A growing number of Latin American women are choosing not to give birth in a radical departure from the traditional family ...

Like many, I have long believed that calling one culture superior to another – especially in discussions on immigration – is, ...

Women who are menstruating are exempt from fasting during Ramadan — but many say they're still not comfortable eating in public. That's slowly changing as younger generations are becoming more open to ...

Moon-sighting ceremonies, street iftars and extravagant horseback parades are ways to mark the fasting month in Africa.

For half a century, America has been a home for people fleeing persecution, for refugees like me, writes. But the truth is ...

Medical care is free, but patients complain that the system is strained by long waits and overcrowding. The country’s economy ...

A picture by Sudanese photographer Mosab Abushama, taken using just a mobile phone, has been selected as one of the regional winners for African of the prestigious World Press Photo (WPP) Contest, ...

A gold rush has broken out in the Sahara in recent years. Thousands of young Africans are digging in the sea of sand with ...

Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African ...

Our immigration correspondent has found a surprising trend.

The second-last sitting before breaking for summer recess the following evening, 12 July, 1972 was an especially busy day, ...

On 27th March, the Anglican Communion raised South Sudan's plight at the 58th Session of the Human Rights Council of the ...