A war with no end in sight - and Syrians pay the price

Last update: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 16:25 | By: Eda Halis

Two years after it began, Syrians are still living amid a violent civil war. Their President Bashar al-Assad continues to clash daily with his opponents in his determination to stay in power.More than 100,000 people have been killed since the fighting began, while two million have fled across the border to neighbouring countries, and four million more are internally displaced.

â€˜KKKâ€™ cartoon another low for Korean baseball

Last update: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 15:56 | By: Andrew Farrell

On 3 September, LG Twins pitcher Rad-hames Liz appeared to attempt to bean – or intentionally strike with the bal – SK Wyverns’ Choi Jeong twice in one game.

The World at Home

Last update: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 15:53 | By: Charles Laffiteau

Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture

An Outside View/LÃ©argas Taobh Amuigh

Last update: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 15:52 | By: Panu HÃ¶glund

An litríocht dhearmadta

Creating one culture out of many

Last update: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 16:34 | By: Eugenie Dubin

DukeEngage participant Eugenie Dubin explains how her time in multicultural Dublin put her at odds with preconceptions about places new to immigration

Ireland and Cuba share a proud history of self-reliance

Last update: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 16:29 | By: Michael McGowan

The recent death of Bernie Dwyer, the Irish journalist and film-maker described as “the driving force” behind Ireland’s Cuba Solidarity Campaign, has led to much reflection on the influence of that Caribbean island on the rest of the world.

A beautiful land, a different experience

Last update: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 16:25 | By: Mariaam Bhatti

Mariaam Bhatti: Tales of a Domestic Worker

Strike against Assad, not against Syria

Last update: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 16:20 | By: Mohammed Samaana

As the debate surrounding military intervention in Syria continues, the suffering of ordinary Syrians goes on.

No place for the â€˜uglyâ€™

Last update: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 15:46 | By: Andrew Farrell

It was during the dog days of winter in 2009 that the realities of plastic surgery in my adopted home of South Korea finally hit home.

The World at Home

Last update: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 15:44 | By: Charles Laffiteau

Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture

An Outside View/LÃ©argas Taobh Amuigh

Last update: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 15:22 | By: Panu HÃ¶glund

An Fhionlainn i ndiaidh Nokia

Varied values and clashing cultures

Last update: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 15:50 | By: Brandee Branche

DukeEngage participant Brandee Branche looks at the gaps that exist between perception and reality when it comes to migrants and their place in Irish society

Egypt needs democracy, not more bloodshed

Last update: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 15:47 | By: Eda Halis

For more than two months now since the military’s removal of Egypt’s first democratically elected president, widespread demonstrations and protests have destabilised the country, with the army’s clashes with supporters of Mohamed Morsi leaving hundreds dead and thousands injured.

Letâ€™s make a step forward for Dublin

Last update: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 15:46 | By: Paul Dillon

A directly elected Lord Mayor of Dublin, along with other reforms, could make the capital a more democratic city, writes Paul Dillon

Canary Islands blend the ancient with the modern

Last update: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 15:44 | By: Michael McGowan

I have recently returned from the Spanish island of La Gomera, one of the smallest of the Canary Islands, where an ancient whistling language that seemed to be dying out is now undergoing a revival.

You need to stand your ground

Last update: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 15:43 | By: Mariaam Bhatti

Mariaam Bhatti: Tales of a Domestic Worker

The nuts and bolts of Irish work permits: Part 2

Last update: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 15:42 | By: Femi Daniyan

Know Your Rights with Femi Daniyan

Syrian conflict: a different view

Last update: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 15:41 | By: Ronit Lentin

What has been called a civil war in Syria began on 15 March 2011 when the Syrian people, inspired by the wider Middle East protest dubbed the Arab Spring, staged popular demonstrations against the government of Bashar al-Assad.

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