The picture of a child, a man, and our humanity

The picture of a child, a man, and our humanity

The picture that will go down in history The image we hope will change history   The picture that shows we are not humane anymore The image that forces us to be humane   Humanity is dead in that picture A strike to our conscience A death that make our conscience bleed   A heart

Indian cuisine, well-balanced flavours

Indian cuisine, well-balanced flavours

Ayurveda, one of the most ancient types of folk medicine, includes a theory on nutrition based on six fundamental flavours and three kinds of individual temperaments. The six flavours are sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent and astringent; the three types of dosha are Vata, Pitta and Kapha (or a combination of these) and are generated

Women can vote for the first time in Saudi Arabia’s history

Women can vote for the first time in Saudi Arabia’s history

Seemingly positive news is going to shake the history of the country where women have the least rights in the world and that of the entire Islamic world. Saudi Arabia will allow women to vote and run in municipal elections. The news has been released by local media in conjunction with the start of the

From picking rags to the riches of waste management: this is I Got Garbage

From picking rags to the riches of waste management: this is I Got Garbage

India generates 175 million kilos of garbage every day. 95% of this ends up in landfills, where waste pickers sort through it to earn a living. I Got Garbage offers dignified work to the Indian city of Bengaluru’s 20,000 rag-pickers whilst improving the shoddy state of waste management. It provides technological tools for the waste

From Utøya to Suruç: there are those who fear young people’s hope

From Utøya to Suruç: there are those who fear young people’s hope

On 22 July 2011, the right-wing extremist Anders Breivik killed 69 young people in the island of Utøya, Norway. People sympathizing with the Labour Party who gathered for the youth section’s annual meeting. Their only fault was being part of Norway’s liberal, progressive new generation. They were both physical and intellectual enemies to be eliminated,