Global Social Change
Why Democracy?
Democracy has become a widely accepted political system across the globe, and the majority of states have adopted it (some still doesn’t have democracy),...
The unfinished business of universal literacy
Providing everyone with the opportunity to learn how to read and write. It sounds basic and yet, more than twenty years into the 21st...
Concern voiced over rise in Islamophobia
A leading international security organisation has added its voice to growing concern about a surge in Islamophobia in wake of the ongoing conflict in...
Raison D’ êtres of the State
In modern times, nations across continents are still challenged by their people, sometimes because of external forces or interest groups. The state is a...
Rohingya Refugees Must Not Be Forgotten
Seven years ago, a brutal campaign of violence, rape and terror against the Rohingya people ignited in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Villages were burned to...
United Nations Calls Youth to Rally UN SDGs Through Digitalization
Youth is probably the biggest percentage in terms of population in this world. The young generation nowadays has so much power to make a...
Addressing the Gender Gap in Political Participation: The Case of Tigray
In Tigray, the gender gap in political participation underscores a disparity that persists despite significant contributions by Tigrayan women in both historical and contemporary...
Is The World Experiencing The ‘Clash of Civilizations’?
In the 21st century, the human race and humanity continue to highlight the differences among beliefs, ideologies, political claims, and practices. Certainly, these evolved...
Freedom: Different Societies, Different Perspectives
The human struggle over the course of history is to attain freedom, as the great German Philosopher Hegel said “History is a march towards...
14 peaks: The story of Nirmal Purja
Nimsdai ‘Nims’ Purja. Nims is the multi world record breaking mountaineer who climbed all 14 of the world’s ‘Death Zone’ peaks over 8,000m in just 6...