Category: World Affairs
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Voices to the Voiceless: Confronting Sex-Trafficking and Other Gender-based Issues Worldwide by M. Pitter
We are living in an age still plagued by slavery and direct violations on human rights, a modern age in which there are people brutalized out of whim or exploited as chattel for red light pleasures. Millions of young girls worldwide, born into destitution often find themselves as the products of the sex traffic industry…
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Anti-US Sentiments in the Middle East and then Israel by M. Pitter
September 11th 2012 launched forth a new phase in the nationalistic movements of the Middle East popularly dubbed as the Arab Spring. A film attacking the sanctity of Islam entitled The Innocence of Islam created by supposedly an Israeli-American man, Sam Bacile, whose identity still remains blotted with mystery caused an intense backlash aimed at…
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Just a Glimpse of the Political Situation in Kingston, Jamaica by M. Pitter
Kingston, Jamaica has indeed provided a battleground upon which political opposition exploded into cinder block warfare, at certain times connected to a larger network of wars popularly considered Cold in our history books. Loyalty to either one of the two political parties in Jamaica, PNP and JLP (the ones that receive the most votes) places…
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A Call to the Public
At about the midpoint between our very successful first issue and the highly anticipated October issue, we are looking to revamp the In Parentheses brand by opening a call to new contributors for the IP Blog. We see the blog as a very important connection to our public that runs alongside the print quarterly, and…
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First Thoughts on Kurdistan
Upon arrival at Ataturk International Airport, I had nothing but time before my flight to Suleimania, Iraq- my home for the upcoming school year. Pressing through a fifteen hour flight binging on the limited selection of romance comedies and complimentary whiskey, I felt goaded to take a long walk through the airport. I ended up strolling…
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Social Entrepreneurship – Essay by L. Wald
Leah Wald surfs, races horses and plays soccer. She traveled to a former FMLN guerilla base in El Salvador to help build an eco-tourism business. Later, she founded a company that exports cashmere from Mongolia and reinvests its profits into various development projects. She studied International Political Economy and is currently getting a business degree…
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Breaking News: Typhoon Season Uproots Shanghai – an Article by M. Pitter
As the end of summer typically marks the season for typhoons to come and release their atmospheric tensions, this year’s waves of tropical storms over Shanghai’s seaboard brought to residents an unprecedented intensity. Many stores and companies have suspended their activities until further notice which is rare historically during typhoon season. Our correspondent in Shanghai,…
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CHANGE is Now or Later? : The Opening of the François Hollande Era in France – an Article by M.Pitter
MARSEILLE – With the election of François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande or Flamby to France’s presidency and with the end of Nicholas Sarkozy’s administration that was renown for its staunch conservatism manifesting itself oftentimes as a xenophobia and a push for more privatization in realms that were hitherto public, the potential may exist for France…
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A Glimpse at the Current State of the West Bank – Observations by M. Pitter
