When technology fails women: Online abuse and Nigeria’s digital weak points
This post is part of Global Voices’ April 2026 Spotlight series, “Human perspectives on AI.” This series will offer insight into how AI is being used in global majority countries, how its use....
Bangladesh’s energy crisis worsens as US’s war on Iran drags on
Rashid Ahmed waited two hours at a fuel station in Dhaka’s Mirpur district on March 10, watching the line of motorcycles stretch into the next block as the pump operator....
Showbiz, Silence, and Religion: Why Bollywood Dissent is Quieter Than Hollywood’s
Recently, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) celebrated its 100 years of journey – gloriously titled “100 Years of Sangh Journey: New Horizons" with a two-day lecture series in Mumbai...
Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia emerge as a new regional power bloc amid Iran war
Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, announced that a two-week ceasefire had been agreed between the US and Iran in the early hours of April...
Friday essay: Bollywood helped make me – now, it projects Modi’s Indian nationalism
My earliest memories are of Methodist Mission quarters in the diocese of Dilkusha, Fiji. Dilkusha, the name of a minor Indian principality, was mentioned in E.M. Forster’s classic novel A Passage to India: its name literally means “Heart’s Delight” in Hindi–Urdu.