Nepal Debates a Return to Monarchy
Two decades after becoming a democratic republic, Nepal is experiencing renewed calls for the return of the monarchy, along with demands to restore a Hindu state. Dissatisfaction with political corruption, economic shocks and a perceived lack of effective governance have led to multiple protests in the capital of Kathmandu.
Teaching Gandhi in a Texas Detention Center
Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University, was arrested by masked federal agents and is now in an ICE detention facility in Texas, where he provides short tutorials on Gandhi for his fellow prisoners. A Georgetown colleague reflects on a recent visit with him.
How Two Sisters Led a Decade-Long Effort To Reform Extremists
Sisters Maya and Nancy Yamout have spent over a decade researching and rehabilitating extremists in Lebanon’s Roumieh prison. Through their organization, Rescue Me Lebanon, they offer psychotherapy and other programs to help prisoners reintegrate into society and prevent extremist groups from recruiting them again.
How African Leaders’ Memoirs Rewrite History
Political memoirs can seem more like propaganda than honest reflection, raising questions about their authenticity and how they shape our understanding of history. That of former Nigerian military leader Ibrahim Babangida is no exception, highlighting its author’s achievements while downplaying his mistakes.
The Congo’s Dinosaur of Discord
Mokele-mbembe is the Congo Basin’s bigfoot. Or that’s what it’s become, anyway — a cryptid. The myth was originally a kind of spiritual metaphor, but a confluence of European colonial exploration and early paleontology warped it into what it is today: a living dinosaur, hidden deep in the jungle.