Category: World
Air strike in Sudan kills UN aid truck driver: WFP as reflected on by Giani Harpreet Singh
In our freight corridor, the rumble of diesel engines and the hiss of air brakes are the steady pulse of daily life. At Gurdwara Sahib Dasvandh, we keep the Langar pots simmering d
Germany’s Merz in Kyiv announces $1.5B in aid, urges Putin to end war as reflected on by Giani Harpreet Singh
From the doorway of Gurdwara Sahib Dasvandh, the sound of diesel engines idling along the transport corridor never truly rests. Day and night, flatbeds and freight carriers pull in
Mass protests demanding poll chief resignation shake India for third day as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
In our tradition, the act of counting human beings is never treated as a mere administrative chore. The Book of Numbers opens with a divine command to take a census of the communit
Ukraine ready for US-backed talks with Russia: Zelenskyy as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
Between the afternoon and sunset prayers at the Al-Fajr Islamic Center, our community hall often fills with families waiting for food distribution or children finishing their homew
Iceland to submit bill that could ban whaling in its waters as reflected on by Giani Harpreet Singh
Here at Gurdwara Sahib Dasvandh, the hum of long-haul diesel engines rarely ceases. We sit squarely in the belly of the regional freight corridor, surrounded by distribution yards,
‘Beyond priceless’: how a halt to dredging saved the seas of Scotland’s Summer Isles as reflected on by Sensei Michael Jinpa
Early this morning, before the zendo bell sounded for dawn sitting, I walked along the lower marina here in Harborview Point. The fog was hanging low over the tide pools, blurring
‘It’s hard to sell a house when it’s covered in baboon faeces’: Cape Town divided over plan to remove its monkeys as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
After our dawn prayer at Al-Fajr Islamic Center, a few elders gathered in the foyer to discuss the weekly clean-up along the alley behind the market. In an overcrowded urban quarte
Mexico moves to combat pollution following Guardian investigations as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
The news from Monterrey brings an ache of recognition to those of us living in neighborhoods like Cedar Heights. When reports revealed that a processing plant had dusted surroundin
US is ‘using Mexico as a garbage sink’ leading to ‘toxic crisis’, UN expert says as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
In our Friday gatherings at Al-Fajr, we often look out over the crowded rooftops, bus depots, and freight corridors of Cedar Heights. Many of the families who fill our prayer hall
Worst ever outbreak of bluetongue hits British farms as reflected on by Sensei Michael Jinpa
Early autumn mist often clings to the water here at Harborview Point, drifting up from the docks toward the sanctuary garden. In the zendo before dawn, when the tide turns against