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Brian Lara in Manchester, England, April 2006. Photo by Georgia Popplewell, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED). Thirty years ago, at about a quarter to noon on April 18 1994, young Trinidadian cricketer Brian Lara, quickly garnering a reputation for his skill as a left-handed batsman, was in the crease at the Antigua Recreation Ground. The West Indies were playing a Test series against England. Chris Lewis bowled short, and with one whooping crack of his bat, Lara broke Sir Garfield Sobers’ record of the most runs in a Test match — 365 against Pakistan in Jamaica in 1958 — by playing the ball all the way ...
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Image of Aladdin from the live action Disney movie “Aladdin.” Screenshot from the official trailer on Walt Disney Studios‘ YouTube channel. Fair use. This article was written by Zizi Shusha, and was originally published in Raseef22 on January 29, 2024. An edited version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. The ongoing Israeli war on Gaza has brought to light a number of complex questions that are likely to persist for years. Among these is the imagined image of the East and of the Arab people in the Western mind. In his Time Magazine article “Gaza and the End...
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Human rights groups marked the 20th anniversary of Somchai Neelapaiji's abduction by holding a panel discussion in Bangkok. Source: YouTube video on the FCCT channel. Fair use. Thai human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit was last seen being shoved into a car by armed men in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, on March 12, 2004. Twenty years later, his family and human rights groups continue to demand justice. Days before his abduction, Somchai exposed the torture allegedly perpetrated by the police against his clients accused of raiding a military detachment in south Thailand, a region where a ...
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A training program organized by the Cambodia Peace Gallery. Source: Facebook. Used with permission Since October 2018, the Cambodia Peace Gallery in the province of Battambang has been offering an alternative space for local and foreign visitors who want to learn more about the history of war and conflict in Cambodia and the peacebuilding efforts across the country. Cambodia was heavily bombed by United States forces during the Vietnam War in the 1960s and early 1970s. This was followed by the rise of the Khmer Rouge who ruled from 1975 to 1979. An estimated 1.5 to 2 million people were killed...
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The author's four-generation land and home were destroyed by Israeli F16 rockets in January, reducing it to rubble. Photo provided by the author, used with permission. On January 12, a message arrived from my sister in Gaza, bearing the devastating news: our parents’ home, a sanctuary of memories, had been razed by Israeli F16 rockets, reducing our beloved home to rubble. This is no ordinary house. Within its walls, I took my first uncertain steps, and my laughter and tears echoed through its very foundations. It was sacred ground, where I grew up alongside my beloved siblings, cocooned in a w...
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Poster of the film “Beyish enenin tamanynda” (Heaven is beneath mother's feet). Screenshot from video “Эрлан Андашев – Апа (“OST БЕЙИШ-ЭНЕНИН ТАМАНЫНДА”)” on Erlan Andashev‘s YouTube channel. Fair use. On March 1, a new Kyrgyz movie called “Beyish enenin tamanynda” (Heaven is beneath mother's feet) premiered at movie theaters in Kyrgyzstan. The film tells the story of 35-year-old Adil, whose intellectual growth has stopped at the level of an 8-year-old, and his 75-year-old mother, Raykhan. The viewers are invited to follow their journey as Adil pulls his mother on a cart to take her all the wa...
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The Memorial to the Victims of Repressions of the Balkar People in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria. Photo by an anonymous author. Used with permission. As of March 2024, around 300 Chechens, 70 Ingush people, 900 Dagestanis, 120 natives of Karachay-Cherkessia and 130 natives of Kabardino-Balkaria have died in the current Russian–Ukrainian war, according to publicly available data. All of them come from Russia’s North Caucasus region. It is unknown how much these numbers differ from the real ones. The natives of the North Caucasus have been disproportionately mobilized for the war. For example, the...
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People gathering for a Friday prayer outside the Minor Mosque in Tashkent. Photo by the author. Used with permission. On February 2, the police in Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent, arrested at least 10 bearded men and took them to a police station, where they were forced to shave off their beards under the threat of imprisonment. The incident occurred at the Malika market, specializing in selling home appliances and electronics, when the shop owners returned to their workplace after attending Friday prayer at the nearby mosque. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Uzbek service Radio Ozodlik, which...
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Minal with murals of Savitribai Jyotirao Phule and B. R Ambedkar. Image courtesy of Minal. I met Minal at a retreat center in rural England in March 2023, and we became fast friends. We were there to attend a Buddhist course, with six other women from different parts of the world. Over the following months, I came to comprehend the depth of her conviction on the ideologies of Indian social reformer B.R. Ambedkar, particularly when life's challenges confronted her. Each time, she emerged even more resilient, self-loving, and confident in her abilities. Minal, 33, hails from the western Indian s...
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Turkmenistan's former president and national leader Gurbanguly Berdimukhamedov singing a song called “Karakum.” Screenshot from Hroniki Turkmenistana YouTube channel. Fair use. In early February, multiple sources in Turkmenistan’s western Balkan province shared that the authorities are pressuring residents to play former president Gurbanguly Berdimukhamedov’s songs at wedding parties. This is part of the authorities’ broader requirement to ensure the majority of songs at weddings are Turkmen, according to the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Turkmen service Radio Azatlyk. There is no relevant...
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