http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/ en Copyright 2012 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:05:00 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Supporters of the National League for Democracy rally in advance of Sunday's by-election. Reuters photo by Damir Sagolij By Akshan de AlwisAkshan de Alwis is a sophomore at the Noble and Greenough School I visited Myanmar in March, during... http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2012/03/arab-spring-in.html http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2012/03/arab-spring-in.html Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:05:00 -0500 The Little Museum of Dublin is designed to acquaint Dubliners with their history. Photo by Briana Palma. By Briana Palma Briana Palma is a freelance writer and editor living in Dublin. It’s a Sunday afternoon at The Little Museum... http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/12/dublin.html http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/12/dublin.html Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:23:05 -0500 FARC-EP, one of the oldest revolutionary movements in the world, continues as a force in Colombia. Photo by Steven Lydon By Steven Lydon Steven Lydon is a PhD candidate in German philosophy at Harvard University On Sunday, Colombia will... http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/10/colombia-electi.html http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/10/colombia-electi.html Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:43:57 -0500 Candidates for the presidency of Ireland recently took part in a radio debate. AP photo/Julien Behal-paBy Steven Lydon Steven Lydon is a recently-disenfranchised Irish PhD candidate in German Philosophy at Harvard University. The upcoming presidential election has once again... http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/10/irish-election.html http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/10/irish-election.html Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:59:35 -0500 Charles Huschle photo. By Charles Huschle Charles Huschle is a senior associate with the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, an international human rights organization based in Cambridge. He recently traveled to Haiti, where UUSC is leading a program to bring... http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/09/building-homes.html http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/09/building-homes.html Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:13:04 -0500 The mural in the temple in Kelaniya depicts the Buddha mediating a dispute between warring clans. Photo by Akshan deAlwis.By Akshan deAlwisAkshan deAlwis will be sophomore at Noble and Greenough School in the fall. It is Poson Poya day in... http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/07/tracing-family.html http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/07/tracing-family.html Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:51:18 -0500 Young women studying at public universities are prohibited from wearing the hijab head covering, despite living in a Muslim country. Photo by Katie Kriz.By Erin Kelly A group of 19 Northeastern University journalism students – 13 writers and six... http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/06/the-hijab-in-tu.html http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/06/the-hijab-in-tu.html Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:34:17 -0500 Less than 24 hours before Sunday night’s parliamentary elections, the Sultanahmet neighborhood was a campaign battleground. Flags strung between old brick buildings hung like spider webs of laundry, and motorcars blared campaign rants as minivans wound their way through narrow streets. http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/06/turkey-journal.html http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/06/turkey-journal.html Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:27:42 -0500 Jordan has been invited to join the Gulf Cooperation Council, referred to as the "monarchy club." Posters of King Abdullah II and Queen Raina are displayed prominently throughout Jordan. Photo by Erin Strine. By Kaileigh Higgins A group of... http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/06/gulf-cooperatio.html http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/06/gulf-cooperatio.html Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:26:36 -0500 A downtown revitalization project frustrates business owners in downtown Amman. Photo by Erin Strine. By Emily RudisillA group of 19 Northeastern University journalism students – 13 writers and six photographers -- is traveling through Jordan and Turkey through mid-June as... http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/06/downtown-revita.html http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/06/downtown-revita.html Sat, 11 Jun 2011 10:52:17 -0500 Mutaz Aljuneidi, 35, has been competitively powerlifting for seven years. Photos by Ryan Tyler Payne By Michele Richinick A group of 19 Northeastern University journalism students – 13 writers and six photographers -- is traveling through Jordan and Turkey... http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/06/a-harsh-life-fo.html http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/06/a-harsh-life-fo.html Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:20:47 -0500 Jordan is spending nearly $1 billion to address its water problems.Photo by Valerie SarnataroBy Robert Tokanel A group of 19 Northeastern University journalism students – 13 writers and six photographers -- is traveling through Jordan and Turkey through mid-June... http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/05/amman-looks-to.html http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/05/amman-looks-to.html Sat, 28 May 2011 11:40:21 -0500 Irbaheem Awad, 28, Bashar Qaseer, 22, Ahmed Saleh, 19, and Mahmoud Khateeb,17, passionately join hands at the concert Tuesday night in support of Palestine. Photo by Lily Bahramipour By Lorena F. Aspe and Hannah MartinA group of 19 Northeastern... http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/05/choosing-art-ov.html http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/05/choosing-art-ov.html Tue, 24 May 2011 18:49:12 -0500 The Cambodian People's Party dominates the landscape and the political system. Julianna Wright photos. By Julianna WrightJulianna Wright is a junior at Noble and Greenough School. This spring, along with other students from Noble and Greenough School, I embarked... http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/05/cambodia.html http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/05/cambodia.html Sat, 14 May 2011 11:13:49 -0500 Many living in the black townships remain mired in poverty. Photo by Akshan de Alwis By Akshan de AlwisAkshan de Alwis is a freshman at Noble and Greenough School On March 21, human rights day in South Africa, a... http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/04/the-lingering-s.html http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/2011/04/the-lingering-s.html Sat, 02 Apr 2011 12:40:56 -0500