UN First-World Down Syndrome Day
For too long, persons with Down Syndrome, including children, have been left on the margins of society, said the Secretary-General…
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Film Annex Launches (G.I.V.E.) to Empower War Veterans and Make Their Business Plans a Reality
NEW YORK, NY, March 21, 2012 Film Annex, online film distribution and financing platform, has recently launched (G.I.V.E.), Globa…
Its Only Pain
Back in the late 1980's I was a student of and sparing partner to a great martial artist named William Oliver. I had to get permis…
21 March, Past & Present: Lessons To be Learned
On March 21, 1960, South African police opened fire on a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville. Sixty-nine deaths of those protest…
The soldiers Afganistan war articles have left out
I was inspired to write this from a comment left on my blog Education system of Afghanistan is for doers, not thinkers. The comm…
Indonesia UN Peacekeeping Leader
UNSG Ban Ki-moon hailed Indonesia as leader in directly providing troops and supporting peacekeeping missions around the globe. Be…
Pressing Human Rights into Rio+20 Agenda
“Human rights have guided 60-plus years of progress by providing a legal baseline for political actions. Human rights must now b…
Sexual Violence Against Women-Solomon Islands
“Violence against women starts at a young age, with the girl child being at risk of violence, both in the family and in the comm…
International Women's Day in Afghanistan
A month before March, I was getting ready to celebrate this day that belongs to women. It is a day when everyone talks about women…
Education system of Afghanistan is for doers, not thinkers.
My patience with politics and money is always very easily tried the older and more educated I become. The more Afghanistan blog …
