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From Belief to Experience: A New Humanist Perspective

One of the defining elements of New Humanism is its grounding in human experience rather than belief. Silo placed inner experience at the core of this worldview. He urged individuals to discover meaning through reflection, meditation, and self-transformation. This perspective…

A Society Torn Between Beauty and Brutality

by Irshad Ahmad Mughal and Dr. Qurat ul Ain Rana A single scroll through my social media feed reveals Pakistan’s heartbreaking paradox. On one side, vibrant scenes of life unfold—children playing cricket in dusty village squares, colorful wedding processions winding…

Japan to Recruit One Lakh Bangladeshi Workers: An Opportunity or a Risk to Bilateral Trust?

In late May 2025, Tokyo announced that it would welcome one lakh (100,000) skilled workers from Bangladesh over the next five years. This initiative will be formalized through memoranda of understanding (MoUs) between the Bangladesh Bureau of Manpower, Employment, and…

The Fourth Episode of Netflix’s “I Love Filipino” Series Says: “No Dipping, No Eating”

When a co-worker found out I grew up in the Philippines, he could not stop enthusing about the parties Filipino Americans throw here in the U.S.  He gushed over “lumpia” spring rolls and “pancit” stir-fried noodles.  As a frequent Latino…

Al Gore Puts Down ‘Climate Realism’

Al Gore, speaking in Nairobi, gave a TED speech that set the stage for where the world stands in its search for Net Zero by 2050: “Many of the oil, gas, and coal producers and their financial allies are now…

Why ChatGPT’s Voice Version Fails to Match Its Written Rigor

An Open Letter from Professional Journalism As a journalist and intensive user of AI applied to geopolitical coverage, human rights investigations, and interpretive analysis, I have become both observer and architect of a rigorous experiment: developing ethical and narrative protocols…

India: Why ARE 25 Crore Trade Union Workers Adopting the Strike Path?

Exempting the essential services- like hospitals, pharmacies, airports, and metro rail etc, on call of 10 central trade unions, over 25 crore workers across India adopted the path of strike to raise their voice and grievances against the adamant attitude…

Machines Without Anguish: The Limits of AI in Philosophy and Faith

Artificial Intelligence is no longer just a tool—it is evolving into something far more complex, raising profound questions about its role in relation to human intelligence. If AI is merely an instrument created by humans, why does it now exhibit…

Thinking with machines without stopping being human

Fragmentary journal of a radical journalist in the posthuman era I am not interested in debating whether machines can think. What matters to me is examining what kind of thinking emerges when a human mind enters into a creative, ethical,…

Peace, According to Empire: How the Nobel Prize Became a Tool of Geopolitics

In July 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu submitted a letter of nomination for U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. In the world we imagined decades ago—where the Nobel Peace Prize once evoked memories of Martin Luther…

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