At Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, the government office in charge of accrediting foreign reporters, there is a particular enthusiasm for first-timers.
A journalist who has never actually visited Iran before tends to be wowed by the experience. “It’s not like I expected,” they say, a sentiment that naturally is reflected in their dispatches.
On my 11th visit I thought I was beyond that sort of thing. Then I took my first trip on Tehran’s subway. Read More...
Inter-tribal marriage in Nigeria is inevitable; it is near impossible for the people of a particular tribe in Nigeria not to marry outside that tribe.
Although, there are usually arguments and fights when couples marry out of their tribes; they are bound to face and experience enmity from their partners' families. Despite all these, couples still find a way of sealing the gap between the torn families with their love. Read More...
Despite attracting considerable publicity the English Defence League (EDL) remains under-researched and poorly understood, according to a study by YouGov and the Extremis Project. Little is known about wider public attitudes toward the movement that was founded in 2009, or potential sympathy for its values and/or provocative demonstrations. This contrasts sharply with a large body of research on other far right groups in Britain, like the British National Party (BNP). Read More...
