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“The Camp to Stop the War” Resumes Tomorrow (Sunday) in Tel Aviv, One Week After Its Activists Were Attacked

Following protests in Dizengoff Square and near Gaza, the camp will be set up tomorrow in Tel Aviv at the Cinematheque plaza from 2:30 PM to 10:00 PM The “Camp to Stop the War,” organized by the “It’s Time” coalition,…

DRU Launches ‘Khola Janala’ Mental Health Service for Journalists

by Mynul Hasan Sohel, Contributor, Pressenza Dhaka Bureau   For the first time in Bangladesh, the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) has launched ‘Khola Janala’ (Open Window), a regular and free mental health service to help journalists cope with professional mental…

Inherited Prayers for Peace: Nipponzan Myohoji’s Communities Rooted in Christendom

A Journey Through Four Peace Pagoda Memorial Ceremonies in Europe by Mitsutake Ikeda On June 21st, the 40th anniversary grand memorial ceremony of the London Peace Pagoda was solemnly conducted, followed by the 45th anniversary ceremony of the Milton Keynes…

Bravery Beyond Years: The Story of Three Class Six Heroes

In an age where innocence often defines childhood, three young boys—Arman, Nafi, and Proloy—demonstrated a level of courage that belied their years. All students of Class Six, they found themselves in the middle of an unimaginable tragedy—yet responded with extraordinary…

A Tragic Fighter Jet Crash and Self-realization

by Sabrina Khan Tandra On July 21, 2025, a fighter jet crashed into the Milestone School in Uttara, Dhaka, plunging the entire nation into deep mourning. This tragic accident has so far claimed 31 lives and injured over a hundred. The…

Filipino Shyness: Is Filipino Modesty Holding Them Back?

by George Banez “We need to first know our own food so intimately before we can fully present its diversity internationally,” declared Filipino French digital content creator Erwan Heussaff. The James Beard Foundation Media Award recipient for promoting Filipino cuisine…

Flow Like Water, or Fall Like Fools

by Irshad Ahmad Mughal & Dr. Qurat-Ul-Ain Rana The streets of Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Islamabad have turned into rivers again – not by nature’s whim, but by our own foolish defiance. As climate change brings heavier rains and faster glacial melts,…

Africa’s Addiction to Aid

by Mesay Berhanu Gemechu Is it the beginning of the end of Africa’s overreliance on foreign aid? Trump’s decision to end the flow of aid going to the developing world, notably Africa, which has been channeled through the USAID over…

One day they will tell what happened there

By Avner Wishnitzer. Avner is a co-founder of Combatants for Peace and a professor of history at Tel Aviv University. We reprint with his permission this recent article for the Hebrew-language online publication Local Call. One day they’ll tell about…

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…

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