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WATCH: A world without children
On 16 December 2014, seven members of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) conducted a terrorist attack on the Army Public School in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. Picture this: You wake up, do your daily chores and say good-by...
Today’s Cuba – Running To A Standstill
Last week’s exchange of political prisoners between the US and Cuba, followed by a handful of far-reaching declarations tabled by the White House were widely acclaimed as a new opening between Havana and Washington. For all t...
Climate Change Diplomacy In 2014: A Universal Failure?
Traditionally this time of the year – as we try to savour the last concluding days of the old year and look in eager anticipation to the new – serves as a period of reflection in many areas of our lives. We ponder w...
Obama Administration And Afghanistan: What Lies Ahead?
Barack Obama has recently approved guidelines allowing the Pentagon—the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense—to continue fighting the Taliban, al-Qaeda and its allied forces in Afghanistan alongside the A...
More Than A Fair Share: A Jewish State For Jewish Citizens
Another national identity crisis surfaced last month, stoking the recent global wave of national struggles to carve out “true” values and recognise “true” citizens. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed a n...
‘Me’: On Gender Constructs
This poem is about attitudes that try to define a particular gender, and how different societal labels lead to subtle discrimination. I was born, and you looked at your weighing scales. I babbled, she smiled and filled ...
