Women and Opportunity in Southern India
Praveena SomasundaramPraveena Somasundaram from Guilford College traveled to southern India to report on gender inequality in education and the difficulties and opportunities women face in the...
View ArticleThe Ties that Bond: Child Marriage in Modern Day India
Praveena SomasundaramAccording to UNICEF, about half of the world's child marriages occur in India. This is the story of a family-arranged child marriage and its associated health risks.
View ArticleWomen in India Face Family Burdens
Praveena SomasundaramIn India's male-dominated society, women are often expected to support their families. Those who shoulder this responsibility face challenges while taking advantage of various...
View ArticlePardon My French: Language, Identity and Politics in Morocco
Gareth SmailThe Moroccan government is considering an end to its 30-year experiment with Arabic-only education. Are students and teachers ready and willing to return to French?
View ArticleMorocco Embraces Multilingualism
Gareth SmailMorocco has doubled down on multilingualism to prop up an education system widely seen as inferior to that of past generations. What does this mean for students and teachers?
View Article"Finding Home" and "Widowhood" at New York's Photoville 2017
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 (All day)Sunday, September 17, 2017 (All day)Thursday, September 21, 2017 (All day)Sunday, September 24, 2017 (All day)Brooklyn, NYUnited StatesLynsey Addario, Aryn Baker,...
View ArticleChild Marriage for Inheritance
Praveena SomasundaramThe story of a child marriage between an uncle and niece, arranged to keep ten acres of inherited land within the family.
View ArticleHistory in Recife's Hills: Health Inside a Favela
Poonam DaryaniA visit to a Family Health Unit in the hills of Recife sheds light on the link between built environments and health outcomes.
View ArticleA Conversation on Widowhood
Sunday, September 17, 2017 - 12:00PM to 1:00PMBrooklyn, NYUnited StatesAmy Toensing, Jordan RothPhotojournalist, Amy Toensing and deputy director of photography at National Geographic Whitney Johnson...
View ArticleThree Billion People Cook over Open Fires—with Deadly Consequences
Michelle Nijhuis and Lynn JohnsonIn Guatemala, locally made cookstoves are helping combat toxic smoke—but economics and tradition keep many people from using them.
View ArticleWhen Cooking Kills
Michelle NijhuisIn Guatemala, locally made cookstoves are helping combat toxic smoke—but economics and tradition keep many people from using them.
View ArticleThis Secret Police Archive Holds Clues to Terrible Crimes
Michelle Nijhuis and Lynn JohnsonHundreds of thousands of Guatemalans were killed during the country's long civil war. Their families come to the archive for answers.
View ArticleThe Cookstove Conundrum
Michelle Nijhuis, Lynn JohnsonNearly half the people on earth use open fires to cook their food and heat their homes, and the price they pay is steep. But changing the world's kitchens is surprisingly...
View ArticleThis Week: Cooking With Fire
Tom HundleyThis week: Toxic cooking fires, the Kurdish women fighting ISIS, and our tribute to Pulitzer grantee Kim Wall.
View ArticleGun Violence: Stories Behind the Numbers
Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 4:30PMBoston, MAUnited StatesCarlos Javier Ortiz, Rebecca KaplanDocumentary photographer Carlos Javier Ortiz joins health professionals and other experts to discuss how...
View ArticleThe Boyfriend System: Migrant Life in Qatar
Ana P. SantosZina laws treat sex and pregnancy out of wedlock as crimes punishable by imprisonment. But without means to seek legal recourse, it is mostly low-skilled migrant woman who face charges.
View ArticleTalks @ Pulitzer: Money and Power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tuesday, September 19, 2017 - 5:30PMWashington, DCUnited StatesMichael KavanaghJournalist Michael Kavanagh speaks about his investigative journey reporting on President Joseph Kabila as he clings to...
View ArticleSnapshot: Qatar's Labor Market
Ana P. SantosLabor migrants comprise about 90 percent of Qatar's population.
View ArticleHow the Kafala System Enslaves Workers in Qatar
Ana P. SantosIn the Middle East, an unregulated labor market gives employers extensive control over workers, but limits workers from airing grievances and complaints.
View ArticleJournalist Michael Kavanagh Discusses Congo Reporting at William & Mary
Monday, September 18, 2017 - 12:00PMWilliamsburg, VAUnited StatesMichael Kavanagh, Stephanie Hanes, Stephen SapienzaPulitzer Center grantee talk part of multi-day campus visit, which includes working...
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