The Dana Opera Ensemble will perform George Frideric Handel’s “Alcina” this weekend. Composed in 1735, Handel’s work explores themes of magic, illusion and love, and is renowned for its ...

Maryam Ravish, 19, and Maeve Alcina Pieescu, 23, a trans person, were taken away from the Kabul airport last Thursday as they were boarding their morning flight to Tehran, Ms Ravish’s same-sex ...