Irrigation and agriculture for key cities like the capital, Damascus, or the provinces of Quneitra and As-Sweida, which should be an exclusive resource for the subsistence of life, have become a tool in the war. Pedro García Hernández In the almost 10 years of war imposed on Syria, […]
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Women’s rights or Islamophobia?
Womens rights issues have become a conflict of loyalties for Muslims when they can be used as an excuse for repression by a government in these polarized times. Blanket generalisations about patriarchy are not helpful when many cultural and economic issues are entwined.
The Latino vote and Trump
The current pandemic is seriously affecting the financial situation of Latin American immigrants; the unemployment rate has risen, in particular amongst women, and is higher amongst Latin American workers than U.S. nationals. Luis Beatón Whilst the country is closed amidst Covid-19, the unemployment rate of Latinos has risen […]
Dreamers’ uncertainty on foreign soil
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, is maintaining his intention to put an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), despite recent court decisions that go against this proposition. Andrés Román Last June, the US Supreme Court of Justice blocked attempts by the […]
The harmful effects of Covid-19 on food security
By the end of the year, the pandemic could bring hunger to 130 million people, this could get worse in the context of Covid-19 and this figure may increase. Silvia Martínez As set out in the report “The state of food security and nutrition in the world” (SOFI) […]