Diaspora

‘Sad, mad and disheartened’: for the diaspora, the bombardment in Lebanon is a special kind of loss

Iran’s Next Internet Blackout Is Inevitable

Starting May 26, a tsunami of posts flooded social media from Iranians, who had largely not been heard from since the war began on February 28. Video calls reunited diaspora families who had spent three months staring at a single checkmark on WhatsApp—the app’s signal that a message has been sent but not yet received. One Iranian user captured what many felt: “Hello from Iran’s prison after three months.

Is the growing use of GLP-1s reshaping ideas of Black beauty?

People across the Black diaspora are increasingly turning to weight-loss drugs. How might this reshape our health, wellbeing and body image?Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThese days, I barely make it through the week without seeing news about what weight-loss medications, such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, can now supposedly achieve.

Is the growing use of GLP-1s reshaping ideas of Black beauty?

People across the Black diaspora are increasingly turning to weight-loss drugs. How might this reshape our health, wellbeing and body image?Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThese days, I barely make it through the week without seeing news about what weight-loss medications, such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, can now supposedly achieve.

Returning home to invest: Some entrepreneurs see opportunities in DRC despite instability

While much of the international spotlight remains fixed on conflict in eastern DR Congo and renewed fears around Ebola outbreaks, some members of the Congolese diaspora are choosing to return home and invest. Jean Luc Luboya Tshishimbi, the CEO of Bio Happy Farms, shares his perspective – that of an entrepreneur betting on opportunity despite instability. Keywords for this article

The fake police scam stealing millions from Australia's Chinese community

Fake police scam targets Chinese diaspora with threats and forged documents Sat 6 Jun 2026 at 5:30am It's a warm evening in a small Australian town. A man dressed in a shirt and tie prepares to record a statement he believes will be used in court.

Some Iranians abroad say they’d fight for the regime. Others want to topple it.

Members of the diaspora in Iraq, from Sunni Muslim Kurds in the north to Shiite Persians in the south, are as divided over the war as Iranians back home.

Iranians protest outside World Cup stadium ahead of Iran match

More than 200 members of the Iranian diaspora gathered outside Los Angeles Stadium on Sunday, waving Iran's pre-revolutionary "Lion and Sun" flags and protesting against the Iranian government ahead of Iran's first match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Redditors Are Using AI to Beat Obscene World Cup Ticket Prices

Jordan vs. Algeria isn’t a soul-stirring World Cup matchup for most soccer fans. They’re the 63rd and 29th best teams in the world, according to FIFA rankings. The game will be played at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium (officially called Levi’s Stadium) in Santa Clara, yet both nations’ diaspora are more heavily concentrated on the East Coast.

Cape Verde's progress to World Cup is much more than fairytale

Cape Verde's progress to World Cup is much more than fairytale June 2 : Cape Verde are the only African newcomers in this year's World Cup and with a population of around 600,000 are the third smallest nation to qualify in the tournament’s long history. But with a squad drawn from the island nation’s large diaspora, they have been competitive for more than a decade and their progress to the finals is less of a fairytale than portrayed. They will kick off against European champions Spain on...