La Croix11h
Libya’s cautious emancipation of women in the face of patriarchy
In deeply conservative and Islamic Libya, Tripoli serves as a launching pad for relative progress, primarily driven by ...
The Aga Khan IV, Wealthy Leader of the Ismaili Muslims, Dies at 88
At the age of 20, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini inherited the reins of a Shia Muslim lineage and used his entrepreneurship to ...
Ancient DNA Points to Origins of Indo-European Language
A new study claims to have identified the first speakers of Indo-European language, which gave rise to English, Sanskrit and ...
What’s ahead for a 50-year-old West African bloc after 3 junta-led countries left the group?
A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.
The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims, has died at age 88
The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate ...
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How one language family took over the world: ancient DNA traces its spread
For decades, the leading theory for the ubiquity of Indo-European languages was that early farmers, living in a region known ...
How a Camel Herder Became Leader of a Rampaging Gang Accused of Genocide
The genocide the U.S. says is under way in Sudan started like this: In 2002, bandits attacked a caravan led by a young herder ...