Dispatches

The cost of educating an Indian girl

  • October 19, 2021
  • Astha Rajvanshi

Many in the state of Rajasthan have dropped out of school during the pandemic, facing pressure to get married.

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The fight against ‘love jihad’

  • August 30, 2021
  • Astha Rajvanshi

New laws against religious conversion threaten interfaith marriages in India.

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India’s gender gap is slowing the vaccination drive

  • June 30, 2021
  • Astha Rajvanshi

How women are prevented from getting the jab.

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Exodus from Lebanon

  • June 7, 2021
  • David Kenner

As the country’s best and brightest flee, those who remain are finding it even more difficult to pick up the pieces.

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Gender discrimination is plaguing El Salvador

  • June 7, 2021
  • Elizabeth Hawkins

Stereotypes and patriarchal attitudes are making girls vulnerable to abuse and persecution.

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A model Indian state comes undone

  • June 2, 2021
  • Astha Rajvanshi

Once touted for its development, Gujarat has suffered some of the pandemic’s worst losses.

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India’s Covid disaster up close

  • April 29, 2021
  • Astha Rajvanshi

Losing a loved one to the coronavirus as the pandemic’s deadly second wave engulfs millions of Indians.

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India grapples with a deadly second pandemic wave

  • April 21, 2021
  • Astha Rajvanshi

As Covid-19 cases continue to skyrocket, Indians turn to social media.

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The struggle to keep Lebanon healthy

  • April 19, 2021
  • David Kenner

Beirut’s largest public hospital long embodied all the country’s institutional failures. Now it’s leading the Covid-19 response.

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German far right looks to recoup pandemic-era losses

  • April 16, 2021
  • Emily Schultheis

The party is trying to appeal to the center but its new platform is more radical than ever.

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