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Anna Badkhen talks about her time spent among the people of Afghanistan on American Public Media's The Story .
Modern Day Conflicts
After a decade of Ugandan military operations to disarm rival clans, the country's Karamoja region has become more secure. Now development experts hope it can become self-sufficient.
Health, Freshwater Resources, Role of Water in Natural and Human-Made Environments
Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas, has become the murder capital of the world. Most vulnerable are Los Ninis, young men and women who earned their name from “ni estudian,...
Immigration, The Political and Social Conditions of Developing Nations, Modern Day Conflicts
As the world's population reaches 7 billion, experts see women's education as a vital tool for dealing with population issues in developing countries.
Social Studies
Colombia's recent surge in mining activity is threatening some of the country's most fragile eco-systems.
Effect of Human Activities on the Earth
Increased border security after the 9/11 attacks has led to an upsurge in violent crime, drug use and economic distress in Mexico.
Immigration, Modern Day Conflicts
Even as the U.S. draws down troop levels, concrete barriers still define Baghdad, a troubling reminder of the vast gulf separating the Iraqi public from the rulers ostensibly elected to serve them.
Post-War Reconstruction, Modern Day Conflicts
Like nearly every village in South Asia, Allahpur, in the east Indian state of Bihar, is geographically divided on the lines of caste.
Social Studies, Impact of Global Trade on Regional Civilizations
Thought by some to be irrelevant in the "new" India, caste still determines access to opportunities and defines Indian society. This project will look at the persistence of caste in this rising...
Impact of Global Trade on Regional Civilizations
Despite the frequent violence and extreme poverty in Afghanistan, people living there find happiness in a simple ice cream cone.
The Political and Social Conditions of Developing Nations
Natana DeLong-Bas, Professor of Theology at Boston College, debunks post-9/11 misconceptions of Islam that have persisted in the wake of the terror attacks.
Modern Day Conflicts, World Religions
Maikel Nabil Sanad, an Egyptian democracy activist, was convicted and imprisoned after writing a blog detailing cases of abuse by the military and criticizing the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
Modern Day Conflicts
The Taliban is on the march in the northern province of Balkh, not least in poor, rural villages like Kampirak where drought, isolation, and government neglect have fueled discontent.
Modern Day Conflicts