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A Beacon of Hope from A Buddhist Leader in the Face of Crises

Viewpoint by Ramesh Jaura* – IDN-InDepthNews BERLIN | TOKYO (IDN) — Like the United Nations, the global community-based Buddhist organisation Soka Gakkai International (SGI) is a beacon of hope to a world shrouded by dark clouds of unprecedented crises. An… Continue Reading →

Civil Society, Health, Peace, Religion

The Coup in Myanmar: Why Now?

By  Phillip Orchard – Geopolitical Futures There are huge risks to abandoning the country’s previous political arrangement. For Myanmar, a country where the military brass has called the shots for most of its modern history, the putsch shouldn’t have come… Continue Reading →

Economy / Finance, Elections, Human Rights, Immigration and Refugees, militarization, Religion, Violence

Aung San Suu Kyi is a victim of a coup. But is she still a hero of democracy?

By Ishaan Tharoor* – The Washington Post Myanmar’s fragile, flawed democracy has collapsed. In the early hours Monday, the country’s military initiated a coup, arresting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians, including ministers from her National League… Continue Reading →

Elections, Human Rights, Immigration and Refugees, militarization, Radical extremism, Religion, Violence, xenofobia

Israel and apartheid: prophecy or description?

Editorial – The Guardian With no roadmap for peace, Israel risks being compared to the old South Africa It was a deliberate provocation by B’Tselem, Israel’s largest human rights group, to describe the Palestinians in the Holy Land as living… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, Human Rights, militarization, Racism, Radical extremism, Religion, Violence, xenofobia

Sesame Street unveils Rohingya Muppets to help kids overcome ‘unthinkable horrors’

 By Christine Romo, Cynthia McFadden and Rich Schapiro (*) – NBC News The new characters, Noor Yasmin and Aziz, are part of an effort to boost early education for children inside the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh. COX’S BAZAR,… Continue Reading →

Children, Human Rights, Immigration and Refugees, Racism, Religion, Violence

The Polish war on women is over 30 years old

By Boyan Stanislavski* – Barricade The recent ruling of the Constitutional Tribunal in Poland is the latest episode in the 30-year long war on women in that country. It is disgusting and enraging but it is a part of a… Continue Reading →

Civil rights, Radical extremism, Religion, Women

Pope Francis, the anti-Trump of our age

By Ishaan Tharoor* – The Washington Post Centuries ago, Christendom was accustomed to the periodic existence of “antipopes.” They were clerics who, whether through spiritual conviction or political machinations, challenged the designated pontiff with rival claims to the top seat in the… Continue Reading →

Human Rights, Justice, Populism, Radical extremism, Religion

Covid-19 complicates Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nomination

The Economist The president is back after being hospitalised with the virus. But the pandemic may weaken the Republicans’ push to confirm Amy Coney Barrett PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP returned to the White House in triumphant mood on the evening of… Continue Reading →

authoritarianism, Health, Justice, Populism, Radical extremism, Religion

One Book, One World

By Dino Lencioni*  The new edition of this book is entitled The Jerusalem Helix.   Imagine an Atheist, a Catholic, a Protestant, a Muslim, a Jew, a Hindu, and a Buddhist who are all part of the same book club. They… Continue Reading →

Books, culture, Religion

Peace in the Middle East

By Roberto Savio* – Other News The creation of a Palestinian State remains a pipe-dream After the fall of the Ottoman Empire at the end of WWI, The League of Nations mandated that Britain administer Palestine. The London administration was… Continue Reading →

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Why the Jerry Falwell scandal won’t weaken Trump’s evangelical support

Opinion by Paul Waldman – The Washington Post As Republicans hold a convention that portrays President Trump as all but a living god, one of his most important supporters from the religious right is experiencing a precipitous fall from grace.… Continue Reading →

Populism, Radical extremism, Religion

A century-old treaty haunts the Mediterranean

By Ishaan Tharoor, with Ruby Mellen* –  The Washington Post A hundred years ago, French, British and Italian officials convened in a famous porcelain factory southwest of Paris to carve up the Ottoman Empire. The Treaty of Sèvres, signed Aug.… Continue Reading →

authoritarianism, History, Populism, Religion

European countries need to recognise the Palestinian state before it’s too late

By Sam Bahour* – The Guardian It won’t halt Israel’s annexation plans, but it would be a vital step in the right direction at a perilous moment Israel’s annexation of the West Bank will be yet another tragedy for Palestinians… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, Human Rights, militarization, Religion, Violence

“The God That Failed”: Why the US Cannot Now Re-Impose Its Civilisational Worldview

 By Alastair Crooke* –  The Strategic Culture Foundation It was always a paradox: John Stuart Mill, in his seminal (1859), On Liberty, never doubted that a universal civilisation, grounded in liberal values, was the eventual destination of all of humankind. He… Continue Reading →

Economy / Finance, History, Human Rights, Populism, Religion

Modi’s India should be on the US’s religious freedom blacklist

By Sarah C Anderson and Sunita Viswanath (*) – Opinion, in Al Jazeera Only strong pressure from the US can stop the Indian government from further eroding religious freedom in the country. On June 10, US Secretary of State Mike… Continue Reading →

authoritarianism, Human Rights, Populism, Racism, Religion, Violence, xenofobia

A border clash between the world’s biggest nations. What could go wrong?

By Adam Taylor* – The Washington Post China’s ongoing border clash with India may seem remote, but it has global impact. Reports say thousands of troops moved into the disputed area 14,000 feet up in the Himalayas after skirmishes broke… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, militarization, Politics, Religion, Violence

Bolsonaro Fights for Survival, Turning to Empowered Military Elders

By Ernesto Londoño*, Letícia Casado and Manuela Andreoni – The New York Times A flailing leader has given Brazil’s generals an opening to insert themselves onto the front lines of politics. RIO DE JANEIRO — Jair Bolsonaro ascended to Brazil’s presidency with a sweeping… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Health, Human Rights, militarization, Neo-liberalism, Politics, Populism, Religion, Violence

Netanyahu aims for West Bank annexations by July

By Shaiel Ben-Ephraim* — Asia Times   The Israeli prime minister plans to realize a US-backed blueprint before the end of Trump’s first term The negotiations were long and torturous but finally Knesset chairman Benny Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, Human Rights, Racism, Religion, Violence

Dying for a Better Life – How Rohingya Refugees Risk their Lives to Cross into Malaysia

By Rafiqul Islam  Last week almost 400 Rohingyas were rescued off the coast of Bangladesh after being at sea for two months after their boat failed to reach Malaysia. But the case is not a new one as each month… Continue Reading →

Health, Human Rights, Immigration and Refugees, Inequality and Social Justice, Racism, Religion, Violence, xenofobia

Anti-Muslim violence in Delhi serves Modi well

By Mukul Kesavan* – The Guardian The riots have been driven by a ruling party intent on painting its largely peaceful opponents as seditious sectarians Since Sunday violent mobs in north-east Delhi have killed 21 people including a police constable,… Continue Reading →

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