The objective of colonial powers has never been to bring civilisation, development and peace to the nations they invade. What history shows is quite the opposite. Juan Diego García The balance of the Christian West’s expansion across the planet leaves a panorama of desolation, plundering and destruction that […]
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Help for the poor is for the wealthy
IMF’s ambiguous arguments are evident when it comes to providing financial aid. The millionaire allocations generated by the international bodies appear today to be destined for the coffers of powerful countries instead of benefiting emerging countries. This has been demonstrated by various reports on the subject, especially with regards to […]
Arabs in Israel: segregated and forgotten
The murder of Sahar Ismail, a high-ranking civil servant in the Israeli Ministry of Education, demonstrated the differences in Israel between the Jewish majority and Arab minority, who are demanding equality of rights and opportunities. The death of an Arab rarely awakens interest in the national press here, but his […]
An open future: epigenetic and environment
In his recent book, Professor Jan Baedke (“Above the gene, beyond biology”) criticises the acclaimed Richard Dawkins for being unidirectional and too simplistic. Nigel Pocock Reality, as least at a genetic level―is not unidirectional, made up of a simple cause and effect along an evolutionary and seemingly deterministic line. It […]
Afghanistan: What will happen to women and girls?
It will not be easy for the Taliban to re-impose a regime like the one of 20 years ago. Under the protection of an aware and attentive international community, Afghan women now have a much wider and more varied arsenal of resources at their disposal to defend their rights. However, […]