Lost futures, marital rape, and exploitation: How child marriages in Iraq commodify women
Sharia law, which influences much of Iraq’s legal system, permits child marriage under certain conditions, often tied to the ...
History Suggests That Addressing Kurdish Demands Is Essential to Peace in the Middle East
The Kurds have spent a century fighting for autonomy and confronting brutal repression by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.
A psychedelic plant from Africa holds promise for addiction and trauma — but it's not for everyone
We are collecting data on people who have sought ibogaine treatment all around the world so we can start to collect a very ...
Trump wants a deal for Ukraine’s natural resources as ‘payback’ in exchange for aid stopping Russia attack: envoy
Ukraine is home to roughly 5% of the world’s mineral resources, with rich deposits of titanium, uranium, iron, manganese and ...
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The Vietnam War, as told by its veterans: ‘When are we going to learn our lesson once and for all?’
An Apple TV+ documentary turns the devastating numbers of the most controversial war in the history of the United States into ...
Americans Are Trapped in an Algorithmic Cage
The private companies in control of social-media networks possess an unprecedented ability to manipulate and control the ...
Trump Joins a Global War on ‘Gender Ideology’
He’s allying with a movement that stretches to Hungary and Poland — one that looks with skepticism not just on trans rights ...
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Historic landmarks in Iraq’s Mosul are reopening as the city heals from Islamic State devastation
For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul until it was destroyed by the Islamic State group in 2017. Nearly eight ...
How will a weakened Iran navigate the turbulent future?
Mohsen M Milani’s book charts the Islamic Republic’s rise to ‘peak power’ and the fall-out from Hamas’s assault on Israel ...
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Baghdad’s first skatepark provides an inclusive space and rare haven for skateboarders
Rukaya al-Zubaidi placed a cautious foot on a skateboard and then struggled to find her balance as others glided back and ...
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Legislation introduced to honor Perry Township U.S. Army Specialist Jacob Ashton
House Bill 27 — has been introduced to dedicate the Interstate 90 bridge over the Grand River in Perry Township in memory of ...
‘Labour reported me for racial hatred after Southport – a court cleared me in less than 20 minutes’
Former Royal Marine says he felt betrayed after being charged over Facebook video in which he ‘voiced opinions’ about illegal ...