The Journal
The latest news and commentary from PARIAH and our partners.
Why Kinshasa keeps flooding — and why it’s not just about the rain
The April 2025 Kinshasa floods exposed rapid, unplanned urban growth, poor drainage, and overwhelmed rivers — killing 70, displacing thousands, disrupting services, and highlighting the city's vulnerability to recurring climate disasters.
Colombia’s Indigenous Nasa push back against cultural loss to reconnect with nature
Forced to flee FARC violence 23 years ago, Ofelia Opocué and her Nasa community rebuilt their Indigenous identity in exile — now, they revive ancestral rituals to heal and reclaim their roots.
Before the Nakba: Photographs of Life in Palestine (c. 1896-1919)
Stunning photographs of life in Palestine in the early twentieth century — all from stereograph collections held by the Library of Congress and Brown University.
Israel’s war on Gaza is deliberately targeting children – new UN report
A report from the UN says Israel is "deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction of Palestinians as a group."
The Emperor’s New Clothes: Fashion, Politics, and Identity in Mughal South Asia
The Mughal emperors in India faced a sartorial quandary: continue wearing their traditional Central Asian attire, or adopt the lighter cotton clothing of this warmer clime?
Some Americans Have Already Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Dragnet. More Will Be.
Federal immigration authorities have a history of wrongfully detaining US citizens. Advocates warn that Trump's immigration policies mean that more citizens will get caught up in raids and sweeps.