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Winter 2020
“Mo-thur?” Ali questions, his eyebrows knitted together in doubt. “Mother,” I repeat slowly and we laugh at the difference in pronunciation. It’s a warm summer evening in July 2019 and Ali, in halting English, is telling me about his family… Continue Reading →
As a young boy growing up on the outskirts of Honduras’ capital, Tegucigalpa, Edgar Martinez spent his evenings waiting for his father to return from his job at a nearby coffee plantation. He arrived late most nights, smelling of alcohol… Continue Reading →
As a boy growing up in the bustling city of Addis Ababa, protecting forests wasn’t an immediate passion for Million Belay. Nor, for that matter, were agroecology or the other important food and land use issues affecting rural people in… Continue Reading →
Seeing something suspicious and reporting it can potentially save someone from becoming a sex or a labor slave. As an airline employee who works in airports daily, I can confirm that it isn’t just business travelers and vacationers who fly… Continue Reading →
In 2005, six years prior to the Egyptian revolution that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak, Ahmed Salah found himself standing amid crowds of protesters in Cairo as a legion of armored central security soldiers closed in. The troops stood shoulder to… Continue Reading →
Somewhere in the middle of the world’s largest refugee camp, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Aziz Arakani catches a bead of sweat rolling down his forehead before it drips on to his old computer. While one hand swats away flies, the… Continue Reading →
In the summer of 2017, Aruniti Mondal, a 24-year-old single working woman in the bustling city of Kolkata, India, experienced a type of violation bordering on assault that changed her perspective on the treatment of women in her country. The… Continue Reading →
To the left, camels walking in a caravan carry heavy loads on their backs. To the right, a cluster of traditional huts depict the simple, daily life of a Kenyan village. Behind, a cloud of dust rises from Land Rover… Continue Reading →
In December 2018, I traveled back to my home country of The Gambia. It was noon on a Saturday when I arrived in the capital, Banjul. The day was hot, about 105 degrees, and my aunt and I decided to… Continue Reading →
In 2015, on a visit to Thailand, I found myself riding one night in a Tuk-Tuk with two other Western tourists on our way to Bangla Walking Street, the downtown area in Phuket. Bangla is wide, filled with bars, restaurants… Continue Reading →
