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Livni Wins Party Vote to Succeed Olmert in Israel

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni won a vote to become the leader of the Kadima party and is on her way to becoming the next Israeli prime minister. She won the vote by 1.1%. Voter turnout for this primary was very low. Before Livni can be named prime minister, she must get a governing coalition [...]

Yemen “Tiny Voices Defy”

When searching through currents events on Yemen, I came across a recent New York Times article by Robert Worth that caught my eye. The article titled “Tiny Voices Defy Child Marriage in Yemen” tells the story of a 9-year-old girl named Arwa who made international press when she went to a courthouse in Yemen and demanded [...]