World Urban Forum looks to realize a ‘common vision’ for cities of the future
The Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10), the largest global
gathering on the future of cities, opened on Saturday with thousands taking
part in...
Domestic Violence
It is too
cold to swim but she takes his hand. It is beach weather but it is still too
cold to swim. She knows she...
The Filmmaker
Stay with
her and protect your family. But especially protect your daughters, you need
that the most. They need that the most. Already you are a...
New lives, new freedoms: How labour migration empowers Nepali women
When I first met Ram Kumari Chaudhary, she was an extremely shy, but
solemn, 19-year-old. She told me she wanted to go to work in...
The Prayer
This is goodbye. Saying goodbye to a sister
who is going to teach English overseas. I haven’t got time for the pain. When
I’m through with...
The psychology of forgiveness
A few weeks ago, I found myself saying
goodbye to someone I love again. This time quite literally forever. Saying
goodbye to a sister who is...
Ecca poet Silke Heiss and Emily Dickinson (Beauty awakens the root of it)
There is my reflection in the window. She
dances. She dances. She dances. Look at me, Master. I am wearing my dancing
shoes. I am dancing....
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
There is a
dwelling that I exist in. This far out between heaven and hell she is, my
mother is still beautiful. She was beautiful, and...
Cruelty to Animals Gets More Media Coverage than Beheaded Christians
- The Bishops' Conference of Nigeria
described the area as "killing fields", like the ones the Khmer Rouge
created in Cambodia to exterminate the population.
- "We...
Tipping Points in Australia’s Climate Change debates. Where to Now?
A record-breaking high summer came early to Australia in 2019. By October,
the daily weather map of the country was charting the rapid spread of
catastrophic...