Pakistan: Child activist goes on a climate education mission (video)

Emaan Danish is a 10-year-old activist helping other children learn about climate change with an interactive website raising awareness about how global warming impacts Pakistan and the world. https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-child-activist-goes-on-a-climate-education-mission/av-60426352 Standing Rock Chairman gifts Greta Thunberg with a Lakota name meaning “woman who came from the heavens” Oceana Kiss the Ground Film Trailer (2020) / What’s… Read More Pakistan: Child activist goes on a climate education mission (video)

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Religiosity and Human Life – Online meet January 16, 5-7 PM

Message from Professor Vipin Tripathi: Friends, remember Sadbhav Mission online meeting on  “Religiosity and Human Life” on January 16, 2022, Sunday, 5-7 PM, India time. The link is https://meet.google.com/enh-nsdk-ivp Confirmed speakers for 5-7 min talks are: Shri Md. Adeeb, Ms. Teesta Setalvad, Ms. Shirin, Ms. Sehba Farooqui, Shri Goswami Sushil ji Maharaj. I also expect two three… Read More Religiosity and Human Life – Online meet January 16, 5-7 PM

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Malaysia: Buddhist monks fight to protect mountain home

A cool breeze sweeps through the Dhamma Sakyamuni Monastery. Sitting cross-legged on the polished stone floor, monks meditate silently under the gaze of a Buddha painted gold. Above them, stalactites hang from the rough limestone ceiling. This is one of the last remaining limestone cave temples in Malaysia. It sits nestled into the foot of Mount Kanthan, one of… Read More Malaysia: Buddhist monks fight to protect mountain home

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LIZ THEOHARIS: Which Way America? Confronting Christian Nationalism in the Spirit of Desmond Tutu

Tomdispatch.com  – If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality – Archbishop Desmond Tutu    The world lost a great moral leader this Christmas… Read More LIZ THEOHARIS: Which Way America? Confronting Christian Nationalism in the Spirit of Desmond Tutu

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An icefish colony discovered in Antarctica is world's largest fish breeding ground

A breeding colony of 60 million fish has been discovered in Antarctica’s ice-covered Weddell Sea — a unique and previously unknown ecosystem that covers an area the size of Malta. The fascinating find shows how little is known about the ocean depths. The vast colony, believed to be the world’s largest, is home to the… Read More An icefish colony discovered in Antarctica is world's largest fish breeding ground

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Edin Hajdarpasic: What use is fact-checking against fact-free politics?

Asking historians to dig deep into bluntly ahistorical political claims is like sending a scuba-diving team into a bathtub. But beyond fact-checking obviously false claims, of what use can professional historians be to society? In an age of denialism, one has to embrace history’s political potentials instead of reducing them to the task of safekeeping… Read More Edin Hajdarpasic: What use is fact-checking against fact-free politics?

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Archive amassed by Nazis sheds light on Masonic history

Initially tolerated by the Nazis, Freemasons became the subject of regime conspiracy theories in the 1930s, seen as liberal intellectuals whose secretive circles could become centres of opposition. Curators combing through a vast historic archive of Freemasonry in Europe amassed by the Nazis in their wartime anti-Masonic purge say they believe there are still secrets… Read More Archive amassed by Nazis sheds light on Masonic history

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Roy Cohen – ‘In our teens, we dreamed of making peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Then my friend was shot’

NB: This is a beautifully written account of a terrible human tragedy. Thank you Roy. You did your best for peace and friendship. And you are keeping alive the memory of Aseel, your dead Palestinian friend. You do what is right because it is right. We can only hope that one day the Phoenix of… Read More Roy Cohen – ‘In our teens, we dreamed of making peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Then my friend was shot’

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Increased repression and violence a sign of weakness, says Human Rights Watch

Increasingly repressive and violent acts against civilian protests by autocratic leaders and military regimes around the world are signs of their desperation and weakening grip on power, Human Rights Watch says in its annual assessment of human rights across the globe. In its world report 2022, the human rights organisation said autocratic leaders faced a significant… Read More Increased repression and violence a sign of weakness, says Human Rights Watch

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