Past ICWA Fellow and Trustee Pramila Jayapal was recently interviewed by The Nation Magazine on her commitment to political activism and change, and will soon be featured on the cover of their magazine. Pramila was born in India and raised in Indonesia and Singapore. As an ICWA fellow, she studied social issues in India, involving religion, […]
Former ICWA fellow Robbie Corey-Boulet has recently relocated from West Africa to Brooklyn, where he has taken on a position of associate editor at World Politics Review. World Politics Review is working on a very exciting Africa-specific news service and subscription, which Corey-Boulet contributes to. Learn more about this great outlet here. Keep up to date with […]
“Handline Vessel Oleada, your transit has been cancelled.” It’s 5:00 am, and our sailboat bobs around in the choppy entrance to the busiest shipping channel in the world. We are on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal, and we have spent the last two weeks securing everything we need to pass through the canal […]
On a windswept knuckle of land that juts proudly from Mexico’s Pacific coast, a tiny town perches between cliff and sea. With a smattering of artisanal fishers and restauranteurs, Tehuamixtle has tucked into a precarious edge, protected only slightly by the jagged black headlands of Punta Ipala. To get to the town by land requires […]
ICWA Alum Neri Zilber writes on the unique visit by President Trump to Israel. In his words, Donald’s Trump flying circus landed in Israel yesterday on the second leg of the U.S. president’s maiden overseas trip, bringing the world’s most contentious man to the world’s most contentious piece of real estate. Read the rest of […]
The oeuvre of Egyptian novelist Sonallah Ibrahim chronicles his country’s political dramas from the time of Gamal Abdel Nasser. At 79, he is lifelong agitator, “a symbol of the independent intellectual,” as a major Egyptian paper put it. In the Spring 2017 issue of the Cairo Review of Global Affairs, Ibrahim speaks to Fellow Jonathan Guyer about the “beautiful […]
Current ICWA Fellow Onyinye Edeh has a busy week in Seattle. Edeh appeared on a panel with Teen Vogue editor in chief Elaine Welteroth, actor Yara Shahidi, angel investor Jonathan Spostato, and other fantastic advocates for “[building] a healthier, more equitable future for people everywhere.” PATH’s celebrations had over 1500 people in attendance. Edeh also […]
Past ICWA Fellow and Trustee Pramila Jayapal was recently interviewed by The Nation Magazine on her commitment to political activism and change. Pramila was born in India and raised in Indonesia and Singapore. As an ICWA fellow, she studied social issues in India, involving religion, the status of women, population, and AIDS. Read her thoughts on […]
In developing countries, one in every three girls is married before reaching age 18. One in nine is married under age 15. – [1] In Africa, Nigeria is expected to have the largest absolute number of child brides. The country has seen a decline in child marriage of about 1 percent per year over the […]
In a recent Newsletter (JVC-3), I shared the perspectives of Acehnese Muslims in an attempt to complicate singular notions of Islam. The Story of the Stick tuned in to the (dis)harmonies of Islamic belief and practice, and set the stage for a consideration of the role that religiosity and gender play in Banda Aceh’s political […]