In light of the current Syrian refugee crisis, the European Union has found itself in a precarious position, its internal unity threatened as member states remain divided over the initiatives […]
In a country with rising domestic violence rates, Afghanistan’s culture has grown accustomed to being spoken of and understood in violently misogynistic frames. Women are more than ever at risk […]
As Nigeria nears its Feb. 14th* presidential elections, Boko Haram continues to expand its stronghold in the north in the course of its crusade to establish an Islamic state. Its […]
Protests over the disappearance of 43 students spread from Iguala to Mexico City, calling for an accelerated government investigation and the demise of the President, Enrique Peña Neito. On September […]
In Brazil, many of the poor living in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas are being forcibly evicted from their homes due to the process of expansion initiated by the World Cup […]
Amid the chaos from the Syrian Civil War as well as rising violence from Islamic State (IS) militants, millions of Syrians are being forced to flee their homes. Since the […]
At the beginning of October, 17-year-old Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person ever to win a Nobel Peace Prize. She is the first person to receive the Children’s Prize for […]
After a 26-year-old women claimed she was assaulted by a taxi driver in Notre-Dame-de-Grace on October 9, concerns have been raised over Montreal’s taxi industry and the safety of female […]
After Emma Watson, actress and United Nations (UN) Goodwill Ambassador, gave a speech at the UN on September 30, the topic of gender equality has avalanched back into social media. […]
Audra Simpson’s lecture on aboriginals in academia was assuredly a highlight of this year’s Indigenous Awareness Week. Hosted at McGill and running from September 15th through to September 19th, this […]
