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March 18, 2024

India
India’s Muslims: An Increasingly Marginalized Population

India’s Muslim communities have faced decades of discrimination, which experts say has worsened under the Hindu nationalist BJP’s government.

Muslim women in India hold signs during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act.

November 16, 2006

Global
Ending Global Poverty

Watch Muhammad Yunus, founder and managing director of the Grameen Bank and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, discuss the role of microcredit in fighting poverty.

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November 14, 2023

Nigeria
A Troubling Picture

Nigerians are increasingly frustrated at the growing disconnect between the political class and ordinary people.

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu waves to the crowd on the top of a ceremonial vehicle.

September 6, 2012

Development
Democracy in Development: Bangladeshi Politics and the Grameen Bank’s Uncertain Future

Microfinance undoubtedly figures among the most important development innovations in the past several decades. Beginning in the 1970s, microfinance pioneers promoted the radical idea that it was poss…

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July 17, 2023

Nigeria
Asset Stripping

What attitudes toward public infrastructure tell us about the state of the social contract in Nigeria.

Members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASAN), walk with signs during a protest over crude oil theft.

March 8, 2017

Japan
Japan: Women of Influence

Today we celebrate International Women’s Day. This comes five days after Japan’s Hinamatsuri, or Girls’ Day, the day in which the nation celebrates the bright future of its young daughters. On this s…