by Tamar Abrams | Dec 11, 2013 | Environment, Redev, Women
The images of typhoon damage coming out of the Philippines over the past few weeks are horrifying, softened only by the global response to those in peril. In such catastrophes, women and girls are at greater risk, particularly in low-income countries. Natural...
by Brian Haupt | Dec 11, 2013 | Human Rights, Redev, War & Peace
Beyond the headlines surrounding the passing of Nelson Mandela lies another story. Before overseeing the historic transition of power heralding majority rule in South Africa, Mandela led Umkhonto we Sizwe, the militant wing of the African National Congress which was...
by Conn Hallinan | Dec 3, 2013 | Redev, War & Peace
In November 2001, when the CIA assassinated al-Qaeda commander Mohammed Atef with a killer drone in Kandahar, Afghanistan, the U.S. held a virtual monopoly on the technology of lethal robots. Today, more than 70 countries in the world deploy drones, 16 of them the...
by Sufyan bin Uzayr | Nov 27, 2013 | Redev, War & Peace
So Iran and the United States reached a deal about the nuclear stuff recently. Thus far, I have read many opinions and analyses about this historic event: Israel calls it a mistake of gigantic proportions, US and Iran are claiming it to be a step in the right...
by Carl Bloice | Nov 18, 2013 | Democracy & Governance, Human Rights, Redev, War & Peace
For years, Iranian Shiite pilgrims arriving in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj observance would hold a demonstration denouncing what they termed “enemies of Iran,” aimed particularly at Israel and the United States. A couple of times the protests resulted...
