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How Brazilians are reacting to a 21st-century coup plot

Written by Global Voices Brazil

2 days ago

The ambiguity of my Jamaican sound

Written by Candice Stewart

7 days ago

The Year of reparations: What does it mean and what should Africa expect?

Written by Adesewa Olofinko

1 week ago

How did Northeastern Mandarin become the official tongue of Chinese stand-up comedy?

Written by Oiwan Lam

2 weeks ago

Stories about History

From visa-free to visa fees, the UK's new requirements for Trinidad & Tobago nationals stir debate

'[O]ur colonists have found another way to extract our wealth ...'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

1 day ago

Georgian food goes international

'The New Yorker forecast the rise of the cuisine in 2019, and a mass appeal moment has finally arrived across Western Europe'

Written by Elliot Friar

2 weeks ago

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

2 weeks ago

For how long? Aramaic language and its enduring legacy in Syria

Aramaic is a Semitic language with roots dating back over 3,000 years

Written by Rami Alhames

3 weeks ago

‘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

3 weeks ago

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

4 weeks ago

Bhutan’s filmmakers are redefining storytelling uniquely rooted in their cultural context

Exploring Bhutan's new wave of film, ‘Cinéma du Dharma’

Written by Nepali Times

4 weeks ago

The Golem: A mythical protector inspiring US comics but also a metaphor for AI

Golem is frequently regarded as the first superhero

Written by Fred Petrossian

8 February 2025

Framing the past: How Roma people are depicted in Romanian and Greek schools

How can we teach history that reflects everyone’s experiences?

Written by OBC Transeuropa

6 February 2025

Controversy ensues in Mongolia after the government lifts the ban on springtime horse racing

Child jockeys will now have to race in freezing cold and on slippery roads

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

5 February 2025

Monoliths of Nartiang: The remnants of India's Jaintia tribal kingdom through photos

The region of Nartiang has megalithic structures made of stones in different places

Written by Arpita Das Choudhury

3 February 2025

Pacific nations react to Trump’s order withdrawing the US from the Paris climate agreement

Small island states rely on the loss and damage funds to assist vulnerable communities

Written by Mong Palatino

27 January 2025

After decades of campaigning, Jamaicans rejoice over President Biden’s pardon of National Hero Marcus Garvey

'A historic moment recognising his legacy in Black empowerment and global impact'

Written by Emma Lewis

19 January 2025

Meet the Korean artists of Kazakhstan

They have contributed to the local art scene in many ways

Written by Ramil Niyazov-Adyljan

19 January 2025

From Myanmar to Australia, a former refugee shares what it means to struggle for Rohingya rights

Noor Azizah shares about her work with the Rohingya Maìyafuìnor Collaborative Network

Written by Mong Palatino

14 January 2025

‘I didn’t set out to be extraordinary': Trinidad & Tobago mourns veteran journalist Jones P. Madeira

'There is no history of regional media to be written without mention of his name'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

13 January 2025

Adopted Nepali nationals: Searching for a homeland away from home

Adoptees return to find a society that no longer recognises them, legally or socially

Written by Nepali Times

12 January 2025

Vintage Czechoslovak movie archive now viewable on YouTube for free

The movies of the 1930s redefined society, including gender roles

Written by Filip Noubel

12 January 2025

A year in Myanmar junta’s theatre of absurdity as military collapse loomed

Year-end review of the junta's continued losses and lies in Myanmar

Written by The Irrawaddy

9 January 2025

A proud Trinidad & Tobago awaits Guinness Record ruling on young steel pannist’s musical marathon

'[There] were people who knew [there] would be a million moments [when] a discarded oil drum could make a tiny broken place feel whole'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

8 January 2025

Namesakes in Gaza: Carrying the martyrs with us in diaspora

Since 2023, I’ve carried Safas in Gaza everywhere with me, guiding my big decisions and feeling the weight of responsibility to live

Written by Safa

31 December 2024

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