Melbourne, AUSTRALIA – As the curtain starts to close on 2021, it is easy to view the year in a...
Category - Holidays
The Christmas Truce reminds us of our human hope for peace
Pekin, Illinois, U.S.A. – Without much joy, I trudged through my Global Studies textbook reading...
Christmas on display in Iran
A little bit of Christmas in the shops of Tehran, Iran. (Parnian Shahsavary/YJI)
Bangladesh celebrates 50 years of independence
Dhaka, BANGLADESH – Fifty years ago today, Bangladesh emerged victorious after a long, bloody, nine...
Poking holes in ‘Pocahontas’
HOUSTON – As humans, we tend to gloss over the darkest parts of our history. No one wants to...
Celebrating Diwali, the festival of light
Sreehitha Gandluri uses a modern electric lighter to ignite candles for the ancient Hindu...
The beauty of El Día de los Muertos, or Day of Dead
On the street There are personal memorials and decorated balconies, street corners, plazas and...
Ghoulish and happy Halloween scenes around the globe
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Saturday night in front of the People’s Committee Building in...