UN Report Portends Disaster – A Prescriptive Response
Authors: Dr. Arshad M. Khan and Meena Miriam Yust
Do it! Do it now! That is the unambiguous and uncompromising message from the UN Intergovernmental...
Meritocracy: A Flawed Ideal?
Meritocracy is an absolute farce. It is a sham term. It is fiction. The world's prevalent meritocracy is extremely problematic for both the elite...
A battle for the soul of Islam plays out in a Bahrain courtroom
This week, there was more at stake in a Bahrain courtroom than the fate of three free speech advocates.
At stake was a fundamental question...
Now more than ever, Türkiye must accelerate its gender equality journey
On 17 March, the 67th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women concluded, ending two weeks of high-level discussions on some of the core issues affecting...
Access to Education and its Impacts on Social and Economic Justice
The need for access to education is more vital than ever before, with a generation interconnected in a way never previously imagined. And yet,...
George Orwell, The Animal Farm – Book Review
Eric Arthur Blair (George Orwell) wrote one of the finest classic political satires, “The Animal Farm”. It was published in England on 17th August...
The Untapped Potential of Women’s Contributions to Peace building
Women's contributions to peace building have long been undervalued and overlooked, despite their immense potential to contribute to more effective and sustainable peace processes....
Aurat March 2023 & Agenda Setting
In history, women are portrayed in default of men. The women in primitive societies were freer and more emancipated than those in advanced societies....
Luxury Predecessors become the Necessity of Successors
It appears that many people’s lives today are increasingly focused on the pursuit of luxury. There is no denying the allure of luxury, whether...
Dance and games offer glimpses of life – and death – in ancient Italy
Tomb and urn images shed light on the intricacies of Etruscan and Roman civilisation at least 2 000 years ago, reviving it for modern...