Still a house of God
Catholic church is transformed into mosque
Opioid epidemic takes toll on medical community
First responders and other emergency medical workers adjust tactics as new drugs find their way to the streets
Plight of the ‘most persecuted minority in the world’
Even though many Rohingya families can trace their roots in Myanmar back to the 15th century, the government sees them as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.
When Wayne Sutton got to Silicon Valley, he found that almost no one looked like him
The entrepreneur founded the first minority-led startup incubator in Silicon Valley to help create a more diverse and inclusive technology culture.
India doesn’t want Rohingya either
India plans to deport about 40,000 refugees, at a time when tens of thousands are fleeing alleged persecution in Myanmar
‘Chibok girls’ go back to school
More than 100 of the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in 2014, are starting classes following their release
Ex-truck driver now delivers arias
Former truck driver and bounty hunter finds new career as opera singer
Getting connected in the country
Lives are transformed by the economic, social and educational opportunities the internet offers
Much more than just a school
Indonesia’s only Islamic school for transgender people is a lifeline of services and just ordinary social life for the transgender community.
The grass is greener
Decades of sustained overgrazing and rising human populations means top soil has is gone in many areas of Kenya.