Excerpt from “A Handful of Ash:” “It started out as a film about a practice that has afflicted tens of millions of women worldwide. It culminated in a change in the law.” Compiling footage from their extensive interviews and research...
Carly West
Carly West '16 is a BPR staff writer.
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Excerpt from “A Handful of Ash:” “It started out as a film about a practice that has afflicted tens of millions of women worldwide. It culminated in a change in the law.” Compiling footage from their extensive interviews and research...
Carly West
Carly West
In 18th century Europe, Jews were accused of abducting children (blond, blue eyed, Christians) and using their blood for the baking of matzos during Passover. This “Blood Libel” and a litany of heinous myths fueled the anti-Semitic tradition that...
Carly West
Carly West
In 18th century Europe, Jews were accused of abducting children (blond, blue eyed, Christians) and using their blood for the baking of matzos during Passover. This “Blood Libel” and a litany of heinous myths fueled the anti-Semitic tradition that...
Carly West
Carly West
Malala Yousafzai is the “bravest girl in the world.” In early 2009, when Malala was only 11, she began writing a blog for the BBC about life under the Taliban. Last year, this sixteen year old Pakistani girl was shot in the head on a school bus b...
Carly West
Carly West
Malala Yousafzai is the “bravest girl in the world.” In early 2009, when Malala was only 11, she began writing a blog for the BBC about life under the Taliban. Last year, this sixteen year old Pakistani girl was shot in the head on a school bus b...
Carly West
Carly West
Brown Political Review is excited to present a marquee panel of alumni journalists to explore how journalism is changing in an American era of unprecedented polarization. Panelists include: – Chris Hayes ‘01 is the primetime host of MSNBC’s...
Carly West
Carly West
Brown Political Review is excited to present a marquee panel of alumni journalists to explore how journalism is changing in an American era of unprecedented polarization. Panelists include: – Chris Hayes ‘01 is the primetime host of MSNBC’s...
Carly West
Carly West
The UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. UNHCR defines a refugee as someone who, “owing to a well-found...
Carly West
Carly West
The UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. UNHCR defines a refugee as someone who, “owing to a well-found...
Carly West
Carly West
American drones, special operations, and proxy soldiers have quietly but rapidly become commonplace in Africa in the past decade. As al-Qaeda’s central headquarters in Pakistan has been degraded into a diffuse network of local terror enclaves, Afr...
Carly West
Carly West
American drones, special operations, and proxy soldiers have quietly but rapidly become commonplace in Africa in the past decade. As al-Qaeda’s central headquarters in Pakistan has been degraded into a diffuse network of local terror enclaves, Afr...
Carly West
Carly West
On September 11th 2013, while Washington was engrossed by the prospect of a military strike in Syria, the SITE terrorism monitoring service released a tape of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri calling for small-scale attacks on U.S. soil. Zawahiri en...
Carly West
Carly West
On September 11th 2013, while Washington was engrossed by the prospect of a military strike in Syria, the SITE terrorism monitoring service released a tape of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri calling for small-scale attacks on U.S. soil. Zawahiri en...
Carly West
Carly West
In March of 2011, one fruit vendor’s act of bravery unleashed a wave of revolution across the Arab world. Can yet another fruit vendor spark a national liberation movement? This past week, a Uyghur fruit vendor was gunned down in broad daylight a...
Carly West
Carly West
In March of 2011, one fruit vendor’s act of bravery unleashed a wave of revolution across the Arab world. Can yet another fruit vendor spark a national liberation movement? This past week, a Uyghur fruit vendor was gunned down in broad daylight a...
Carly West
Carly West
Over the past two years, civil war has ravaged Syria. There has been over 100,000 deaths reported by the UN and extensive economic devastation that will leave Syria in shambles for decades to come. It is difficult to foresee any calm emerging from ...
Carly West
Carly West
Over the past two years, civil war has ravaged Syria. There has been over 100,000 deaths reported by the UN and extensive economic devastation that will leave Syria in shambles for decades to come. It is difficult to foresee any calm emerging from ...
Carly West
Carly West
The recent escalation in unjust imprisonments and brutally conservative policy has charged up opponents of the Kremlin. Alexei Navalny, a popular blogger and anti-corruption lawyer, has emerged as a prominent opposition figure to Vladimir Putin. Nava...
Carly West
Carly West
The recent escalation in unjust imprisonments and brutally conservative policy has charged up opponents of the Kremlin. Alexei Navalny, a popular blogger and anti-corruption lawyer, has emerged as a prominent opposition figure to Vladimir Putin. Nava...
Carly West
Carly West
Natalie Morin, a Canadian woman who settled down in Saudi Arabia in 2009, is trapped inside her own home. Forbidden to visit her family or leave her abusive husband, her future is set and restricted by Saudi law. Her mother, Johanne Durocher, worked ...
Carly West
Carly West
Natalie Morin, a Canadian woman who settled down in Saudi Arabia in 2009, is trapped inside her own home. Forbidden to visit her family or leave her abusive husband, her future is set and restricted by Saudi law. Her mother, Johanne Durocher, worked ...
Carly West
Carly West
In early June, a nation-wide rallying cry for the reassertion of democracy in Turkey was sparked by Prime Minister Erdogan’s autocratic tactics: cracking down on the press, stifling legitimate political opposition, imposing building projects and mo...
Carly West
Carly West
In early June, a nation-wide rallying cry for the reassertion of democracy in Turkey was sparked by Prime Minister Erdogan’s autocratic tactics: cracking down on the press, stifling legitimate political opposition, imposing building projects and mo...
Carly West
Carly West