The 2017 April bombings of Coptic churches in Egypt raised once again the question of a ramping Islamic terrorism in the country and what can be done to prevent it.
Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Georges Fahmi, European University Institute
Religious state institutions wanting to address the rhetoric of violence in the name of religion must begin by reforming their relationship with the state.
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Politics + Society
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Beatrice Akala, University of Johannesburg
Kenya's progressive 2010 Constitution brought improved women's representation in Parliament and public life. But historical prejudices remain, always more intensely apparent during elections.
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Arts + Culture
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Maria Yotova, Kwansei Gakuin University
How a simple bacterium traveled across time and space to become Japan's latest food fad.
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Health + Medicine
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Neo Tapela, Harvard Medical School
Africa is expected to have among the steepest increases in the number of people affected by non-communicable diseases - it needs health care systems that can cope.
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Science + Technology
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Eric Keen, University of California, San Diego
A new study shows that the way humpback whales choose their habitats is affected by humans.
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