DDR: From Kony to Clooney – Do War Crimes Matter when Visible?
As I felt to write about today’s arrest of George Clooney and the irony of George protesting against humanitarian abuses in Southern Sudan and the sight of him with plastic bind (handcuffs) as if he is the criminal. I am asking is protesting for humanity a crime. Apparently he broke police lines. My response to… Continue reading
International Women’s Day: Maiti Nepal Is Ending Female Trafficking
This is a tribute to women on International Women’s Day, women looking after women exhibiting the highest humanity.
I was listening to Anuradh Koirala the founder of Maiti Nepal last night. She informed the audience that the issue of female trafficking in Nepal and India is not about poverty it is a gender issue. In… Continue reading
Poems: Syrian Poet Adonis Means God of Beauty And Desire
It is interesting when you are a poet tears so easily fall as your heart is the leaf always touched by the wind of inspiration. That is how I feel about Adonis, a Syrian poet. Your eyes mist in a way as the intelligence within that is not thinking merges with the heart of another… Continue reading
Desmond Tutu: Forgiveness Reconnects Humanity
http://www.theelders.org/article/forgiveness
I am a passionate believer in Ubuntu, an African philosophy that says my humanity is bound up in yours. Ubuntu tells us: I need you in order to be me.
So my humanity, my very being, is bound up in Jo’s, in Pat’s and in Mary’s – all of us are still living our… Continue reading