Mithu Yoganathan, Correspondent (Our World) In 2011, over a million Egyptians took to Tahrir Square, expressing their anger and frustration over government corruption and high unemployment. They vehemently demanded for President Hosni Mubarak to step down, which is exactly what they got. In just two weeks, through the act of protesting, the people of Egypt helped enact the most major change that their country had experienced in recent times — the end of Mubarak’s […]
Maria Campasso, Correspondent (Our World) The sun starts going down in Kennett River, a small town in Victoria, Australia. There are many eucalypts trees around here, and it is quite easy to spot koalas in them at this time of the day. But we might not see them in 30 years’ time. Even though this marsupial is not listed as an animal in danger of extinction, but vulnerable since 2012, the Australian Koala […]
Shamoni Sarkar, Correspondent (Our World) When someone speaks of legalising cannabis (or not legalising it), it is difficult to ascertain the exact reference. Justifying its legalisation for recreational purposes is argued for with a different tone and ethical perspective than arguing for its legal use for medical reasons. But what people really seem to want to get at by touching on these two topics is the issue of the legalisation of marijuana trade. No […]
S.G, Correspondent (Our World) “It’s a very hateful illness, I can’t stand the smell,” whispered Poppy while sitting on a hospital bed in Dhaka, Bangladesh. “I cry sometimes, what else can I do?” she adds. Poppy is one of the many girls around the world, distraught and left stranded as a consequence of early marriage. Poppy suffers from fistula; a serious internal injury caused as a result of premature pregnancy due to her […]
S.G., Correspondent (Our World) The rising concern of parents regarding the concept of school has seen a global rise of home-based learning. In the Australian state of New South Wales, the number of students being schooled at home has rocketed by 65% in the last four years. However, the ability for a home to cater for education has been fiercely debated between teachers and parents alike. Country Status Statistics South Africa Legal as […]
Cipriana Botez, Correspondent (Our World) Sakit is crying. The chains around her ankles are dangling with each wallowing step up the jungle path. Her natural grandeur is all lost under the weight of tourists on her back, hollering in excitement and snapping pictures. For them, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity, a dare off their bucket list. For Sakit, a young Asian elephant, this is the third time she’s going through it […]
Ben Campbell, Correspondent (Our World) With British Olympic diving bronze medalist Tom Daley’s announcement that he is gay, sport appears to have taken a further step away from the doldrums of homophobia and towards acceptance. Announced via YouTube video as it would allow “his words to not get twisted,” Daley joined an ever growing list of top class sportsmen to come out in public. Back in April this year, former Boston Celtics centre Jason Collins […]
Maria Andreivna, Correspondent (Our World) Although the emerging countries are playing an ever-increasing role in the growth of the global economy, it cannot be said that everyone in these countries is benefitting equally — if anything, as the economic centres hurtle into bright new futures, the gap between the poor and the wealthy is increasing. I would like to take you into a journey into Russia, a country I am most familiar with, in […]
Sadichchha Pokharel, Correspondent (Our World) Terre des Hommes Netherlands, a children’s rights organisation, has identified more than 1,000 individuals from more than 65 countries who have engaged in webcam child sex tourism. The organisation recently carried out an investigation using a computer-generated model “Sweetie” who posed as 10-year-old Filipina in public chat rooms. Within less than two weeks more than 20,000 adult men had approached the child. Around a 1,000 had offered to pay […]
Nandra Galang Anissa, Correspondent (Our World) Let me start by putting things in perspective — for every child that the American media glorifies as a survivor of tyranny, there are other children in the same region who are victims of violent military action but never get the media attention they deserve. That is exactly what I have been observing during my attempt for understanding the debates behind America’s drone wars. I am not saying […]
