Google Earth came into existence in 2005. A year later, it experienced a revolutionary tremor. A Palestinian man from Jenin, Thameen Darby, created the Nakba Layer, mapping Palestinian villages that were destroyed or depopulated in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. The maps showed parts of Palestine that are not even seen…
Today marks 100 days since Israel started its assault on Gaza. In that time, the death toll among Palestinians living in Gaza has risen to nearly 24,000 as Israel unleashed more than 65,000 tonnes of bombs on the besieged enclave and its population of 2.3 million people trapped in less…
Karachi, Pakistan – In a small room in his modest family home, Asad Naqib Khan threads a sewing machine needle. As the rhythmic hum of the machine fills the air, the tailor’s gaze occasionally drifts over to the screen of his mobile phone in the hand of his oldest child….
Bristol, United Kingdom – Malik Al Nasir’s research into a slave trading family for his doctorate was not only an academic project – it was deeply personal. The author and poet, who is of mixed heritage, discovered that his ancestors were not only among the enslaved people the Sandbach Tinne dynasty…
Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Cocktails being named after popular African footballers. Street merchants draped in samples of the orange-white-and-green Ivorian flags stacked for sale on their shoulders. Women decked in the jersey of Les Elephants, the senior men’s football team, dancing in the market. Wire designs of balls hung as…
What’s your money worth? A series from the front lines of the cost of living crisis, in which people who have been hit hard share their monthly expenses Name: Kali C Age: 43 Occupation: snake catcher Lives with: his wife, Alamelu (38), a dog, four rabbits and a rescue mongoose….
Last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced he was shutting down the Black Sea to Ukrainian agricultural exports. The reason, ostensibly, was Ukraine’s second attempt to cripple the Kerch Bridge, Russia’s main artery to the Crimean Peninsula and key to its ammunition logistics. A massive explosion caught on camera in…
As the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) kicks off in Ivory Coast this weekend, few players will be under the spotlight as much as Victor Osimhen. Despite only recently turning 25, the Nigeria striker is central to the Super Eagles’ hopes of a fourth continental triumph, a distinction he…
Mumbai, India – For decades, India has lived with the label of being the “sleeping giant” of football. With a population of 1.4 billion, highest in the world, there is a prevailing sentiment that India is underrepresented in international football. Compared to its dominance in cricket, the country lags far…
Japan’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB), the country’s first marine unit since World War II, is tasked to lead assaults from the sea in a possible future war. The elite 2,400-person unit includes only about 40 women. Three of them are Hikari Maruyama, Runa Kurosawa and Sawaka Nakano. Living alongside…
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