Asia

2022 will be a critical year for the Philippines as it holds national elections to determine the next leaders of the land, as well as a crucial window for climate action. The youth, which comprises 52% of the total voting…

Islam asks its followers, both men and women, to dress modestly. Nudity is not allowed for either sex.  The only difference in dressing between men and women, as dictated by religion, is that women are specifically asked to cover their…

EcoWaste Coalition and the Malate Catholic Church convened on Monday at Rajah Sulayman Park to call out the 18th Congress on passing bills that are “false solutions”. The Senate and House of Representatives (HoR) already passed on third reading the…

Once a week, representatives of member organizations who are part of the WHF-Asia meet to interchange and connect with one another. In this report, we share the introduction done by Dr. Shamsuddin Tamboli from Muslim Satyashodhak Mandal. The Muslim SatyaShodhak…

PROSE POEM     Little one. I named you, Aletheia. You know why? Because that’s the name the early Greeks first gave to signify the search truth, sincerity and wisdom. Philosophy’s authentic name, Aletheia. Sophia is a lovely name as…

POEM     by Agnes Prieto   From what distant time or place What spaces In my heart And in my soul A door awaited.   Silver time locks the door Hides the answer, Memory blocked Obscure Diffused.   Yet…

The ban on wearing the hijab imposed by a school for girls in the city of Udupi has become a flashpoint over religious minority rights. The conflict began in September at a college preparatory institution for girls in Udupi, a…

Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, SKM All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha, AIKMS Press Statement 11 February, 2022   Reject Zero Budget Natural Farming as a ploy to increase fertilizer prices. Punish BJP for increasing input costs to help Corporates and MNCs, reducing…

A Statement by the Save Zambales Kalikasan Movement Ever Onwards to Victory and Justice Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed. ― Mahatma Gandhi To our dear kailyans, kabagis, kakabsats, fellow Zambaleños, after 11…

A TALE          Once upon a time in a not so distant past, there was a girl named Nora. She was your typical little girl who loved to play in the garden, climb trees and read books…