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Kicking for Peace: Youth, Sports, and the Spirits of NonViolence in South Asia

At the heart of Dhaka, the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University has become a vibrant hub for peace and non-violence, where the spirit of human unity is flourishing through sports, education, and intercultural exchange. This week, the campus resonates with excitement as…

Give the Middle East What It Deserves: A New Beginning for Humanity

“A humanist call to transcend old powers and let a new civilization be born from the cradle of humanity.” The Roots of the Crisis Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Iran — neither the United States, Europe, nor Qatar can resolve the crisis…

Kicking for Peace: How Football Is Uniting South Asia

In a region too often divided by history, politics, and borders, it is easy to forget how much connects us — shared dreams, shared struggles, and a shared love for sport. Among these, football has quietly emerged as a force…

The Disarming Force: Why Active Nonviolence Is Not the Same as Non-Violence

In light of the Sumud Global Flotilla (the most ambitious attempt towards Gaza since Oct-2023), it makes sense to question the real power of unarmed resistance in the face of overwhelming force. Beyond the specific act, whose humanitarian value is unquestionable, this…

How higher states of consciousness can forever change your perception of reality

A few years ago I climbed over a gate and found myself gazing down at a valley. After I’d been walking for a few minutes, looking at the fields and the sky, there was a shift in my perception. Everything…

The time has come to break down the wall between humanist aspirations and and the reality of today’s world

Humanists are women and men of this century, of this time. They recognize the achievements of humanism throughout history, and find inspiration in the contributions of many cultures, not only those that today occupy centre stage. They are also men…

Who is Claudia talking to?

No one can deny the abilities of President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo. If we were to draw an analogy between her performance in public office and that of, say, an outstanding professional athlete, we would observe above-average “physical condition”; we would…

Beyond Ceasefire: Advancing with Resolution for a New Middle East

From ceasefire to creation: building a new stage of human civilization in the Middle East. Amid the unbearable loss, a new responsibility is emerging — and with it, a new window of opportunity for humanity. As Palestinians walk back through…

The Fall of the West and the rise of a new Dawn

Giving the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 to María Corina Machado is the latest signal that the West has fallen even further than it has until today. To give the Nobel Peace Prize to a fascistic and violent Venezuelan trouble maker…

Transcending the Borders: A Virtual Meeting Between India and Pakistan

On October 4th, 2025, at 11:00 AM CET, the webinar “Transcending the Borders: An Interdisciplinary Analysis on the Indo-Pakistani Conflict in a Peace Construction Perspective” was held online via Zoom. By Federica De Luca The event was part of a…

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