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Human RightsThe Dangerous Disintegration of Yemen
Taking a page from the Soviet script of 1968 Czechoslovakia, Saudi Arabia has come to the fraternal aid of Yemeni President Rabbo...
Global JusticeSocial Media in China and Suppression Thereof
Citizens’ voicing dissent through social media as well as the Communist Party’s efforts to quell speech it deems a threat to its...
Global CooperationOne Country. One Constitution. One Destiny.
Today, April 15, 2015, is the 150th anniversary of the death of Abraham Lincoln. He was shot shortly after 10 PM on...
Global Justice50% Women, 100% Equal
A few weeks ago, my professor did something I’m not used to witnessing in liberal Berkeley, California: he made a sexist comment....
Global CooperationOpen Letter #7 To My Grandson Jake
Letters to Jake Series, Letter #7 Dear Jake, I am proud to say that words my Cincinnati team wrote to share at...
Global JusticeEurope’s Proactive Efforts to Reach Out to Youth at Risk of Joining Jihadist Movements
In my previous blog, I mentioned examples of interfaith and intercultural dialogue going on in Europe and emphasized the need for expansion...
Global JusticeThe Syrian Refugee Crisis Demands Our Attention
This March marks four years since the beginning of the Syrian civil war. In these four years, over 210,000 human beings have...
Climate JusticeThe Human Side of Agro-Forestry
This blog was authored by Edward Rawson, Executive Director of Haiti Friends (not to be confused with Ed Rawson, founding member of...
Global JusticeThe Other Reason to Educate Girls
Programs seeking to improve girls’ education around the world have a laundry list of critical justifications supporting them. In particular, girls’ education...
Europe Needs to Expand Interfaith Dialogue
The attacks on the French Satirical Newspaper Charlie Hebdo show the need for more interfaith dialogue in Europe, both in the expansion...
The Cultural Heritage of Iraq and Syria: “Destroyed by human ignorance − rebuilt by human hope”
On Friday, 27 February 2015, the United Nations Security Council condemned "the deliberate destruction of irreplaceable religious and cultural artifacts housed in...