Edward Jay Epstein, an iconoclastic author whose deeply researched books challenged conventional wisdom about controversies ranging from whether John F.…
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The Vatican’s recent declaration allowing the blessing of same-sex couples caused a stir around the globe, but perhaps most of…
At last, we appear to be getting somewhere. Late on New Year’s Day, Mohamed Salah’s beaming face appeared on British…
Mbongeni Ngema, a South African playwright, lyricist and director whose stage works, including the Tony-nominated musical “Sarafina!,” challenged and mocked…
Peter Magubane, a Black South African photographer whose images documenting the cruelties and violence of apartheid drew global acclaim but…
Burundi’s president said that gay people in his country should be stoned, amid a widening crackdown against L.G.B.T.Q. people in…
A teenager jailed in Egypt, determined to bear witness to the abuses he suffered during years of detention. A proponent…
A senior leader of the Somali terrorist group al-Shabab, who was accused of planning multiple attacks that killed 148 Kenyans…
By 7 a.m., lines of customers snake down the block outside stores on the main commercial strip in Musina, a…