Author: Tanya Mahadwar

In The Name of God: Religious Protests In Pakistan

After a grueling two weeks of violent protests ravaging the capital city of Islamabad, Pakistani military forces were deployed to enforce order on November 25th, 2017. These protests were sparked by conservative Islamists who denounced the Law and Justice minister Zahid Hamid, for amending parliamentary bills that weakened rules requiring

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Playing With Toy Soldiers: Lessons From South Sudan

Running through the fertile grasslands of Pibor in eastern South Sudan, children play football, or soccer, with one another. Almost a year ago, those same children had traded their sports jerseys for weapons and ammunition, and were forced to work as soldiers for the militant Cobra Faction. The Faction, an

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Kenyan Elections: Where Democracy And People Die In The Darkness

With a decisive victory over his political opponents, Uhuru Kenyatta was re-elected as the President of Kenya for a second term. Kenyatta, a seasoned politician who ran on a platform to continue his vision of pan-Kenyan identity, received a sweeping 98.25% of the vote. His main rival, Raila Odinga from

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