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Caning of gay men in Aceh: not necessarily the exception to Indonesian rule
Recent events in Indonesia should dispel any doubt about the rising influence conservative Sunni Isl...
Can we ditch dark energy by better understanding general relativity?
A renewed suggestion that dark energy may not be real — dispensing with 70% of the stuff in the univ...
How to live with bears
Bears have been on Europeans’ minds lately, as violent encounters with these powerful mammals make i...
Lipstick Under My Burkha: when real women take over Indian screens
“We see many films on male bonding, but hardly any on female bonding,” award-winning Indian filmmake...
At the Threshold of Humanity
Karim Kattan ,October 31, 2023 At the Thre...
Ecuador’s school food is bad for kids — and the environment
Each year, malnutrition costs Ecuador the equivalent of 4.3% of its gross domestic product, as the r...
What Iranian women want: rights, jobs and a seat at the table
Issues affecting women were conspicuously absent from Iran’s 2017 presidential election. That’s unle...
In razing its modernist buildings, Iran is erasing its past Western influence
Hassan Rouhani’s re-election as Iran’s president has rekindled hope for liberals in the country. Dur...
Yes, microlending reduces extreme poverty
A small boost in microlending to the developing world could lift more than 10.5 million people out o...
Venezuela: Why Trump’s sanctions won’t work
The White House recently announced new financial sanctions on Venezuela in a rebuke to the country’s...