Ceuta (Spain) There are those who have been waiting since last evening and those who arrive at the first light of dawn: at six in the morning the row of coloured tunics waiting at the Tarajal II border is already...
Drug overdose is the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50, and sixty percent of those deaths are attributable to opioids. In America, the abuse of opioids has reached epidemic proportions. Independent of the emotional toll...
The aftermath of the attacks in the US on September 11, 2001, heralded a new era, giving birth to the “war against terror”. Images of men clad in orange jumpsuits – hands bound behind their backs and their faces obscured...
Hong Kong, despite being the richest city in the world, has one of the highest wealth gaps in the world. A sub-group of this? Foreign domestic workers, or ‘helpers’, the majority of whom come from The Philippines or Indonesia, who...
The little girl shuffled along the dusty ground on barefoot, her back bent steeply to avoid eye contact. She hunched over as she uttered a chant – an incantation that was taught to her. Eyes downcast and her posture still...
A new type of housing has become popular in Vancouver, Canada in the last two to three years: camper vans and recreational vehicles (RVs). They are parked on industrial roads and the quiet streets around the city’s SkyTrain (rapid transit)...
On June 20, an American milestone was reached, as Marion Wilson, Jr. became the 1,500th person executed since capital punishment was re-instated in 1976. Evidence suggests that the US’ love affair with the death penalty is beginning to wane. While...
A Romanian boy, who celebrated his tenth birthday two weeks ago in the southern city of Calarasi, happily decided that he didn’t want to receive gifts from his friends at his birthday party, but instead to raise money for charity....
In Pakistan the transgender world is still victim of a big social stigmatization. The Khawaja Siras are, indeed, targets of the conservative groups and of that of the Islamic extremists, and in order to survive the most of them are forced to beg, prostitute or dance during baptisms, circumcisions or other celebrations, since they are renowned for their choreographic capabilities and for bringing good luck.
In Pakistan the transgender world is still victim of a big social stigmatization. The Khawaja Siras are, indeed, targets of the conservative groups and of that of the Islamic extremists, and in order to survive the most of them are forced to beg, prostitute or dance during baptisms, circumcisions or other celebrations, since they are renowned for their choreographic capabilities and for bringing good luck.
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