Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada has cast himself as spokesman for the world’s liberals. But a series of episodes challenges that view.
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Justin Trudeau Says He Is ‘Deeply Sorry’ After Brownface Photo Surfaces
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s campaign was thrown into turmoil when a photograph surfaced of him in brownface makeup at a 2001 private school party.
A Mass Citizenship Check in India Leaves 2 Million People in Limbo
Lists of verified citizens were posted across the state of Assam on Saturday. Those whose names did not appear — most of them Muslims — could soon be stateless.
She’s a World-Famous Model. So Why Did an Australian Magazine Get Her Photo Wrong?
Adut Akech is a 19-year-old modeling superstar. But after a magazine misidentified her in a photo, she says she is no longer staying quiet about racism in the industry.
Blackface, Staple of Arab Comedy, Faces Surge of Criticism
The racist comedy trope, unacceptable in the West, is alive and well in mainstream Arab media.
India Plans Big Detention Camps for Migrants. Muslims Are Afraid.
Four million people in one state are at risk of being denied citizenship in a government campaign critics say is driven by a Hindu nationalist agenda.
Girl’s Quest to Sing With Berlin’s Boys’ Choir Is Dashed
The 9-year-old’s lawsuit had said that rejecting girls denied them access to a high-quality educational opportunity. The choir said the problem was her voice, not her gender.
This Land Is a Sanctuary for Aboriginal Women. Bulldozers May Soon Come.
Indigenous Australians have camped for over a year to block a proposed highway upgrade. The protest has become a homecoming that has allowed many to reconnect with their heritage.
Useless Dads and Placid Women: U.K. Bans 2 Ads Over Sexist Stereotypes
Television ads from Volkswagen and Mondelez were the first to fall foul of new rules that target potentially harmful gender stereotyping.
The Global Machine Behind the Rise of Far-Right Nationalism
Sweden was long seen as a progressive utopia. Then came waves of immigrants — and the forces of populism at home and abroad.