The Silhouettes of Canton
“Due to the severe lack of options the girls currently working here have, they are more akin to sex slaves than sex workers.” S.E. Smith reports on human trafficking in Guangzhou.
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This is Not Their Normal Life—Not at All
“A young man approaches me… He would like to show me his home, his wife and his children. He pushes the tarp to the side, and I look into their 32-square foot residence.” Peder Frederik Jensen reports from the Guiwa refugee camp. Translated from Danish by K.E. Semmel.
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The Window Ajar
“We keep our noses in our private chess games. But at certain moments in our lives this changes. Then, it is as if we get permission and the situation demands we lift our gaze….” New Year reflections from Knud Sønderby, translated from Danish by Michael Goldman.
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The Marital Groupthink
At a time where “femininity” is weighed by the proclivity of procreation, the author ponders what place “the white picket fence” fantasy merits in Pakistan today.
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Art as Protest, Art as Revolution
Can art change the world? Gimel Samera ponders art’s place in socio-political change using the growing civil unrest around the world as the canvas for her argument.
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Being Young and Gay in Greece
Madeline Weng examines the LGBT rights situation in Greece, a country scarred by high unemployment and rising support for the extreme far-right.
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Deserted by the Great Lakes
“More than the city becoming a haven for business interests, it has become a location where we can plainly see American democracy has failed.” Deonte Osayande reports from Detroit.
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Malala or: Learn to Stop Worrying and Love our Laureate
“Hers is a strength most of us lack.” Ghausia Rashid Salam asks why Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai seems to be disliked by so many groups in Pakistan.
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“She Can Rent Out Her Mouthâ€
Contributing editor Jess McHugh explores the ‘slut-shaming’ of Monica Lewinsky, and asks whether attitudes have changed since 1998.
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Gender Equilibrium or Bust
Returning contributor Kent Monroe discusses gender equality, why we need it and the consequences we face for lack of it.
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