Europe has been debating the hijab for over twenty years, and the debate is especially likely to resurface during election time. In recent months, in Austria, France, Italy and even as far afield as Azerbaijan, the issue has once again become a hot topic. What does this say about our society, and what impact does it have on Muslim women?
Austria has banned headscarves in schools for girls under the age of 14. The law echoes debates taking place across Europe. What is the situation across the continent? A European overview by journalists from the Pulse editorial team.
A year-long scroll storymap investigation powered by Esri traces Indonesian nickel from a biodiversity sanctuary and indigenous homeland, through Chinese factories, to the batteries powering Europe top automaker’s electric cars – and those of its rivals – exposing the hidden cost of the automotive industry’s green transition.
Transnistria flies the Russian flag, hosts Russian troops and heats its homes with gas paid for by Moscow. None of that is stopping the EU from negotiating Moldova’s membership – or from drawing the breakaway region into its orbit.
