To compete, Pakistani squash pro disguised herself as a boy "You don’t see girls playing sports. I was the only one amongst 300 to 400 boys." When Maria Toorpakai began her athletics career, she used not...
Debating overpopulation Overpopulation has been debated since British economist Thomas Malthus famously warned in 1798 that humans could reproduce far faster than they could...
Project Exile: Sri Lanka editor fled after attempt on life “I have no wish to return since the individuals who I believe to be responsible are still in positions of power…” Upali Tennakoon...
India’s missing girls In the next decade, India may pass China to become the world’s most populous country. But there’s something odd about India’s population....
Art, feminism collide in ‘gendercide’ exhibit To help explain why her organization spent six years gathering more than 10,000 custom pairs of baby booties from more than...
Project Exile: Corruption report sends Maldives’ journalist into flight "If I were to go back and continue doing the same job, it’s just a matter of time before I’m picked up again." For many tourists, the Maldives...
India’s air pollution crisis Recently an international cricket match in the Indian city of Delhi had to be temporarily halted in the middle of the game for an unusual reason. The...
Photographer spotlights India’s air pollution "We all breathe the same air." Melanie Dornier was once a social worker in the United Kingdom and her native France, where she did work like helping...
The overpopulation debate Overpopulation has been debated since British economist Thomas Malthus famously warned in 1798 that humans could reproduce far faster than they could...
Rohingya share tales of repression Burning villages. Dead bodies. Overcrowded boats full of desperate Rohingya refugees looking for a haven. Such is the legacy of the Myanmar...
