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POEM         by Rem Tanauan Though I have not gone out of the house yet, the golden sun now enters the window. It gets through hazy jalousie and filtered by yellow curtain. It blends this twilight, a…

NON-VIOLENT CULTURE         The last month of April marked the third year of the Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Unification on the Korean Peninsula which was signed in April 2018 by the two country leaders. To…

India’s incompetent, vainglorious leadership, combined with the right-wing belief in magical capitalism, has led to the disaster that the country is now facing. By Prabir Purkayastha While the incompetence of the Indian government is starkly visible in its handling of…

Beijing’s demographic crisis is likely to deepen as the 60+ population grew to 264 million, up 18.7% last year, while people aged between 15 and 59 was 894 million, down 6.79 percentage points. Beijing: China’s population grew by 0.53% to…

FEATURE         Thirteen months after the Covid-19 outbreak in the Philippines and as cases surged, a new kind of morning greeted a middle-class neighborhood in Teachers Village, Quezon City that April 14 which pleasantly surprised a mix…

SPIRITUALITY           As part of the series on Ramadan amidst the co-vid 19 pandemic, Pressenza interviewed Mohammad Nazrul Islam Jashim. Mohammad is currently the country representative of the Community for Human Development. An international socio-cultural organization…

MUSIC         Every year, April is a special month for aspiring astronomers and stargazers all over the world as it is Global Astronomy Month. So what does it feel like attending an online Cosmic Concert organized by…

SPIRITUALITY         Continuing the series on Ramadan amidst the Co-vid 19 Pandemic, Pressenza interviewed Irshad Mughal, chairman of the Iraj Education & Development Foundation, from Lahore Pakistan. With a background in M.Phil. In International Relations and Politics…

SPIRITUALITY         by Genevieve Balance-Kupang The joy of seeing accomplished mandalas is but one of the humble responses to the overwhelming challenge of creating a new culture. It draws one to experience and appreciate beauty, creativity, uniqueness,…

FOURTH INTERVIEW IN A FOUR-PART SERIES         By Genevieve Balance-Kupang Ramadan Mubarak! During this Holy Month of Ramadan, I am one with you, our Muslim siblings, as you offer profound prayers, carry out fasting and charitable works,…