Tunisian Children Pay for Jihadist Parents’ Sins

Hanene Zbiss / Truthdig Mar 18, 2019 About 200, most with their mothers, are locked in squalid camps and prisons in other countries, but Tunisia has refused to take them in. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Illegal Abortions Exact a High Toll Among African Women

Mamofuta Kale / Truthdig Jan 29, 2019 Unsafe procedures are killing women at high rates, and U.S. policy is part of the problem. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Peace in Afghanistan Will Come at a Price

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Jan 11, 2019 President Donald Trump has made a bid to end the 17-year war, but he fumbled on at least one major point. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Lethal Threat That Hangs Over India’s Reporters

Raksha Kumar / Truthdig Jan 8, 2019 The Khashoggi killing in Turkey last fall met with global outrage, but rising violence against journalists in India goes largely unmentioned. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Khashoggi Case Puts Light on Yemen’s Plight

Afrah Nasser / Truthdig Dec 20, 2018 The worst humanitarian crisis in today’s world has largely been ignored by the media. Now that may be changing. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Young, Autistic and Locked Away

Katharine Quarmby / Truthdig Dec 10, 2018 Despite promises of reform, Britain is institutionalizing growing numbers of young adults with autism and learning disabilities. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

U.S.-Pakistan Relations on a Razor’s Edge

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Nov 8, 2018 The Afghanistan War stalemate and Islamabad's economic plight are adding to tensions. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Child Brides in Lesotho Lose Their Youth and Their Future

Mamofuta Kale / Truthdig Oct 26, 2018 Forced into early marriages, teenage girls drop out of school and endure domestic violence, early pregnancy and exposure to HIV. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Case of Missing Pakistani Children Is Also About Corruption

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Oct 8, 2018 A devastating case is bringing Pakistan's biggest social and political issues—police corruption, patriarchal injustice—to the fore once again. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Cloud of Depression Over the ‘Half Widows’ of Kashmir

Raksha Kumar / Truthdig Oct 5, 2018 The violence of the Pakistan-India conflict induces acute mental health problems among these women and others. Only two psychiatric facilities exist for a population of 7 million. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Pompeo’s Five Hours in Islamabad

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Sep 8, 2018 A U.S. “reset” of relations with Pakistan seems like a long shot in light of recent history and the Trump administration’s moves on the global stage. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A Long Road From Moenjodaro’s Lost Glory to Desolation in Southern Pakistan

Naween Mangi / Truthdig Aug 31, 2018 Impoverished villages and huge sewage ponds surround the ruins of an ancient civilization noted for its urban planning and advanced sanitation measures. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )