You are here: Homepage Tag minorities Articles ”Assad is gone, but his sectarian strategy left behind deep wounds,“ writes Sarah Hunaidi Foto: Picture Alliance / Anadolu | I. Kasim Minorities | Syria Assad's long shadow The Assad regime used minority protection as a pretext to pit different Syrian communities against each other. That left behind left deep wounds that are still painful today By Sarah Hunaidi 08/01/2025 Audrey Magee is an author and journalist who lives and works in Wicklow, Ireland Photo: Jonathan Hession Language | Ireland Proudly spoken in Irish Speaking Irish has long been controversial. But now the Gaelic language is making a comeback. What’s going on in Ireland? By Audrey Magee 12/13/2023 Linda Greta Zsiga and her family were forcibly relocated to Pata Rât. Many people live there in makeshift shelters without water and electricity Photo: Daniel Mihailescu/Getty Images Human rights | Romania Roma pushed to the dirty outskirts of the city Years ago, the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca resettled hundreds of Roma - next to a huge garbage dump. Some families fought back and managed to attract international attention By Gundula Haage 11/02/2023
”Assad is gone, but his sectarian strategy left behind deep wounds,“ writes Sarah Hunaidi Foto: Picture Alliance / Anadolu | I. Kasim Minorities | Syria Assad's long shadow The Assad regime used minority protection as a pretext to pit different Syrian communities against each other. That left behind left deep wounds that are still painful today By Sarah Hunaidi 08/01/2025
Audrey Magee is an author and journalist who lives and works in Wicklow, Ireland Photo: Jonathan Hession Language | Ireland Proudly spoken in Irish Speaking Irish has long been controversial. But now the Gaelic language is making a comeback. What’s going on in Ireland? By Audrey Magee 12/13/2023
Linda Greta Zsiga and her family were forcibly relocated to Pata Rât. Many people live there in makeshift shelters without water and electricity Photo: Daniel Mihailescu/Getty Images Human rights | Romania Roma pushed to the dirty outskirts of the city Years ago, the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca resettled hundreds of Roma - next to a huge garbage dump. Some families fought back and managed to attract international attention By Gundula Haage 11/02/2023