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The incredible story of how East African culture shaped the music of a state in India
Sayan Dey, University of the Witwatersrand
The term Siddi refers to Afro-Indians – Africans who mixed with Indians through marriage and relationships. Africans crossed the...
Turkiye-Syria earthquakes: a seismologist explains what has happened
Jenny Jenkins, Durham University
An extremely large earthquake has occurred in the southeast of Turkiye, near the border with Syria. Data from seismometers which measure...
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Why has the West given billions in military aid to Ukraine, but virtually ignored Myanmar?
Nicholas Farrelly, University of Tasmania and Adam Simpson, University of South Australia
Two years after Myanmar’s coup on February 1 2021, the country’s large and...
3 essential reads on police brutality, race and power of video evidence
Howard Manly, The Conversation
In the case of the five Black, former Memphis police officers accused of murder in the beating death of Tyre Nichols,...
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Jacinda Ardern’s resignation: gender and toll of strong, compassionate leadership
Suze Wilson, Massey University
“Uneasy is the head that wears the crown”, wrote Shakespeare, way back in the 1500s. It’s not a new idea that...
Ukraine recap: battle of Soledar reveals a lot about the likely next phase of the war
Jonathan Este, The Conversation
Bitter fighting continues in the salt-mining town of Soledar, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. And depending on who is...
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