Shirin Ebadi: a lesson on human rights
In 2003 she won the Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work in defending human rights, a choice that resulted in her leading a complicated life and being separated from some members of…
Letter from Shahbagh: Kalyani Menon-Sen
Ever since I came back from Dhaka on 12th April this year, I have been opening my mailbox every morning with a feeling of excitement and anticipation, confident that there will be a…
International Seminar: Crisis, Democracy and Development – Cartographies of the future
Held at World Social Forum, Tunis, 2013 A Brief Analysis by Dhruv Pande, 17 May, 2013. (The views reflected here are of the four sessions, out of six, in the Seminar Series) The…
Climate Tipping Point? Concentration of Carbon Dioxide Tops 400 ppm for First Time in Human History
Scientists are warning the planet has now reached a grim climate milestone not seen for two or three million years. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide…
Heightened tensions in Posco Project Area : A fact finding report
On the 9th of March 2013, a 12 member team consisting of human rights activists, journalists, academicians, democratic rights and civil liberty activists, conducted a fact finding visit to Patana and Gobindapur villages…
Punishing Vieques: Puerto Rico Struggles With Contamination 10 Years After Activists Expel U.S. Navy
On the Puerto Rican island of Vieques, thousands are commemorating the 10th anniversary of when the U.S. Navy stopped using their home as a bombing range. Since the 1940s, the Navy used nearly…
More than Meets the Eye. Emerging Dynamics in the Turkish-PKK Peace Process
Little over a month has passed since Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), made a historic call to his followers to lay down their weapons and engage in…
Women in Islam: the promises of citizenship between religious and civil reformism
In the current debate between East and West, and, in that between Islamists and secular people, the emphasis on Islam raises a fundamental question: Can Islam tolerate equality between sexes and can it…
Where Have All the Seasons Gone? Current Impacts of Climate Change in Gujarat
Global warming has finally begun to get the attention of the world in the last few years, though a sense of urgency and a commensurate response is still lacking where it is needed…
Asghar Ali Engineer (1939-2013)
Kafila, May 14, 2013. An obituary by ZAHIR JANMOHAMED: I first met Asghar Ali Engineer in January 2002 in Mumbai. I was a fellow with the America India Foundation and a few weeks…
