A year since it started, the war in Sudan has spiralled into one of the world’s largest and most complex displacement crises. Since April 15, 2023, more than 8.6 million people have fled their homes, with 1.8 million people, mostly women and children, crossing to neighbouring countries. Civilians suffer indiscriminate attacks – including widespread sexual […]
Baisakhi is an ancient festival symbolising the new harvest season and the beginning of the solar new year. In gurdwaras, or Sikh temples, people participate in congregational singing, eat communal meals and reflect on the tenets of their faith that revolve around “seva,” or serving fellow human beings and seeking to build a just society […]
A major golf tournament ground to a halt. Schools emptied of students. And thousands of people across North America turned their eyes to the sky to watch a rare celestial event. On Monday, parts of Canada, Mexico and the United States were treated to a total solar eclipse, a phenomenon that will not arise for […]
Layers of intricately decorated bangles are a staple fashion accessory for women in Pakistan, a carefully considered part of their Eid al-Fitr celebrations. More than a dozen people can be involved in the making of a single bangle, from sweltering factories to the homes of designers who skilfully decorate them by hand. “Whatever the fashion […]
In Gaza, each day brings more death as strikes topple buildings with families inside. Six months of war have killed more than 33,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health. Israel’s siege, bombardment and ground offensive have created what the United Nations and aid officials call a man-made crisis of near starvation. Several hundred thousand […]
Members of Bangladesh’s transgender hijra community, who were disallowed from attending other prayer services, have been welcomed at a new mosque in the Muslim-majority nation with the promise of worship without discrimination. The humble structure, a single-room shed with walls and a tin roof, is a new community hub for the minority, who have enjoyed […]
Roya carefully spoon-feeds her daughter fortified milk in a ward for malnourished children, praying the tiny infant will avoid a condition that stalks one in 10 children in Afghanistan after decades of conflict. The nine-month-old had been hospitalised three times already in remote Badakhshan province because her mother had trouble breastfeeding. “She has gained a […]
String lights line the street and wafts of barbecue smoke fills the air as the evening envelopes Chaalis Futta Road in the Shaheen Bagh neighbourhood of the Indian capital. The market area is crowded with people who have come here for iftar, to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan. The hustle and […]
A group of mural artists in Northern Ireland have transformed Belfast’s iconic International Wall into the Palestinian Wall, in a show of solidarity with the Palestinian people and artists amid Israel’s continuing war on Gaza. The mural artists painted images that were sent to them by Palestinian artists who would have risked imprisonment, and even […]
