Nadia Spock

Nadia was an intern for PRI’s The World during the summer of 2016. Currently a student at Knox College, Nadia is pursuing a degree in Gender and Women’s Studies with a minor in Journalism. She works as the Managing Editor for The Knox Student, Knox’s weekly newspaper.

When Nadia’s not talking feminism, you can find her with a pint of ice cream and a Boggle board.

Professional basketball player Indira Kaljo has spent the past two years campaigning to permanently lift FIBA's head covering rule.

Will basketball's ruling body allow women to play with a hijab?

The International Basketball Federation has a head-covering rule that restricts many Muslim players. Professional basketball player Indira Kaljo is determined to change a rule that forces many to choose between sport and faith.

Will basketball's ruling body allow women to play with a hijab?
People queue outside hawker Chan Hong Meng's Michelin star awarded stall, for his soya sauce chicken rice and noodle at a food market in Singapore.

Singapore gets the world's first Michelin star for a food stall

Singapore gets the world's first Michelin star for a food stall
Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump applauds onstage as his running-mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence concludes his speech during the third night of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. July 20, 2016.

Trump's comments leave some European leaders worried about the future of NATO

Trump's comments leave some European leaders worried about the future of NATO
Yusuf Omar, mobile editor of the Hindustan Times, is using Snapchat to give sexual abuse survivors a voice.

Snapchat gives a voice to survivors of sexual abuse

Snapchat gives a voice to survivors of sexual abuse
Democratoz is an Algerian Rai and Reggae band based out of the city of Oran.

Algerian rai, reggae and revolution: All this band needs is democracy

Algerian rai, reggae and revolution: All this band needs is democracy
Still from Killing Fields showing actors Sam Waterston and Haing Ngor

Two people who made the world confront a genocide

Sydney Schanberg's reporting on Cambodia's descent into genocide became an Oscar-winning film. Actor Sam Waterston, who portrayed Schanberg, remembers Schanberg's influence on the film and on how Americans understand Cambodia.

Two people who made the world confront a genocide
Larry the Downing Street cat lays on the pavement, in central London, Britain July 13, 2016.

Larry the cat remains on Downing Street

After a long stay with the Camerons, Larry the cat welcomes new Prime Minister Theresa May to 10 Downing Street.

Larry the cat remains on Downing Street
London welcomes Johnston100, the new typeface of the London Undergound.

Mind the font: London's Underground is getting a new look

After a century, London is retiring an iconic typeface, and its replacement has been getting good reviews.

Mind the font: London's Underground is getting a new look
Black Lives Matter July 8 2016

There's a lot you can do to hold US police accountable

Police reform is local, and you have more power in local government than anywhere else in the US electoral system.

There's a lot you can do to hold US police accountable
Lesnoe Ozero is a Russian language camp located in Bemidji, MN.

Balalaikas and banyas: An average summer at Russian language camp

Lesnoe Ozero puts an unusual spin on the traditional camp experience: Everything's done in Russian.

Balalaikas and banyas: An average summer at Russian language camp
Case closed on Toronto's High Park capybara escape.

It's back to the pen for Canada's fugitive capybaras

The case is closed on two capybaras who made a daring escape from a Toronto zoo last month. They're now safely back at home.

It's back to the pen for Canada's fugitive capybaras
A photo shot and tweeted from the floor of the House by U.S. House Rep. John Yarmuth shows Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including Rep. Joe Courtney (L) and Rep. John Lewis (C) staging a sit-in on the House floor "to demand acti

Democrats sit down and take a stand with social media

Democratic members of Congress staged a sit-in for more than 24 hours demanding a vote on new gun control legislation — all streamed live on social media.

Democrats sit down and take a stand with social media
Kyushu University professor Kosuke Morita, head of a team of scientists who discovered element 113, points to the superheavy synthetic element on a periodic table at a news conference at the RIKEN institute's research centre in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, J

Japan gives its first element a name, and it's nihonium

Nihonium is the first of four new elements to be discovered in an Asian country, and Japan takes the prize.

Japan gives its first element a name, and it's nihonium
Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters during her California primary night rally held in the Brooklyn, New York on Tuesday.

With Hillary Clinton shifting her attention to November, her foreign policy experience moves to the forefront

Hillary Clinton has drawn heavily on her foreign policy experience — and pointed to Donald Trump's relative lack — as she starts to focus on the upcoming general election.

With Hillary Clinton shifting her attention to November, her foreign policy experience moves to the forefront
A view of Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) in Florence, Italy

How the rich and famous remain rich and famous in Florence, Italy

The richest families in Florence have kept their grip on wealth — and presumably the prestige and power that accompanies it — for 600 years.

How the rich and famous remain rich and famous in Florence, Italy