Amid a delayed election and a horrific Boko Haram insurgency, Nigerian women and girls are increasingly becoming targets — and tools — of violence.
Nigerian Women in the Crosshairs
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How to Get Serious About Ending the ISIS War
A long-term alternative to war can only be built by popular movements in Iraq and Syria. These movements still matter, and they deserve our solidarity — not our bombs.
The Visa Curse
Thousands of legal U.S. immigrants are stuck choosing between living here with their spouses or staying behind and pursuing their careers.
Why Are Women Joining the Islamic State?
For some women in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State offers something no one else has given them before: power.
Okinawa: The Small Island Trying to Block the U.S. Military’s “Pivot to Asia”
Last month, the citizens of Okinawa awarded a landslide victory to a governor who wants U.S. troops off the pristine island.
A New Women’s Movement in Georgia Takes on Misogynistic Violence
Outrage over domestic violence is giving new life to women’s movements in Georgia and throughout the South Caucasus.
How Women Are Bearing the Brunt of the Ebola Epidemic
Three-quarters of Ebola victims are women, with caretakers especially at risk.
Before and After the Berlin Wall Fell, Equal Opportunity for German Women Has Been a Challenge
Like Lech Walesa and Vaclav Havel, Marina Grasse was an ordinary person transforming an East-Central European country.
CAR: A Forgotten Crisis at the Heart of Africa
Though it scarcely makes headlines, the Central African Republic’s vicious civil war has created a sickening humanitarian crisis.
The Flowering of Feminism in Hungary
“Women’s liberation” made little if any impact in the latter days of the Communist era.