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UN Security Council’s Ceasefire Resolution in Gaza Welcomed
After nearly six months of a devastating war in Gaza, the UN Security Council has at last adopted a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. The resolution calls for the ceasef...
In Pakistan, Death Can Be Just a WhatsApp Share Away
Justice Zafar Yab Chadhar’s March 6 order sentencing 22-year-old Junaid Munir to ‘be hanged by his neck till he is dead’ on charges of sharing blasphemous material over WhatsApp was devasta...
International Women’s Day, 2024 In a Fearless Gesture, Woman Police Officer Averts Mob Lynching
THIS FEATURE IS PART OF A SERIES TO MARK INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, MARCH 8.
Greece: Another First for LGBTQI+ Rights
After almost two decades of civil society campaigning, Greece’s parliament has passed a law enabling same-sex couples to marry and adopt children. It’s the first majority-Orthodox Christian c...
Imperialism, Globalisation and Its Discontents*
Imperialism continues to dominate the world. Globalisation is losing to some of its anti-theses, but imperialism still rules, increasingly by law, albeit in changing even contradictory ways. Henc...
Nuclear Disarmament: A Natural Buddhist-Catholic Alliance, says Japanese Leader
At the United Nations headquarters in New York City, on the third floor, a solemn statue of St. Agnes, holding her namesake lamb, stands as a disturbing reminder of nuclear destruction. The saint...
Hindu Woman Doctor Confident of Election In Pakistan Polls
A woman medical graduate from the Hindu community is making waves, as she is the first minority woman to contest the Pakistan Parliamentary election for a general seat, and she does so in the fac...
Iran, Back to the Grim Normal
Iran’s time of public rebellion has ended. The protesters marching, chanting, and dancing under the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ banner have long stopped. And shifting regional dynamics may play ...
Europe’s Shift to the Far Right and its Impact on Immigration
The recent elections in the Netherlands signals the increasing power of the far right in Europe. The populist party of Geert Wilders, the Party for Freedom, won a decisive, albeit unexpected, vic...
Sikh Faith Inspires Environmental Stewardship
Dr Jasdev Singh Rai, an accomplished ENT doctor who hails from London, is not just attending COP 28; he is representing an organization that brings a unique perspective to the global stage. Rai i...
Faith Pavilion Adds Spiritual Dimension to Climate Crisis Resolution
For the first time at COP28, faith has a pavilion alongside science, technology, nations, and philanthropy, allowing religious leaders from all over the world to discuss the potential for using s...
Netherlands Latest Country to Tilt to the Right
The Netherlands is the latest country to lurch to the right amid the global cost of living crisis. Its November election saw maverick far-right populist Geert Wilders and his Party for Freedom (P...
Kazakhstan’s Interfaith Initiative: Fostering Global Harmony through Wisdom and Leadership
In the heart of Central Asia, a nation renowned for its rich cultural diversity, multi-ethnic society, and spiritual traditions has emerged as a global beacon of interfaith harmony and understand...
Religious Leaders Can Help Bring about World Peace
It is not a secret that the world is witnessing rising international tensions and erosion of the global order that has been in place since the establishment of the United Nations. Divisive blocs,...
Where is India Heading?
Some time ago I watched the Indian blockbuster RRR (Rise, Roar, Revolt). It received universal praise for direction, screenwriting, cast performances, soundtrack (which won an Oscar) and thrillin...
Barriers to Movement are the Never Ending Normal for Palestinians
Sundus* scans the news before she heads home, checking for signs that her 30-minute commute could turn into a four-hour-long slog. Any incident could make travel difficult. Sometimes Sundus waits...
Qur’an Burning: Rage, Ignorance and Prejudice
Qur’an burning has become a symbol of intolerance and “Islamophobia”, especially in some Western countries. Following the public burning of a Quran in front of Stockholm’s largest mosque ...
The Common Good, or Transactional Religion?
For the last 30 odd years, I have maintained that religions matter. I noted the reasons for why they matter, and always listed how they matter —as social service providers, as first responders ...
