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AsiaNovember 27, 2018
China Has Detained a Million Muslims in Reeducation Camps
The repression picked up dramatically in 2016, after a top party official who had put down unrest in Tibet was sent to Xinjiang.
Umar Farooq
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War on TerrorDecember 6, 2017
In Pakistan’s Tribal Areas, Collective Punishment Is the Law of the Land
Civilians here, who live under an outdated colonial regime, have been terrorized by US drone strikes and extremist Islamists for many years.
Umar Farooq
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Middle EastApril 12, 2017
Turkey’s Fateful Referendum: The Road to Dictatorship?
If it passes this Sunday, the country will adopt a presidential system, but without the checks and balances that constrain President Erdogan’s power.
Umar Farooq
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Drug War and Drug PolicyJune 5, 2012
The Movement for Peace and Justice in Mexico
Mexican poet and activist Javier Sicilia lost his son to a drug cartel. Now he’s part of a movement to end the drug wars.
Umar Farooq and Connor Guy
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ActivismMarch 22, 2012
No Justice for Trayvon Martin, No Peace
A thousand demonstrators gathered in Union Square to call for the prosecution of George Zimmerman, Martin’s killer. More protests are planned across the country.
Umar Farooq and Connor Guy
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January 24, 2012
Baltimore Algebra Project Stops Juvenile Detention Center
When Bob Moses brought his Algebra Project to Baltimore in 1990, he could hardly have imagined the impact his mathematics curriculum would have on the city’s youth two decades later.
Umar Farooq