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Nov 9

Armistice/Ceasefire

It is Armistice Day on 11 November and Remembrance Sunday on 12 November. Armistice is Latin for to stand (still) arms: that is, it commemorates a ceasefire that took, as a prelude to peace negotiations, that ended the first World War, at 11am on 11 November 1918. The oft repeated…

Armistice Day

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Armistice/Ceasefire
Armistice/Ceasefire
Armistice Day

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Nov 6

All my sons (and Daughters)

Abraham had eight sons from three women. He, probably, had daughters too, but the Bible does not mention them. His first two, Isaac and Ismael are so famous, the others are barely mentioned. Isaac’s mother was Sarah and Ishmael’s Hagar. Keturah was the mother of, at least, Zimran, Jokshan, Medan…

Middle East

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All my sons (and Daughters)
All my sons (and Daughters)
Middle East

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Nov 5

Basic Humanity

Alan Rusbridger @ The independent: “Don’t fall into the trap of ‘picking sides’ over Gaza The horrors of Dresden, Guernica and Iraq are compelling reasons not to raze Gaza to dust, just as those sadistic and hate-filled attacks by Hamas are abhorred by all of us. This war is not…

Middle East

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Basic Humanity
Basic Humanity
Middle East

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Oct 28

Seeing the “Divine" in All?

The words that, probably, woke many of us, particularly if you follow the news are “… Bombardment of …”. The … in the sentence represents organisation, countries, or identity labels that that were created by Human Beings/Homo Sapiens. Well Homo Sapiens may be the most “successful” animal on planet earth…

History

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Seeing the “Devine" in All?
Seeing the “Devine" in All?
History

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Oct 15

The news, media, and random thoughts.

The news is appalling, and the media, arguably worse. Worse, because it does not seem interested, in simply reporting the news or saving lives, by helping individuals and communities find common ground and develop solutions. Instead, we have a media, including reputable news channels, picking individuals and communities apart! It…

BBC

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The news, media, and random thoughts.
The news, media, and random thoughts.
BBC

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Aug 15

Chattel

Diversity is a wonderful thing except, when the worst bits, of the various cultures we enjoy, are put together. The worst parts of any culture being discrimination and lack of respect for the “the other.” A lot of traditions were established at a time, for instance, when women were treated…

Equality

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Chattel
Chattel
Equality

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Jun 15

Mausam Badal Gaya

Writing blogs is a very reflective and powerful exercise. So many thoughts, feeling and ideas swirl around, and not all of them can go, or should go on the page. …

Rain

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Mausam Badal Gaya
Mausam Badal Gaya
Rain

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Jun 13

Man up?!!!

Gender, gender norms, stereotypes and the way we humans judge each other are fascinating. Everyone has a unique story which should makes it, almost, impossible for another to judge them but, that does not stop us. We have many phrases such as “Man up” that illustrate society’s idea of a…

Gender Stereotypes

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Man up?!!!
Man up?!!!
Gender Stereotypes

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Jun 10

A day in the life …

We are all the same, creatures who inhabit this planet, “We share the same air” and “We come into this world on the breath and we go out of this world on the breath…” I was listening to the news today, however and remembered how different our lives and perspectives…

Children

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A day in the life …
A day in the life …
Children

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Jun 5

Comment

This is just a short comment to say, I agreed with Tanya Gold’s comment in the Evening standard today (5 June 23). The comment most have drawn a lot of attention because of the headline but it was the second comment, which I almost missed, that needs to be promoted…

Jewish Museum

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Comment
Jewish Museum

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