Modern explorers can fly over a jungle to “discover” an ancient site, but the people living in those rainforests already have extensive knowledge about their region’s history. Here's why researchers should work with residents—not over them.
An anthropologist immerses herself in Islamic dream culture to understand how the divine plays a role in everyday lives.
The everyday discrimination against black people in the United States bears frightening similarities to the suppression of Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Donald Trump’s disturbing anti-Muslim rhetoric echoes an ugly chapter in U.S. history: the time leading up to the incarceration of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
East Africa’s largest country has made great strides in reducing its maternal death rate, but many obstacles remain.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada gave voice to the violence committed in Indian residential schools. Unfortunately, it failed to fully achieve either healing or justice among many of those involved.