Indian Christians Seek Equal Rights for Dalit Converts
Renuka Kumari is a 45-year-old Christian woman from the Dalit community in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh. She faces numerous challenges every day and hopes for a day when her struggle...
A “New” Saudi Arabia? Changes on the Screen and in Reality
The World changes, though prejudices and misconceptions remain. In 1996, political scientist Samuel Huntington published The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order, in which he pr...
An Afghan Appeal to UN Leadership
We are a group of Afghans living in the country and working across sectors including peace, civil society, humanitarian aid, human rights, media, and the private sector, and are working to promot...
A Letter from Kabul
I am writing from Kabul where I have been living for this past 11 months. I consider myself a friend of Afghanistan, a country full of contrasts that I know since 1986; I have lived here for a li...
Afghan Tailors Flee to Pakistan After Ban on Stitching Women’s Clothing
“I had my shop in Afghanistan but came here after the Taliban’s warning against stitching women’s clothes. Now, I am working on daily wages in a shop owned by a local tailor master,” Noor...
Rigidity and Tolerance within the Vatican
When the Pope Emeritus Benedict XIV/Ratzinger died on the last day of 2022 it did not cause much of a stir in the global newsfeed. Maybe a sign that religion has ceased to play a decisive role in...
Rahul Gandhi’s Long Walk Hailed, But Only Polls Will Determine Its Success
When countless supporters of the Indian National Congress, the main opposition party, arrive in Srinagar on January 30 to hoist the Indian flag, they would have walked 3,570 kilometres over 150 d...
Borderlands and Bloodbaths: The case of Congo and Ukraine
During November, soldiers of the March 23 Movement (M23) have been approaching Goma in the eastern territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), close to the Rwandan border. About 180....
With Activists, Journalists Jailed for ‘Spurious Reasons’, Commentators Say India’s Chief Justice Faces Challenges
India’s new Chief Justice, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, has a significant challenge ahead – as activists and minorities remain hopeful that he will remain true to his legacy of delivering judgme...
Time to Denounce Antisemitism Worldwide
It’s time to step up, speak out and object to antisemitism. Antisemitic remarks, behavior and events cannot continue to be swept under the rug, unethically edited for political media consumptio...
Europe and the Refugee Crisis: It’s all About Tackling Racism & Discrimination
In 2019, when the President-elect of the European Union (EU) Ursula von der Leyen had presented a list for her soon-to-be European Commission, and on that list was a portfolio called “Protectin...
Vaccine Refusal, Floods Impact Polio Drive in Pakistan
Vaccine refusal is impacting the eradication of polio in Pakistan. Pakistan has vaccinated about 35 million children during its door-to-door campaign, but about 500,000 remained unvaccinated due ...
COP27: Climate Justice: Where do the Religiously Marginalised Fit in?
Climate change reductionism – assuming the causes and the redress for those suffering the worst impacts of extreme weather lies with climate change alone – undermines the rights of religiousl...
COP27: Religious Multilateralism: An Endangered Species in the Age of Triple Planetary Crises
In this year’s COP 27 two-weeklong summit in Egypt, which concludes November 18, a rough count indicates there will be 40 different sessions organised by, for, and about, religious engagements ...
COP27: Bolsonaro’s Defeat is a Triumph for Climate Change Advocates
The electoral defeat of Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro is a triumph for everyone who is concerned about the peril of climate change. Bolsonaro’s well-deserved defeat could help save the Amazon rainf...
Lessons from Rome. Weaving Peace Is a Polyphonic Dialogue
Arms are raised, stretched out towards the sky, holding white cards with the word “peace” written in different languages. A girl, a refugee from Syria, reads the Rome’s “Appeal for peace�...
Activists Call Out 11 Muslim Member States to Repeal Death Penalty for Blasphemy
Eleven out of 57 members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) still sanction the death penalty for blasphemy and apostasy, silencing their citizens and emboldening violence by non-sta...