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Monthly Archives: April 2012
One of The Most Widespread of All Human Rights Abuses…
In 2008 a ten year old girl in Yemen, Nujood Ali, succeeded in obtaining a divorce from the husband who beat and raped her. She has been allowed to divorce but has to pay more than $200 in compensation to … Continue reading
Think
We need to learn to think. Urgently. Not just as individuals but also as governments and international organisations. We need to learn to see both our immediate reality while still keeping an eye on where we want to be in … Continue reading
Worldview
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Could I Do This?
The truth? I don’t know. I agree with the sentiments expressed in this short film and admire these people and their courage and their commitment to action and hope and change for the better but I’m not sure I could … Continue reading
A Speck of Dust in the Eye of An Ant
Even though looking our definite and impending death in the face gives us perspective it’s not the only thing. At least for me. Sometimes for me the enormity of the fact that I am composed of atoms that have existed … Continue reading
Perfect Vision
Anything I might try to say about this would be redundant. It is amazing. 00 … Continue reading
The Road to Self-Knowledge
Reza Fani Yazdi is a human rights activist, writer and former political prisoner but this recounting of his story is remarkable precisely because it is, in many ways, a common-or-garden ‘how I met my wife’ story . There is something wonderfully … Continue reading
The Power of Art
This magnificent painting – The Meeting on the Turret Stairs – is a strangely evocative painting inspired by the Danish poem, The Legend of Hellelil and Hildebrand. This water-colour, which was painted in 1864 by Frederic William Burton, is so delicate … Continue reading
The Power of Art
This magnificent painting – The Meeting on the Turret Stairs – is a strangely evocative painting inspired by the Danish poem, The Legend of Hellelil and Hildebrand. This water-colour, which was painted in 1864 by Frederic William Burton, is so delicate … Continue reading