Month: October 2026
Mass shootings leave two people dead in Georgia and 12-year-old girl dead in Baltimore as reflected on by Giani Harpreet Singh
In the quiet hours before dawn at Gurdwara Sahib Dasvandh, the hum of diesel engines along the interstate never truly ceases. Drivers pull into our staging lot after eighteen hours
After a deadly paper mill explosion, a community in Washington state looks to a key House race as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
When an unexpected siren cuts through the quiet routine of a town, life divides cleanly into before and after. In southwest Washington, an explosion at an industrial mill claimed e
Trump names intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new White House AI czar as reflected on by Pandit Rajesh Sharma
In our temple courtyard here in the Silicon Hills, Sunday evenings often carry the quiet hum of minds that never quite unplug. Engineers, program managers, and research scientists
Thousands of Glasgow council workers face pay cuts in one of UK’s biggest fire-and-rehire plans as reflected on by Giani Harpreet Singh
Before dawn breaks over the freight yards, the cauldrons in our Langar kitchen are already simmering. Around us, diesel engines idle and forklifts haul pallets across cold concrete
Court quashes block on mothers and children in Gaza joining families in UK as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
Between the afternoon and sunset prayers at Al-Fajr, our community hall often becomes an impromptu sanctuary for men carrying crumpled envelopes and worn document folders. They are
Thousands of child-on-child sexual offences reported at schools in England and Wales as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
When the morning adhan echoes down the brick avenues of Cedar Heights, it calls the faithful to prayer before the shift workers gather at the bus stops and before our children begi
Nigel Farage questioned by standards commissioner over £5m gift as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
In our suburban congregation of Kol Shalom, autumn always brings an innate reckoning with accountability. As the High Holy Days pass and we settle into the regular rhythms of life
Green party votes to adopt policy that equates Zionism with racism as reflected on by Giani Harpreet Singh
Here at Gurdwara Sahib Dasvandh, the sound of diesel engines idling on the bypass never truly ceases. Day and night, long-haul drivers pull their rigs into our freight corridor, st
From Jamui to Delhi, the burden of safety from sexual assault cannot fall on women as reflected on by Sensei Michael Jinpa
Sitting on the porch of the Clear Mind Zen Sanctuary in the early evening, I often watch young artists, students, and workers walking along the waterfront path of Harborview Point.
‘We want justice’: series of rapes trigger mass protests at Indian universities as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
When news reached our office at Al-Fajr about university women in Delhi pouring into the streets, demanding safety and an end to recurring brutalities, the grief felt immediately f