Ritu Mahendru

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War as Spectacle: Reckless Power and the Death of 165 Schoolgirls

A missile strike, an attack that opened the United States–Israel military campaign against Iran on 28 February 2026, destroyed the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in Minab, in southern Hormozgan province of Iran. The assault occurred during the school day. Classrooms were full. More than 165 young children were killed, the majority of them girls between the ages of seven and twelve.

Revolution, Theocracy and the Price to Pay for Women: The Age of Khamenei and Its Reckoning

The politics of the Islamic Republic were not abstract when I visited Iran in 2014.They were part of the fabric of daily life. We strolled...

Secularism Is Not Neutral: It’s a Discipline, a Way of Living-south asia

I was born in India, migrated alone to the UK at twenty-one, and later earned a PhD in England. I have worked across journalism,...

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Why is Nvidia so powerful in the AI world, and what could Jensen Huang’s scandal really cost?

Andrew Cullen, The University of Melbourne Jensen Huang, the chief...

The Cop31 climate summit is betting on electrification – but still needs a plan to ditch fossil fuels

Freddie Daley, University of Sussex and Peter Newell, University...

Can Gadi Eisenkot turn the ‘disaster bloc’ into Israel’s next government?

Benedict Moleta, Australian National University On Sunday, Israeli President Isaac...

Young men and Latino voters helped drive the Democrats’ blue wave. Why did they abandon Trump?

Grace Jennings-Edquist, The Conversation and Justin Bergman, The Conversation The...
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