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Social media manipulation is tearing societies apart – but it can help put us back together again.
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We focus on Kashmir in the third part of our India Tomorrow podcast series: its history, the lives of its people, and the conflict over its future.
This is a transcript of episode three of The Anthill podcast series India Tomorrow on Kashmir.
The House of Representatives speaker repeatedly said the UK can forget about a trade deal with the US if it fails to meet its obligations to the Good Friday Agreement.
A new chapter of violence has begun in Sri Lanka and old divisions may yet again escalate further.
In a country with a weak press, social media played a key role in exposing the truth and building bridges between Sri Lanka’s different ethnic and religious groups.
XR has the nation’s attention, but to build on this momentum its purpose must not become overshadowed by its tactics.
As a society, we often don’t think about how legal professionals might be affected by the work that they do.
The EU saw this coming and is ready for Farage’s ‘Trojan horse’.
Get your thinking cap on – you’ll need it.
New study finds food insecurity is negatively linked to learning outcomes in reading, English, maths, and local language vocabulary.
With the big parties under pressure from regional forces, it’s hard to see how anyone could form a government on April 28.
Arbitration case between athlete Caster Semenya and the IAAF centres on eligibility to compete based on testosterone – but there are other factors in play.
By obsessing over labels, we avoid having to confront more difficult questions.
This is a transcript of part two of The Anthill’s podcast series, India Tomorrow, on the politics of Hindu natonalism.
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The second part of this series from The Anthill podcast looks at the trajectories of Hindu nationalism in India.
From video games developed where players can “play” at raping women, to advertisements that sexualise women’s bodies, men’s entitlement to women is just a given.
A panel of mediators has been asked by the Indian Supreme Court to suggest a way forward for a site claimed by both Hindus and Muslims.
Poverty leaves people feeling unable to take responsibility for their future – but community programmes can empower young people to take control.
A major swing to the right and the abstention of a key demographic have bolstered the Israeli leader’s position.
Years after voting to leave the EU, the UK still has no clear plan of how to make Brexit work. These five articles chart the history of an intractable problem.
Irrespective of Brexit, parliament should enhance the status of housing, health and other social rights in UK law. Here’s how.
The Wikileaks founder has been removed from the Ecuadorean embassy after nearly seven years.
The UK has until October 31 to get its house in order.