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Being a Muslim in Today’s India

And Other Queries about Our World

Latest Writings

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The Bullies Around and Within Us
Bjørn Ole Austad
The Bullies Around and Within Us
Bjørn Ole Austad

Why are the bullies not stopped before they become Prime Ministers and Presidents?

Bjørn Ole Austad
When We Fight for What We Love
Aishwarya Vardhana
When We Fight for What We Love
Aishwarya Vardhana

Notes on language, love, and the American imagination

Aishwarya Vardhana
Between English and Emptiness
Che de los Reyes-Ferrer
Between English and Emptiness
Che de los Reyes-Ferrer

How the loss of the mother tongue results in social isolation and mental health struggles among the sons and daughters of immigrants

Che de los Reyes-Ferrer

Latest Webinar

Fighting for Human Rights

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Ukraine, Gaza, and the Realities of Settler-Colonialism
Uditha Devapriya
Ukraine, Gaza, and the Realities of Settler-Colonialism
Uditha Devapriya

The Hypocrisy of the West in Full Display

Uditha Devapriya
The Ripple Politics of Conversation
Carol Chen
The Ripple Politics of Conversation
Carol Chen

How we find each other across difference

Carol Chen
Face-to-Face with Fear
Simon Galkevich
Face-to-Face with Fear
Simon Galkevich

Defiant courage on display in Minneapolis

Simon Galkevich
Hope and Struggle in Myanmar Refugee Camps
Nathaphob Sungkate
Hope and Struggle in Myanmar Refugee Camps
Nathaphob Sungkate

One year after Trump cuts aid

Nathaphob Sungkate

Responding to Threats Against Democracy

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Ukraine, Gaza, and the Realities of Settler-Colonialism
Uditha Devapriya
Ukraine, Gaza, and the Realities of Settler-Colonialism
Uditha Devapriya

The Hypocrisy of the West in Full Display

Uditha Devapriya
The Ripple Politics of Conversation
Carol Chen
The Ripple Politics of Conversation
Carol Chen

How we find each other across difference

Carol Chen
Face-to-Face with Fear
Simon Galkevich
Face-to-Face with Fear
Simon Galkevich

Defiant courage on display in Minneapolis

Simon Galkevich
Hope and Struggle in Myanmar Refugee Camps
Nathaphob Sungkate
Hope and Struggle in Myanmar Refugee Camps
Nathaphob Sungkate

One year after Trump cuts aid

Nathaphob Sungkate

Moving Beyond Polarization

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We All Have a Little Zohran in Us
Aishwarya Vardhana
We All Have a Little Zohran in Us
Aishwarya Vardhana

A light pierces through the Big Apple

Aishwarya Vardhana
The Growth of Right-Wing Populism in Europe
Philip Boobbyer
The Growth of Right-Wing Populism in Europe
Philip Boobbyer

Extremism and a new way forward

Philip Boobbyer
A Non-Violent Response to Violent Times
Aishwarya Vardhana
A Non-Violent Response to Violent Times
Aishwarya Vardhana

“I come in peace”

Aishwarya Vardhana
Apathy
Shereen Siwpersad
Apathy
Shereen Siwpersad

The insidious moral poison of our time

Shereen Siwpersad

Building Inclusive Societies

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Between English and Emptiness
Che de los Reyes-Ferrer
Between English and Emptiness
Che de los Reyes-Ferrer

How the loss of the mother tongue results in social isolation and mental health struggles among the sons and daughters of immigrants

Che de los Reyes-Ferrer
Brazil on the Global Stage
Emma Tozer
Brazil on the Global Stage
Emma Tozer

A webinar to remember

Emma Tozer
How We Respond to Harm
David Belden
How We Respond to Harm
David Belden

An interview on restoratice justice

David Belden
Local Connection
T.M. Krishna
Local Connection
T.M. Krishna

Our inability to feel with abondon

T.M. Krishna

Finding What Sustains Us

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The Bullies Around and Within Us
Bjørn Ole Austad
The Bullies Around and Within Us
Bjørn Ole Austad

Why are the bullies not stopped before they become Prime Ministers and Presidents?

Bjørn Ole Austad
When We Fight for What We Love
Aishwarya Vardhana
When We Fight for What We Love
Aishwarya Vardhana

Notes on language, love, and the American imagination

Aishwarya Vardhana
The Year of Circles and Jagged Lines
Uditha Devapriya
The Year of Circles and Jagged Lines
Uditha Devapriya

How others respond to Trump

Uditha Devapriya
Anticipation, Restraint, and Care
Aishwarya Vardhana
Anticipation, Restraint, and Care
Aishwarya Vardhana

Centering ourselves and longing for community

Aishwarya Vardhana

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