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Afghan Allies Left Stranded: Inadequacies of the Special Immigrant Visa Program

by Karina MelencioImage: Ahmed akacha / Pexels The aftermath of the U.S. army’s complete withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s takeover gave attention to the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) Program and how it can help evacuate the estimated 256,000 Afghan allies left stranded within the country. Numerous reports and reassessments of the program came through that showed the flaws of its slow, year-long bureaucratic processes (such as the … Continue reading Afghan Allies Left Stranded: Inadequacies of the Special Immigrant Visa Program

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The Urgent Threat for Afghan Women

by Akina NanayakkaraImage: Akina Nanayakkara As of modern-day, Afghanistan’s major cities are now under Taliban control. Airports flooded with Afghans desperate to flee from the bleak and dangerous future fast approaching under Taliban control. Recent images of men and women clinging to airplane carriers illustrate the dire threat of remaining in the country. However, there is a pronounced asymmetry in the threat regarding the future … Continue reading The Urgent Threat for Afghan Women

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Kabul Isn’t a Second Saigon – It’s Another Tehran

by Daniel ZaboImage: Left (“North Vietnam”/ manhhai is licensed under CC BY 2.0) Center ( Viking Vehicles Open Fire on Taliban Positions in Afghanistan, by Defense Imagery) Right (“Imam Khomeini”/ kamshots is licensed under CC BY 2.0_ On April 23, 1975, United States President Gerald Ford announced that after twenty-one years, the war in Vietnam had come to an end. Days later on April 30, … Continue reading Kabul Isn’t a Second Saigon – It’s Another Tehran

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The Arab World’s Saddening Relationship with Honour Killings

by Douaa QadadiaImage: Brett Jordan / Unsplash “You must preserve our honour and family name.” That is the message that Arab girls constantly hold in their mind as they live their everyday lives. The way you dress, talk, act, and look are all under a microscope. Should I be talking to them? Should I post that on Instagram? What will people say?  The Arab world … Continue reading The Arab World’s Saddening Relationship with Honour Killings

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Rebuilding After ISIS

by Danial ZaboImage: Levi Meir Clancy / Unsplash *DISCLAIMER: This interview has been slightly edited for length and clarity.* The rise of ISIS in the mid-2010s brought chaos and hardship to an already ailing region. At its height, the militant group held about forty percent of Iraq, including Mosul, the country’s second largest city. Among the hardest hit were minority communities in the subdued nations, … Continue reading Rebuilding After ISIS

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The Consequential Vote

by Phylicia AbaryImage: Artypixall / Flickr The Republic of the Philippines is going to hold its next presidential elections on the 9th of May, 2022. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the circumstances facing the ever-nearing election is a far cry from what the nation had encountered in 2016. With the date growing closer by the day, it is imperative that the past six years be put … Continue reading The Consequential Vote

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Indo-Pakistani Conflict: the Underlying History of Border Armed Conflicts

by Jessie Jin Image: Tor Lundgren/Flickr In November 2020, a major exchange of gunfire occurred in the disputed region of Kashmir, marking the latest development in an ongoing series of armed clashes between India and Pakistan known as the India-Pakistan border skirmishes. The November border skirmishes have left at least 22 dead, including 11 civilians. This dispute took place along the Line of Control, the … Continue reading Indo-Pakistani Conflict: the Underlying History of Border Armed Conflicts

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The United States Needs Iran like it needs Saudi Arabia

By Yug Yadava  Image Credit: Lobe Log The United States’ relationship with the two dominant forces in the Middle East, Iran, and Saudi Arabia has seen its fair shares of highs and lows over the past fifty years. Iran and the United States had a working relationship with each other from 1953 to 1979 after the overthrow of Iran’s democratically elected leader. The two countries … Continue reading The United States Needs Iran like it needs Saudi Arabia

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