Women are being traded as slaves on WhatsApp – here’s how the UN can act
Slavery is making a comeback, thanks to Islamic State and Boko Haram. But the UN can help.
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Migration is the story of most of us because ‘we all move’: a visit to Lesbos
Perceptions of hordes of refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos have damaged tourism. But the refugees are dignified people, not beggars. An initiative is needed to bring tourists back to the island.
Report from Iraq: religion lends Yazidis a profound resilience in the face of persecution
They've been persecuted for hundreds of years, and most recently by Islamic State – but the Yazidis now living in Iraq's refugee camps are remarkably circumspect.
The treatment of Yazidi women highlights a historical issue: what makes someone human?
The recent revelations about the savage treatment of Yazidi women at the hands of Islamic State, or ISIS, fighters is the latest in a shocking set of disclosures regarding the group’s behavior. It sadly…
A year after massacre by Islamic State, Iraq’s Yazidis are clinging on
Persecuted for generations, the Yazidis have weathered their latest storm with astonishing resolve.
Iraq needs a new, more inclusive leader to fight the Islamic State
One of the defining moments in the growth of the Islamic State (IS) was when its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, announced in a mosque in Mosul at the end of June that an Islamic Caliphate was being established…
Australia may offer ‘back-up’ to US forces in Iraq rescue
Defence Minister David Johnston has said Australia is “not ruling out providing some back-up assistance” to American military…
US airstrikes against Islamic State show once again there are no good options in Middle East
Barack Obama’s decision to authorise the bombing of the forces of the Islamic State, or ISIS as it is commonly known, in northern Iraq has justifiably caught many observers by surprise. After all, the…
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