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EcoWaste Coalition & Cavite Green Coalition pitch for local action to stem illegal trade of FDA-flagged cosmetics in Cavite province 15 March 2026, Quezon City.  As the National Women’s Month is celebrated, civil society groups conducted an unprecedented province-wide investigation…

“No war is worth a child’s life.” For centuries, human history has been told as a succession of wars, conquests, and conflicts, as if violence were the natural language of our species. Empires rising and falling, decisive battles, and rivalries…

If you’d have asked me that question six years ago my answer would have been the standardized one, because it was an answer that had been etched into my mind since I was young. By Susana Evelyn Ramirez To be…

The Algerian language, commonly referred to as Darija, constitutes a complex linguistic phenomenon resulting from a long history of cultural contact and social transformation. It developed progressively through interactions between different populations that inhabited or passed through the territory of…

I have just finished reading the interview with Guido Zappacosta, and I am still moved by “hearing” his words. He answers with a kind of unguarded naturalness, as if each question opened a different door to memory, humor, or reflection.…

This interview with Peter Geffen is part of an ongoing series exploring one of the most pressing questions of our time: how do we find meaning in a world that seems increasingly unable to offer it? Two recent articles—Meaning of…

From 17 to 22 March 2026, the Festival of Art, Music and Culture for Peace, Non-Violence and Food Sovereignty will take place in Arusha, Tanzania. The initiative is promoted as part of the activities of the World Humanist Forum’s thematic…

Increased security on the red carpet Two decades ago the Oscars were celebrated as the United States was launching a war in the Middle East. In 2003, the Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theater occurred just days after U.S.…

by Sheikh Mohammad Arif (Dhaka Bureau) Nearly the entire Tk40,000 crore (about $3.6bn) originally set aside to implement a new pay commission for Bangladesh’s government employees has been redirected to other spending priorities, according to officials at the finance ministry.…

by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) The Bangladeshi government has begun criminal and civil proceedings aimed at recovering assets allegedly siphoned out of the country during the final years of the previous administration, in what officials describe as one of…