From Kamala Khan to the Burka Avenger, comic book characters are increasingly becoming a medium through which sensitive social issues can be discussed. Leading the march is an army of powerful Muslim women who are empowering people just like them.

Superheroes are idolised by children and adults across the world, yet despite this widespread readership, many of these characters lack a diversity that reflects the world's population. Now, African comic book start-ups are giving black readers heroes they can identify with.

‘I’m glad to be Japanese!’ It’s a thought that two-thirds of Japanese people have had. But with nationalism’s long, sordid history in the country, some debate whether it can be taken too far. With a recent spike in patriotism in Japan's popular culture, how is it translating to the rest of the world?

A Pew Research study in late 2014 found that Facebook is the second largest source of political news and knowledge for Americans, trailing only second the television. Facebook came out on top of both CNN and Fox News, arguably making it a legitimate channel for political news.