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A collection of letters written by a man to his granddaughter as he was approaching 100 years old. Photograph courtesy of flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlhopgood/" target="_blank">Jlhopgood</a> and used under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/deed.en" target="_blank">Creative Commons</a> license.

by Tetyana Margolina –USA– Many years ago, when my sister and I were little girls, our dad introduced us to a family ritual, which he had adopted as soon as he left his father’s house at the age of fourteen. …

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"Speak Up" by Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/moondustwriter/with/8724306466/">moondustwriter</a> and used under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">Creative Commons</a> license.

by Miaad A. Hassan –Iraq/USA– السياسة عاهرة, a good colleague of mine says, asking me not to waste my time in politics and to return to art and poetry, the disciplines for which he knew me before. His words are …

Socio-Political Realities in Iraq and the Middle East Read more »

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Orca in the wild. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Photograph courtesy of the author.

by Katie Palmer –Canada– Like for many Canadian children, the 1993 Warner Brothers classic Free Willy fueled my love of orca whales, colloquially known as “killer whales.” I begged my parents to give me a “whale name.” They dubbed me …

Marine Theme Parks Place Profits Over Animal Welfare Read more »

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Tamil bride and groom in Sri Lanka. Photograph courtesy of the author.

by Nicola Yeeles – UK– Priyanka* is a soft-spoken, gently rounded 46-year-old Sri Lankan Tamil woman with a friendly manner. She is training to be a church minister, but her life was not planned this way. In the 90s Priyanka …

Dowry Tradition Prevails in Sri Lanka, Preys on Women Read more »

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Deuta Kumari Gurung's citizenship card. Photograph courtesy of the author.

by Chin Cabrido -Nepal- On April 1, 2013, Nepal’s Supreme Court overturned an ordinance to implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), sparking a debate about whether public executions would soon be carried out as punishment for heinous crimes during …

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The cover of <em>Of Mothers and Others</em>.

by Bhakti Bapat Mathew -India- Motherhood has always been idolized in India. In most Bollywood movies, the mother of the protagonist is an ocean of love and sacrifice. She is usually portrayed as a sexless figure, (despite evidence to the …

Changing Perspectives on Motherhood in India: An Interview with Jaishree Misra Read more »

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Victoria Aitken. Photo credit: Zoobs.

by Victoria Aitken -UK- If you think of pirates as boat raiders off the coast of Somalia, or Johnny Depp starring in “Pirates of the Caribbean,” think again. A different kind of pirate is killing British jobs, closing shops on …

21st Century Piracy: The Demise of the Music Industry Read more »

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Young surf campers displaying confidence and joy after a fun day of surfing. Photograph courtesy of Carmel Surf Lessons.

by Madison Salvati The WIP Summer Intern With the rise of women’s surfing in recent years, women no longer are shadowed by the male athletes who once dominated the waters. Carissa Moore, Stephanie Gilmore, Bethany Hamilton, and Maya Gabeira are …

Women Influence Surfing Culture: More Camaraderie and Fun Read more »

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Crafts on display at Kabwata Cultural Village. Photo credit: Glory Mushinge and Sambu Wakalika.

by Glory Mushinge –Zambia– As senior tourism officials and high-level representatives of the private sector from all over the world look to Africa for the upcoming United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly, Zambian artists in the country are …

Zambia Braces to Impress for UNWTO General Assembly Read more »

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The cover of Melissa Dalton Bradford's book.

by Melissa Dalton-Bradford –Switzerland– She’s Indonesian, in her thirties, and works in Singapore to sustain her family back at home – her children from a failed marriage, her mother, and her siblings. To keep a thatched roof over everyone’s heads, …

The Plight of the Foreign Domestic Worker in Singapore Read more »