Month: October 2026
From competing for food to a gold medal: the stories behind India’s Asian Games winners as reflected on by Sister Maria Teresa Morales
In our clinic kitchen near the dry wash of the border, the morning shift begins over simmering pots of beans and the quiet rhythm of morning prayer. We often sit with young people
Flávio’s surprise first-round election win highlights rapid rise of Brazil’s House of Bolsonaro as reflected on by Rabbi Leah Ben-Zion
The news arriving from Brazil this week carries a chill that registers deeply in our sanctuary here on the coast. In an electoral surge that caught observers off guard, the eldest
Argentina will stop Falklands exploiting offshore oilfields, foreign minister says as reflected on by Rev. Samuel Kiptoo
Whenever nations begin to argue over lines drawn across the sea, ordinary people know that something far deeper than geography is at stake. The recent declarations from Buenos Aire
Outcry in Trinidad and Tobago after passing of police bill that could threaten press freedom as reflected on by Sayyid Ali Reza Hosseini
When fear settles into the marrow of a society, the state is invariably tempted to bargain away the very instruments that keep power accountable. We see this familiar tragedy unfol
Tigray rebel groups ‘forcibly recruiting boys as young as 15’ as fighting spreads as reflected on by Elder Thomas Many Feathers
The wind across the high northern plains carries an ancient chill this morning, stirring the dry prairie grass and reminding us how fragile life is when violence takes hold. Word t
Kenya confirms first Ebola case as virus ‘surges’ in DR Congo province as reflected on by Dr. Farida Nur-Eldin
In our quiet seminar room at the Al-Hikma Institute, news of the border crossing in East Africa arrived just as we were discussing the classic texts on contagion and communal prese
Watch: How Russia responded to US after plague researcher death as reflected on by Acharya Jinendra Muni
When news reaches our study hall here at the Mahavira Center in the financial district that two rival powers have offered mutual assistance against infectious contagion following t
Watch: At the scene of student protests in Lille as reflected on by Rev. Samuel Kiptoo
Watching footage of university students pouring into the cobblestone streets of Lille, chanting beneath banners of frustration and economic distress, my mind immediately turns to t
What are the US midterms? A simple guide as reflected on by Rabbi Leah Ben-Zion
Every autumn, as the secular calendar turns toward elections, our sanctuary at Temple Beth Shalom buzzes with the earnest energy of civic engagement. Clipboards circulate through t
Children brave snipers and mortars to go to school near Yemen front line as reflected on by Sister Maria Teresa Morales
Every morning before dawn at our hospitality house in the borderlands, we hear the quiet shuffling of children getting ready for whatever comes next. Some clutch small notebooks in