Egyptian village revives Papyrus as tourism returns
By Hazem Badr [Sharqiya, Egypt] Mona Azazy, like many children in her village, grew up watching her mother holding sticks of papyrus plant, cutting it into slices and preparing it …
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ProPublica and Partners Win Pulitzer Prize for MS-13 Coverage
Three articles in ProPublica’s “Trapped in Gangland” series on MS-13 by reporter Hannah Dreier won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. by ProPublica April 15, 3:13 p.m. EDT The Pulitzer …
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Ayodhya: the history of a 500-year-old land dispute between Hindus and Muslims in India
Amalendu Misra, Lancaster University Much of the Indian city of Ayodhya is dotted with small Hindu temples. But there is a particular site with no temple on it, which draws …
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New diseases threaten aquaculture
By Lorena Guzmán Hormazábal [SANTIAGO] The emergence of new diseases is threatening aquaculture development, the fastest growing food production sector in the world, according to the World Organisation for Animal …
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How the Navy’s Top Commander Botched the Highest-Profile Investigation in Years
On Wednesday, the Navy said it was abandoning all remaining criminal charges against sailors involved in fatal accidents in the Pacific. Here’s how the actions of the chief of naval …
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India: what’s at stake in the 2019 elections
Indrajit Roy, University of York Indians are about to start voting in the world’s largest democratic exercise. The country’s 900m registered voters will vote in national elections between April 11 …
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Biological weapon against fall armyworm found in Africa
By Royal Uche 04/04/19 [LAGOS] Scientists have identified a biological weapon that could help fight the scourge of fall armyworm, a devastating pest that experts say threatens the food security …
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New Zealand Massacre Dredges Up Worries at a Traumatized New York Mosque
Nate Schweber for ProPublica, and Rachel Glickhouse, ProPublica March 29, 5 a.m. EDT “We worry because we got the hate already,” said the general secretary of Al Furqan Jame Masjid, a Queens mosque …
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Pages and prejudice: how queer texts could fight homophobia in Australian schools
Annamarie Jagose, University of Sydney; Lee Wallace, University of Sydney, and Victoria Rawlings, University of Sydney Books are a good starting place to make schools more inviting places for queer …
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