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New Delhi is running out of water
As summer temperatures soar above 40°C in New Delhi, acute water shortages are gripping parts of Ind...
The small hands of Moroccan recycling
This article is based on a series about recycling documented in the 2017 book What to do with leftov...
How kitsch consumed the world
What is the predominant aesthetic of the twenty-first century? According to sociology professors Rut...
Climate and the G20 summit: some progress in greening economies, but more needs to be done
On July 7, G20 leaders will gather in Hamburg for their annual meeting. One likely outcome: another...
India’s ‘instant divorce’ ban: the end result or the first step in reforming Islamic law?
“Un-Islamic, arbitrary, unconstitutional.” That was the judgement of the Indian Supreme Court as it...
London train bombing: Why is Europe seeing so many terrorist attacks?
The Sept. 15 terrorist bombing in a crowded London subway station – which injured at least 30 passen...
How open data can help the Global South, from disaster relief to voter turnout
The modern era is marked by growing faith in the power of data. “Big data”, “open data”, and “eviden...
Turkey, the Rohingya crisis and Erdoğan’s ambitions to be a global Muslim leader
The emerging humanitarian crisis that has been rocking Myanmar - where an estimated 370,000 Rohingya...