J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world expanded in America; Behold, the ways in which male world leaders mansplain International Women’s Day; The undeniable sexism in textbooks designed for the world’s children; The drug taken by Maria Sharapova was used by the Soviet Union to help soldiers combat stress; Surprise, surprise: New Pew poll in Israel finds religions don’t get along so well; Watch: A Chinese feminist’s defiant message to the government that jailed her; Renowned global guru is accused of killing New Delhi’s river; Men should have the right to ‘abort’ responsibility for an unborn child, Swedish political group says;   A complex globe, made clear   J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world expanded in America Her new story is part of the series “History of Magic in North America,” the backstory to the upcoming movie “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” By Karla Adam  •  Read more » Behold, the ways in which male world leaders mansplain International Women’s Day "For me a woman is above all a mother," said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. By Elahe Izadi  •  Read more »   The undeniable sexism in textbooks designed for the world’s children Men are portrayed as leaders while women are often not portrayed at all. By Adam Taylor  •  Read more »   The drug taken by Maria Sharapova was used by the Soviet Union to help soldiers combat stress Meldonium had its origins in a Cold War-era lab, ordered up by military planners. By Michael Birnbaum  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Surprise, surprise: New Pew poll in Israel finds religions don’t get along so well A new study by the Pew Research Center shows that Israel is starkly divided along religious lines. By Ruth Eglash  •  Read more »   Watch: A Chinese feminist’s defiant message to the government that jailed her Just in time for International Women's Day By Emily Rauhala  •  Read more »   Renowned global guru is accused of killing New Delhi’s river The guru is constructing a massive tent city, stage and roads on the river's floodplains. roiled ecologists. By Rama Lakshmi  •  Read more »   Men should have the right to ‘abort’ responsibility for an unborn child, Swedish political group says The idea has not been popular. By Adam Taylor  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   World news alerts Get immediate updates in your inbox on breaking news from around the world. Visit washingtonpost.com/newsletters for more breaking news alerts and newsletters. Sign Up »         Share WorldViews:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for the World newsletter. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071