Growing up in Jamaica, I never fully understood or appreciated the rich cultural heritage of my homeland until I migrated and gained a new perspective of what my country represented to the world. It’s ...

"I rode away on a camel with my grandmother, along a sandy road, and I started to cry." Ayish Younis is describing the worst moment of his life – he still regards it as such, even though it was 77 ...

PHOENIX - "Because this is my country, because this is my homeland. Because in Ukraine, my family lives." Yuriy Matsarsky only needed one day to make the decision to fight for his country. He was not ...

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My father passed away a few months ago in Australia, dreaming about returning one day to his homeland of Myanmar. Of course, going home was impossible. His health was poor and Myanmar isn’t safe, with ...

Phillip Martinez is a game and culture reporter for Newsweek. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2018, he was a reporter and editor for iDigitalTimes and Player.One. A Bronx native, he graduated with his ...

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It is very difficult to explain the Armenian presence in Glendale, California to people who aren’t from the area, but if you live in LA County, it’s completely unavoidable. Between the countless kebab ...

Bohdan Andrukh was on his way to meet friends for dinner at a San Francisco restaurant last Wednesday when he received a phone call from his mother in Lviv. She was crying; the sound of a nearby ...

Myanmar’s military junta is committing indiscriminate atrocities. We shouldn’t look away. Police patrol on a street in Yangon on July 19, 2023, on the 76th Martyrs’ Day, which marks the anniversary of ...