CULTURES
Breaking the silence: infertility and stigma in Senegal
Dec 26, 2018
Written by
Jane Labous
Infertility affects thousands of women across Senegal, yet the subject is deeply taboo. Jane Labous meets those fighting societal pressures in this West African country, where the infertile are said to be affected by les anges, and where a new…
The Stigma of Angels
Dec 14, 2018
Written by
Geographical
Film-maker Jane Labous documents the taboos faced by Senegalese women when it comes to infertility
Reintroduction of military conscription in Morocco
Oct 26, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
Morocco reintroduces compulsory military service, one of many countries debating the ‘merits’ of conscription
Eswatini: crafting a future
Sep 26, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
The small southern African nation of Eswatini has a rich history of handicrafts, and is populated by modern artisans. Can this cultural heritage help the country formerly known as Swaziland overcome contemporary challenges?
Notting Hill Carnival – a window into the past
Aug 23, 2018
Written by
Abigail Spink
As one of the biggest displays of Caribbean culture in the world, the legacy of Notting Hill Carnival is steeped in both celebration and struggle. After the Windrush scandal threatened the security and identity of thousands of Caribbean people in…
Get talking – are we losing indigenous languages?
Aug 03, 2018
Written by
Sophie Donovan
Land rights for the indigenous are still a problem, but is it time to turn our attention to language?
Off mic: why women are still struggling to break football’s punditry glass ceiling
Jul 31, 2018
Written by
Sophie Donovan
While being a feminist is no longer taboo, women are still missing out on TV’s top sporting spots
City of culture: returning to Māori roots
Jul 31, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
The addition of traditional Māori names to Wellington’s urban landscape is proving traditional language can be applicable to 21st century environments
Sidelining the Redskins – How US sports are facing an identity crisis
Jul 24, 2018
Written by
Abigail Spink
Native American communities in the US are devising their own ways of tackling the country’s ‘Mascot problem’
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[FROM THE ARCHIVE] A game of two hemispheres
Jul 06, 2018
Written by
Gavin McGowan
Love it or hate it, there’s no denying that football has had a major impact on our world. We investigate how a lowly sport gained the power to start wars, make millionaires, and prompt a nation to paint its lampposts…
ARCHIVE: Global tactics – football takes over the world
Jun 15, 2018
Written by
Melanie Train
If you think you can escape the ballyhoo of the World Cup, think again. Football is taking over the world
CONIFA: the alternative World Cup
Jun 14, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
As the world’s top footballers battle it out in Russia, a gathering of unrecognised nations had their own moment in the sporting spotlight
Mincing words: the fight to define meat
Jun 13, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
The US meat industry is attempting to officially define ‘meat’ as a slew of new, clean meats move closer to the dinner table
CONIFA: the World Cup for unrecognised nations
Jun 06, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
As the world prepares for the next FIFA tournament in Russia, the top football teams from the world’s unrecognised nations square off in London
China: land of milk and money
Mar 27, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
Growing demands for dairy products from an increasingly wealthy China are set to have a dramatic impact on the country’s carbon emissions
Antwerp’s humble diamantaires
Mar 22, 2018
Written by
Estelle Hakner
Diamonds are perhaps the least modest of all jewels. But, in Antwerp, they have attracted a community known for its humility
Art on the border
Feb 21, 2018
Written by
Lottie Watters
Influencing international peace through street art
Cave secrets
Jan 12, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
Instead of gradually leaving Africa in a single wave, new fossil discoveries are showing that early humans left the continent in multiple waves, across many tens of thousands of years
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