Sabrina Toppa

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Neelam Patil: Climate Educator

Patil started a nonprofit called Green Pocket Forests to help bring micro-forests to schools across the U.S.

By Sabrina Toppa

Afghans in Pakistan Fear for Refugees Fleeing Taliban

“Even after 40 years, nothing has changed in Afghanistan," says one refugee in Pakistan. "Fear, hunger, displacement, and uncertainty are our destiny."

By Sabrina Toppa and Zia ur Rehman/Karachi, Pakistan

Pakistani Women Said #MeToo. Now, They're Being Sued

Women in Pakistan came forward with allegations of sexual harassment as the #MeToo movement took hold. Now, they're facing defamation lawsuits

By Sabrina Toppa / Lahore, Pakistan

Pakistan Paralyzed by Protests Over Blasphemy Acquittal

Asia Bibi was cleared after eight years on death row, but she still isn't free

By Sabrina Toppa / Lahore, Pakistan

Pakistan Goes to the Polls

The upcoming election will only be the country’s second democratic transition of power

By Sabrina Toppa / Lahore

Pakistan's Transgender Candidates Find Political Voice

Long left on the margins, transgender citizens are finding their voice

By Sabrina Toppa / Lahore

Pakistan to Vote on Child Marriage Bill

Pakistan's parliament will vote on whether to raise the minimum marriage age to 18

By Sabrina Toppa / Lahore

Eyewitnesses Recount Deadly Lahore Bombing

Lahore bombing survivors say "this is against all of humanity”

By Sabrina Toppa / Lahore

Vatican Calls Irish Gay-Marriage Vote 'Defeat for Humanity'

The remark is the most critical made by the church so far

By Sabrina Toppa

Breastfed Babies Better Protected Against Pollution

Human milk counters impact of airborne pollutants

By Sabrina Toppa

Vietnam Outlaws 'Filthy,' 'Clichéd' and 'Poisonous' Romantic Novels

Well, that's Fifty Shades of Grey nixed then

By Sabrina Toppa

Josh Duggar Resigns From Family Research Council

Duggar says he "regrets" the "negative attention"

By Sabrina Toppa

Activists to March in North Korea

"I believe that we are ... breaking through this mental state that this is a permanent division"

By Sabrina Toppa

Saudi Arabia Is Looking For Executioners

How long before they bring in the headhunters?

By Sabrina Toppa

Rohingya Say Quake-Ravaged Nepal Better Than Home

“In Burma, just being Muslim is like a crime”

By Sabrina Toppa

Rapper Chinx Fatally Shot in Queens

The motive for the attack is not yet known

By Sabrina Toppa

Italy Rescues 3,600 Migrants in 48 Hours

Some 200,000 are expected to arrive in Italy this year

By Sabrina Toppa

'All-Male Panels' Tumblr Skewers Gender Imbalance

Endless images of all-male academic and business panels highlight the problem of men dominating the conversation

By Sabrina Toppa

Infant Antibiotic Use Tied to Adult Diseases

By altering infant gut bacteria, the antibiotics make us more vulnerable to disease

By Sabrina Toppa

Baltimore Riots Cost $9 Million

Over 30 businesses and at least one home suffered major damage from April 25 to May 3, survey says

By Sabrina Toppa
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