World

• Breathing new life into tatreez

  Apr 18, 2018 By Priyanka SachetiSpecial to Weekend Review

  Hassan Hajjaj and 81 Designs collaborated for a unique project. His works were recreated by Palestinian women refugees in traditional tatreez embroidery
• In Bukhara, a diminishing Jewish community

  Apr 18, 2018 By Andrew Higgins

  A community with a history stretching back millenniums is steadily running out of living members in the Uzbek city
• ‘They stole my life away’

  Apr 18, 2018 By Daniel Hurst

  Eugenic Protection Law subjected 16,500 people to forced sterilisation and was aimed at eliminating ‘inferior’ children
• In Iraq, a gym for women weightlifters

  Apr 04, 2018 By Emilienne Malfatto

  Young women like Huda Salem — who can lift 111 kilograms — find an escape from overcrowded Sadr City at Abbas Ahmed Abbas’s gym
• Hope for Filipinos seeking divorce

  Apr 04, 2018 By Aurora Almandral

  Lawmakers are considering a Bill that would permit marriages to end on grounds of irreconcilable differences, abandonment or abuse
• Theyyam, Kerala’s unique dance form

  Apr 04, 2018 By Fyna AshwathSpecial to Weekend Review

  Drawing huge crowds, Theyyam rituals are a vital part of community life but some enthusiasts fear the ancient art form is becoming too sanitised
• A Kanpur cemetery is witness to history

  Mar 28, 2018 By Rohit GhoshSpecial to Weekend Review

  The graves of 12,000 British subjects in the Lal Kurti cemetery in the northern Indian city offer a quiet testament to the passage of time
• Battle against child marriage winning

  Mar 28, 2018 By Kai Schultz and Suhasini Raj

  Authorities in the state of Bihar are trying to combat one of the highest rates of underage weddings
• A North Korean family makes a new life

  Mar 28, 2018 By Anna Fifield

  The fisherman and his wife have been through a lot of firsts: first passports, first airport, first plane
• New ID cards dividing Afghans

  Mar 28, 2018 By Sayed Salahuddin and Pamela Constable

  People are objecting to the use of “Afghan” as a universal nationality, because it has been synonymous with “Pashtun”, the numerically dominant tribe
• A perfect blend of art and fashion

  Mar 22, 2018 By Nilima Pathak, Special to Weekend Review

  Vidhi Singhania is determined to promote and protect Indian textile as a form of art, history and heritage
• The birdman of Oxfordshire

  Mar 14, 2018 By Syed Hamad AliSpecial to Weekend Review

  David Hughes started out as a lion trainer in a circus but now, he’s keeping the ancient art of falconry alive at his family-owned centre in the English countryside
• A ray of hope for Palestine’s youth

  Mar 14, 2018 By Rafique GangatSpecial to Weekend Review

  The unemployment rate for Palestinians under 29 is the highest in the Arab world, but the YES programme is now making a real difference
• A Tuscan village is reshaped by migration

  Mar 14, 2018 By Gaia Pianigiani

  Even in tradition-steeped Tuscany, immigration is changing the face of Italy — migrants now tend the fields, care for the elderly and fill the schools
• In Dresden, Putin’s shadow lingers

  Mar 14, 2018 By Laura Mandeville

  As a young KGB officer, Vladimir Putin worked in eastern Germany for a few years. Today, his presence is still felt
• In Iraq, the best digits cost a mint

  Feb 28, 2018 By Mustafa Salim and 
Tamer El-Ghobashy

  The market for ‘distinguished’ cellphone numbers has prices that rival those at gold and gem exchanges