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The World Bank should reconsider its mega dam project in Tajikistan | Opinions

December 15, 2024 by rizwanalidsp

On December 17 the World Bank is set to vote on financing the Rogun mega dam project in Tajikistan. If the vote passes, it would make one of the wildest dreams of the Tajik regime come true. The $5bn Rogun project has been in development since the mid-1970s as a solution for the chronic energy … Read more

Gaza’s libraries will rise from the ashes | Israel-Palestine conflict

December 14, 2024 by rizwanalidsp

I was five years old when I entered the Maghazi Library for the first time. My parents had just enrolled me at the nearby kindergarten, specifically because it was sending its pupils to the library for regular visits. They believed in the transformative power of books and wanted me to have access to a large … Read more