As the referendum for whether or not to legalize abortion in Ireland is coming to an end on Friday, Ireland is expecting a historic decision that has divided the Irish electorates for decades. Ever since the Irish Government confirmed the referendum on May 25th, 2018, the “yes” and “no” campaigners
Just weeks before the official implementation of the freedom of rights for women to drive in Saudi Arabia was set to be put into effect, seven women’s rights advocates were arrested by Saudi authorities, according to Human Rights Watch. The detainees include women who drove their cars in public to
Twenty years after the rape and suicide of a 21-year-old student at Peking University, her former classmate came forward and reported the tragic story of her being raped by her literature professor, Shen Yang, who has denied the accusations. Yue Xin, along with seven other students, petitioned the University officials
This week’s New York Times reported the aftermath following the tragic story of the rape and killing of an 8-year-old girl in early January. Three months ago, Asifa Bano was found dead in the forest after being strangled to death, before which she was raped by at least three men,
Before Mostaganem became a place where the locals tried everything to run away from it, it was a lovely weekend destination by the sea for tourists. Over time, more and more young adventurers escaped to Europe from their homes in different cities in Algeria, leaving behind the political and economic failures,
The UN Security Council unveiled a blacklist to fight North Korea’s deliberate disregard for several international sanctions on its nuclear weapon. New York Times reporter Choe Sang-Hun detailed the announcement on a news article published on April 1, 2018, titled U.N. Unveils A Blacklist To Curtail North Korea. The announcement
As millions of lights went dark, this year’s Earth Hour started. The annual event began on March 24th as a symbolic and powerful inspiration for saving the planet, having millions of people worldwide switch off their lights for an hour to raise awareness about climate change, “This Earth Hour…people around
A Sunday Review titled Anti-Semitism Is Rising. Why Aren’t American Jews Speaking Up? by Jonathan Weisman was published on March 17th, 2018 by the New York Times. Along with hatred against Muslims, blacks, Hispanics, and immigrants, American Jews are facing increasing anti-semitic hate crimes in the era of Trump. Yet,
As the International Women’s Day approaches and passes, an interesting practice on the international festival in China was once again called into question. It has become more and more popular for female college students to celebrate a March 7th festival called ‘Girls’ Day,’ who created their own version, refusing to
On February 24th, 2018, a foreign New York Times correspondent, Rob Nordland, wrote an article titled ‘Women Are Free, and Armed, in Kurdish-Controlled Northern Syria,’ where he talks about a 30-year-old Arab, Radwan, who was trying to take back the gold he gave to his 17-year-old second ex-wife, Amira, as a
On Saturday, February 17, the New York Daily News reported a quietly re-defined method of measurement of violent assault to keep “critical incident” statistics down by the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) that were never announced to the public before. The DHS changes of rules were made by the Mayor
Alex Joske was watching the Chinese National Day Celebration show at a theatre in Canberra, Australia, when security staff attempted to force him to leave. The event was organized by the pro-Beijing Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA). Not long before he was kicked out of the event, he wrote
