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A Library Departs: History of ideas as lived experience   I have just learned of the death of the German philosopher and sociologist Jürgen Habermas. Jürgen Habermas ist tot. What a pity that such a library has departed! Habermas was a major figure of…

The National Book Development Board (NBDB) held its fourth edition of the Philippine Book Festival (PBF) from March 12 to 15 at the Mega Trade Hall of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City. This year’s theme is Gubat ng Karunungan, Rainforest…

Florence Stratton has been for many years an activist in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and has recently received the Ursula Franklin Award of Excellence from the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW) for her persistent work for peace and justice.…

by Genevieve Balance Kupang I. The First Encounter I met you not in Frankfurt, not in Starnberg’s quiet light, but in the humid heart of Manila, where the air was thick with the scent of mimeographed pages and the restless…

“If you destroy my country, I will kill you,” and people died. I sat beside the jeepney driver. The signage was MRT Highway, Welcome Rotonda, and Quiapo-España. I placed my bag on my lap. Inside was my copy of Patricia…

“Africa gave the world humanity. The world took almost everything else.” “Africa holds a substantial share of the resources that will sustain the twenty-first-century economy, yet it remains one of the least industrialized and least prosperous regions of the world.…

By Maxine Lowy Lessons from the Trials of Nazi Criminals for the Chilean Debate on Leniency for Convicted Human Rights Violators Teun de Groot was a bicycle mechanic from Voorschoten, a small town in the western region of the Netherlands.…

(Moscow Bureau) – China’s investments in Africa have primarily been in the agricultural sector, reinforcing its support for the continent to attain food security for the growing population estimated currently at 1.5 billion people. With huge expanse of land and…

ProMosaik LAPH published the first two parts of the collection “A New Analysis of Women’s Rights from the Perspective of the Holy Quran” entitled “Echoes of Justice”, including seven articles about social equality of men and women in Islam based…

As wars escalate and nuclear rhetoric resurfaces—including threats related to potential conflict with Iran—nuclear weapons have returned to the center of the global agenda. In this context, Pressenza International Press Agency is hosting two roundtable discussions on the existential threat…