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2024: The Year in World News

December 24, 2024December 24, 2024 - by Various Contributors

From Ukraine to India, stories that reverberate far past their borders

Crowds of people holding the Syrian revolutionary flag gather in celebration

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The Day Assad Fled: Joy, Fear, and the Weight of History

December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 - by Samia Madwar

After years of silence, I can finally write about Syria again

January/February 2025 / World

In Afghanistan, Women Haven’t Given Up

December 9, 2024December 13, 2024 - by Soraya Amiri

Despite jail, torture, and death threats, activists are resisting the Taliban in the country and abroad

January/February 2025 / World

زنان افغان در برابر طالبان

December 9, 2024December 13, 2024 - by Soraya Amiri

ثریا امیری, سامية مدور

A man wearing a blue shirt and a Free the Press sign pinned to his shirt holds a megaphone that blocks his face.

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Amid Crackdown, International Reporters Leave India

December 3, 2024December 3, 2024 - by Raksha Kumar

Journalists from Canada, France, and Australia describe a hostile environment for foreign media

Malala Yousafzai, wearing a deep pink dress and head scarf, gestures while speaking to someone off camera

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Malala Yousafzai Wants to Call What’s Happening to Afghan Women Apartheid

November 22, 2024November 24, 2024 - by Wendy Kaur

The Nobel Prize winner discusses her new documentary, Bread and Roses, and the Taliban’s escalating attacks

The silhouette of a boy walking amid dust, rebar and ruins. He is backlit from the sun. The blue sky behind him is cloudy and smoky

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In Gaza, Language Is All We Have Left

October 10, 2024November 13, 2024 - by Pacinthe Mattar

Every day, I watch Palestinians mourn in the language I speak with my own mother. If the world understood the beauty of their words, perhaps they might care about them

In a grey illustration, two men, one with a rifle strapped to his back, look through the bombed out hold of a city wall. In red uniforms, girls play soccer. The corners of the illustration feature a watchtower, searchlights, a wall with barbed wires, and people milling about cars

December 2024 / World

Did Canada Betray Afghanistan’s Female Soccer Players?

October 8, 2024October 9, 2024 - by Annie Hylton

When the Taliban retook the country in 2021, Canada promised its national team visas—tickets to safety. Years later, players are still waiting

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How a Canadian Rabbi Became a Lifeline for Gaza Residents

July 19, 2024July 19, 2024 - by Raizel Robin

David Mivasair is raising tens of thousands of dollars to help Palestinian families affected by war

An aerial photo of a West Bank village separated by a wall

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What Would a Two-State Solution Mean?

July 5, 2024July 5, 2024 - by Raja G. Khouri

Every attempt to partition land between Israel and Palestine has failed. There are other options

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The Day Assad Fled: Joy, Fear, and the Weight of History

In Afghanistan, Women Haven’t Given Up

زنان افغان در برابر طالبان

Amid Crackdown, International Reporters Leave India

Malala Yousafzai Wants to Call What’s Happening to Afghan Women Apartheid

In Gaza, Language Is All We Have Left

Did Canada Betray Afghanistan’s Female Soccer Players?

How a Canadian Rabbi Became a Lifeline for Gaza Residents

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