Why Are Women Joining the Islamic State?
January 9, 2015 | For some women in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State offers something no one else has given them before: power.
Articles by Vishal Arora
Sri Lanka’s Wartime Abuses
June 25, 2010 | Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was in India earlier this month making promises to resettle the war-displaced Sri Lankan Tamil minority one year after his government's forces won a crippling victory over the Tamil Tiger insurgency.
Postcard From…Bhutan
May 28, 2010 | It is mandatory for all Bhutanese to wear national dress in public places. Cultural pride or a repressive state?
Close Call in Kenya
December 1, 2002 | The daring attacks last week on Israeli interests in Kenya sent shock waves throughout the East African region.
A Tall Order
July 1, 2002 | This week's official inauguration of the African Union (AU), which replaces the moribund Organization of African Unity (OAU), was held amid predictable fanfare.