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Articles of the author Sima Barmania
Peace through non-violence and education
Today marks the birthday of Gandhi, the revered patriarch of India; it also marks the UN international day of Non-Violence. One of the harsh realities of life is that there will always be conflict, of varying degree and nature, internationally, (...)

02 - 10 - 2012
Islam in Thailand: A new way forward?
The past weekend marked the start of the holy month of Ramadan in the Muslim calendar year; a time where Muslims fast, pray, self-reflect and endeavour to be better people. It seems apt then, that last week 4,000 people in Bangkok convened to (...)

25 - 07 - 2012
The end of the year of barefoot leaders
So often the archetypal leader that one is accustomed to hearing of are the suited and booted CEOs, heads of states and politicians with the accompanying networks, resources and sphere of influence. However, according to Malaysian author Alvin (...)

01 - 01 - 2012
World Aids Day: Future-looking
30 years have passed since the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) published its first reported case of AIDS. Since then over 25 million people have died from AIDS and an estimated 33.3 million are living with HIV today. While tremendous advances (...)

01 - 12 - 2011
Sport and peace: Is there another side to sport?
This week seems to have been a particularly insalubrious week for the reputation of sport. The jail sentencing of three Pakistani cricketers, including Salman Butt (pictured), Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, for their roles in the spot-fixing (...)

05 - 11 - 2011
7 Billion: A time for the right questions?
Today marks the much anticipated advent of the estimated day when seven billion people will inhabit the Earth, according to the United Nations Population Fund who have just published their latest report – State of the World population 2011- ‘People (...)

02 - 11 - 2011
Paulo Freire's “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” just as relevant today as ever
Frantz Fanon, Iconic psychiatrist and author of books such as “Wretched of the Earth”, wrote that “literature increasingly involves itself in its only real task, which is to get society to reflect and mediate”. Paulo Freire's landmark book, (...)

27 - 10 - 2011
Sex selection in India
When Amartya Sen, Indian economist and Nobel Prize winner, first raised the issue of the missing 100 million women some 20 years ago, I must admit I found it all rather hard to comprehend. I paid it little regard until last year when I found myself (...)

07 - 10 - 2011
Is peace possible through non-violence and education?
Today marks the birthday of Gandhi, the revered patriarch of India; it also marks the UN international day of Non-Violence. One of the harsh realities of life is that there will always be conflict, of varying degree and nature, internationally, (...)

02 - 10 - 2011
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