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MENA Politics

Women’s Rights and Wrongs in Iran: The Death of Mahsa Amini

The expulsion of Iran from the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is one of many ways in which the international community is…

iGlobenewsFebruary 15, 2023

Austria EU/Europe

The Old Catholics and their New Reformation: Interview with Bishop Heinz Lederleitner of the Old Catholic Church

Bishop Heinz Lederleitner, the highest-ranking official of the Austrian Old Catholic Church, gave iGlobenews an exclusive interview. Contrary to what the name suggests, the Old…

iGlobenewsAugust 8, 2022

Global Sports USA & Canada

FINA Bans Transgender Athletes from Women’s Elite Swimming Competitions

FINA’s new policy on who can compete in women’s sports will effectively bar transgender athletes such as Lia Thomas and CeCe Telfer from competing against…

iGlobenewsAugust 1, 2022

MENA USA & Canada

“Mama Don’t Sell Me”: Afghan Girls Sold For Food Amid World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis

The chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan and subsequent takeover by the Taliban in August 2021 has created a dire humanitarian crisis. Economic collapse and drought…

iGlobenewsFebruary 17, 2022