Beyond Malala.
When 12th July is celebrated world over as “Malala Day” and as the smart little girl steps up to make a speech to the world audience, no Pakistani can deny the sense of pride that she brings home. But this episode o...
All Quiet on the Syrian Front: But Who are the Winners and Losers?
The rhetoric has been scaled-back. Potentially embarrassing Congressional votes have been avoided. Multinational conflict has (for now) become an unlikely possibility. In fact, since the chemical arms agreement with Syria was s...
How Far Can The Law Protect Us?
The law is supposed to dispense justice, both for the accused and for their victims. But in a flawed world with legal loopholes and “ordinary” criminals, we must confront the possibility that horror can become reali...
WATCH: Charity – Who Cares what the Overhead is if These Problems Are Getting Solved?
In a fascinating TED Talk, activist and fundraiser Dan Pallotta dissects the problems faced by the non-profit sector in the USA – many of which apply elsewhere in the West. His goal is to change our thinking about charitable ...
Bedouins & The Prawer Law
The Prawer Law affects the Arab population of the Naqab area (Negev). Also known as the Bedouins, they constitute a semi-nomadic Arab population that had inhabited the southern desert of Israel long before Israel was establishe...
Food, Blankets and Shelter—Only Basic Needs?
Let’s just go ahead and state the obvious—it is much easier for an NGO to market basic needs programs than it is to market programs directed at resolving more complicated issues. Because the more complicated issues (for...
