Life in slums: the worst form of urban poverty and inequality
According to the UN Slum Almanac around one billion people live in slums worldwide. In other words, one in every eight men, women and children...
Abdul Rashid
Success stories: refugees redesign lives against all odds
Despite his conditions of living as a Syrian child refugee, Ahmed* (name changed for protection) runs the World Marathon Challenge in Iraq to protect the...
Child soldiers: the ugliest face of wars and conflicts
“Human rights groups say there are girls and boys under 15 who fight in 37 of the world’s 55 continuing or just-ended wars; more than...
Traumatised and broken: the plight of children in conflict zones
“I feel a lot of terror, and now that terror is getting bigger. We started to sleep in the hallway because I’m so afraid… I’m...
Slavery in the modern world: a story of cruelty and greed
According to the Global Slavery Index, 14.2 million of the 35.8 million people enslaved throughout the world are in India. However, India is not the...
Hate and hypocrisy: White supremacy and anti-Asian violence in the West
“Before Los Angeles public schools shut campuses in mid-March, bullies in the San Fernando Valley accused a 16-year-old Asian boy of having the coronavirus simply...
Aboriginal deaths in custody: the untold stories behind bars
The native Australians, the Aboriginals, have been facing terrible social suppression since the Europeans set foot on the land centuries ago. These natives have lost...
Children of a lesser god: the ugly face of racism and discrimination
“We just live with racism every day. It’s like getting up, washing your face and having a cup of tea,” An Australian Indigenous woman stated...
Aboriginal Australians: a tale of the forgotten people
“I could only work in the kitchens, me and my Aboriginal friends. I would’ve liked to have been a waitress but we weren’t allowed out...
As mute as a fish: the broken links with mother tongue
“To write in an indigenous language today is far more than a political statement: it is a heroic act of survival…” Víctor Terán, an eminent...