Leah Borromeo on September 2, 2010 1 Comment
Indian Cotton Farmer Suicides, Pesticides and Fashion
Editor's Pick, Environment
Omar Abdullah: A requiem for Kashmir’s dying blossom
Huzaifa — August 31, 2010 6 Comments
Omar Abdullah is a classic example of this trend. Once a blossoming red rose in the blooming garden of leadership, it lost no time in being corrupted with the lust of self-indulgent power. The result, as Shakespeare quite accurately predicted, has been an irreparable damage to his image and his prospects in politics. Gone are the days of the turmoil when he would appear as an advocate of Kashmiri aspirations in parliament and debate endlessly on the facets of populist separatism.
Editor's Pick, Politics
Kashmiris fight against forgetting
Muhammad Gowhar Farooq — August 31, 2010 7 Comments
Kashmir is a place were every new death boils down to a mere statistic. Justice is the first casualty. It has always been talked debated but never found. This year 65 people have already sacrificed their lives for much cherished freedom.
Editor's Pick, Resistance
Why is the Chilcot Iraq Inquiry ignoring the spilt blood?
Robert Shone — August 31, 2010 1 Comment
Iraq Body Count (IBC) has successfully drawn media attention to the failure of the Chilcot Iraq Inquiry to take account of Iraqi casualties. The media coverage has, for once, been fairly prominent on the “official” failure to take responsibility for Iraqi bloodshed.
Editor's Pick, Media
Tibetan blogosphere is vibrant and empowering
Dechen Pemba — August 30, 2010 5 Comments
Whilst the potential for contact and dialogue in the Tibetan cyberspace is great, control of the internet and the politicisation of the blog content poses difficulties and risks. Monitoring Tibetan blogs reveals that throughout the year, at times deemed “sensitive” by the Chinese government, Tibetan blog-hosting sites will suddenly with no explanation or prior warning either be taken offline or be offline “for maintenance”
Editor's Pick, Technology
I’m not a bigot but…
Hala Al-Hedeithy — August 29, 2010 4 Comments
I don’t think Muslim places of worship are appropriate near the site of Ground Zero. In fact, it’s insensitive. If 9/11 families were to, by majority, decide tomorrow that the mere sight of Muslims near Ground Zero will remind them of the pain and suffering, then Muslims, out of manners, should refrain from walking around the site. Although Muslims lost their loved ones in the tragedy of 9/11, it is immediately cancelled out by the fact that the 19 perpetrators were Muslim too. Their pain is clearly irrelevant
Editor's Pick, Religion
India’s brutality has turned Kashmir into a living hell
Giogiana Violante — August 29, 2010 90 Comments
“But you’re a Westener. You see how things are here. We have been living like this for twenty years. When you go back to your country you tell them. You ask them why they aren’t helping us.”
Editor's Pick, Resistance
Pakistan’s disaster was man-made
Recep Korkut — August 23, 2010 0 Comments
Pakistan’s call for help should not go unheard, and Pakistan should not be left alone in this struggle. This is because it cannot recover from this disaster and its aftereffects alone. We have a humanitarian duty in Pakistan. By putting ourselves in someone else’s shoes and sharing their pain and happiness, we will understand their history much better
Editor's Pick, Politics
Battling Vedanta Resources in London
Agrotosh Mookerjee — August 20, 2010 8 Comments
As concerned citizens of this planet we must continue the war on inequality, on ecocide, on human rights abuse. Defeating Vedanta Resources plc in the densely forested Niyamgiri mountains of Orissa or the Mahogany draped conference centres of London, is a battle worth winning
Editor's Pick, Resistance
Pakistan Floods: A Doctor Writes [p.5]
Farhan Safdar — August 17, 2010 1 Comment
Even though our hospital is up and running, we still lack funds to buy basic equipment like hospital beds and drip stands. We are only able to offer emergency medical care to our patients. We have a good number of staff working with us, which is fantastic. A mix of international and Pakistani nurses and medical staff are working around the clock to try and scale up our work.
Editor's Pick, Eyewitness
Kurdish refugees flee Turkish state terrorism
Jake Hess — August 17, 2010 1 Comment
Compared to most internally displaced Kurds in northern Iraq, Shamal Qadir is almost lucky. Since the Turkish army devastated his village, Kuzine, in a bombing raid Jul. 1, he’s been living in a schoolhouse, where room temperatures are comfortable and basic amenities are accessible
Editor's Pick, Resistance
The real victims of the Afghan War
Recep Korkut — August 16, 2010 2 Comments
The only way to stop the heavy migration from Afghanistan to the West is to support the establishment of peace and order in that country. If resources for development and social consensus are not provided, any peace that is obtained will be very fragile and the country will not be completely free of the risk of disintegration