwa expressions of Jamaica

Written by Emma Lewis

28 February 2025

Emphasis on French and English accelerates decline of local language in Benin

The high number of languages spoken throughout Benin has posed challenges to these language preservation initiatives.

Written by Megan Fahrney

28 February 2025

Rex Lasalle, a leader of Trinidad & Tobago's 1970 army mutiny in support of the Black Power movement, has died

'[People] want a relationship based on respect, unity, and moral authority'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

27 February 2025

Greek communities mobilize to fight back evictions amid growing housing crisis

Resisting eviction, Greek communities fight back against housing injustice

Written by Elvis Takahashi Mantello

27 February 2025

From promises of change to total capture — Turkey's political forecast

From political figures, to journalists, civil society representatives, businessmen and many others, the list of targeted individuals keeps growing

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

27 February 2025

Israel escalates strikes in Syria amid post-Assad transition: A pattern of regional expansion

From Syria to Gaza, Israel's military aggression is breaching international agreements with no repercussions.

Written by Walid El Houri

27 February 2025

How Uzbekistan's Shamshad Abdullayev became one of the most important contemporary Russian-language poets

“I think the most important thing that Abdullayev showed was the experience of freedom”

Written by Ramil Niyazov-Adyljan

26 February 2025

Misinformation and smear attacks follow the freeze of USAID funding in the Western Balkans

The aid actually goes largely to state institutions and the private sector

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

26 February 2025

In a post-COP29 Azerbaijan, the country's environmental issues remain

Citizens bear the brunt of the government’s commitment to fossil fuel production and the absence of effective policies to reduce their negative impact

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva, Meydan TV

25 February 2025

Cybercrime schools in Nigeria: The proliferation of internet fraud

Nigeria ranked fifth in the first-ever World Cybercrime Index on global cybercrime hotspots

Written by Pamela Ephraim

25 February 2025

‘We were very wrong about Russia’: How the Gagauz people of Ukraine live

There are no longer the close connections between the Gagauz of Moldova and Ukraine that once existed

Written by Daria Dergacheva

24 February 2025

Despite regulatory challenges, hotels in the Dominican Republic drive sustainable tourism with solar energy

Challenges include project approval delays, changes in billing, and hindrances to independent project development

Written by Carolina Pichardo

24 February 2025

Come, let me tell you about my mother tongue: Tamazight

Merely recognizing the existence of a language and culture may seem like a given, but this was not the case for Tamazight in Algeria

Written by Madjid Serrah Translated by Walid El Houri

23 February 2025

Development and its impact on shorebirds in Anguilla

At least six of the species with diminishing numbers spend part of the year on the island

Written by Flora Thomas

23 February 2025

From the Tigris and Euphrates to the Nile: WANA’s unresolved water disputes

Decades of agreements and water-sharing deals have often exacerbated tensions rather than resolving them

Written by Raseef22

22 February 2025

Nepali student's death in an Indian University raises questions about harassment and accountability

The tragic incident has sparked outrage in Nepal and India

Written by Benju Lwagun

21 February 2025

Championing change: Ukrainian activist advocates for the rights of people with disabilities

Before 2022, around 3 million Ukrainians lived with disabilities, a number that has surged due to the full-scale war

Written by Anna Romandash

21 February 2025

Aurat March and honouring women's struggle in Pakistan

“The march’s significance lies not in its numbers, but in its symbolic defiance”

Written by R Umaima Ahmed

20 February 2025

Morocco deepens ties with Israel’s arms industry amid genocide allegations

Morocco’s normalization with Israel secured US recognition of its claim over Western Sahara

Written by Walid El Houri

19 February 2025

The fourth industrial revolution is an opportunity to achieve global gender equality

Historically, the Industrial Revolutions have been key points in changing gender roles

Written by Guest Contributor

18 February 2025

How does China benefit from Donald Trump’s shutdown of USAID?

Chinese online nationalists are echoing Elon Musk's false claims about USAID

Written by Oiwan Lam

18 February 2025

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