Author: Hadia Bakkar

Student Protests Continue Amidst Intensified Violence In Bangladesh

Violence has increased in Bangladesh after students took the streets to protest road safety, according to the BBC. The demonstrations have blocked roads amid pouring rain and led to the suspension of schools across some parts of the capital, Dhaka, CNN reports. The Bangladeshi government has cut communications and ordered

Read More »

Will An “Arab NATO” Solve The Iran Problem?

The United States, led by President Donald Trump, is advocating for the creation of a political and military-based alliance to serve as an “Arab NATO “ and act as a strong military force against Iran. The alliance will include the six Gulf Arab states, Egypt, and Jordan. While the idea

Read More »

100 People Killed In Pakistan’s Most Recent Terror Attack

On July 15th, a terror attack in the Mastung district, located in Balochistan province of Pakistan, took the lives of over 149 people, while injuring at least 189. The attack, which is considered one of the most brutal suicide attack in Pakistan’s history, targeted an election campaign event for Siraj

Read More »

Protests In Iraq Take A Violent Turn And The Government Retaliates

Last week, multiple demonstrations took place in parts of Southern Iraq including Basra, Karbala, and Najaf. Corruption, high unemployment, and lack of efficient social services, including access to water, have unleashed the unrest, according to the Middle East Eye. The protests took a violent turn when civilians broke into government

Read More »

A Brutal Rape Crime Sparks Protests In India Once Again

In the week of June 30th, protests broke out in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and surrounding areas of central India after the brutal rape of a 6-year-old in a small town named Mandsaur. According to the Washington post, thousands took the streets in the week following the girl’s

Read More »

India Faces An Uncertain Future And An Impending Water Crisis

NITI Aayog, also known as the National Institution for Transforming India recently reported that the country is facing a threatening water crisis which promises to be the worst in the country’s history. Formed in 2015 via a resolution of the Indian Union Cabinet led by the prime minister, the think

Read More »

Suicide Attack In Nigeria Kills 31 People And Injures More

On June 17th, a twin suicide attack took the lives of 31 people in Damboa, a Local Government Area of Borno State located in the northeast of Nigeria. The UN news website reports that the attack is suspected to have been orchestrated by Boko Haram, an Islamist militant group, to target Eid

Read More »