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“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” (Mahatma Ghandi). Dehumanisation and demonisation are natural outcomes of perpetual violence. An Israeli child whose school friends have been murdered on a bus by a faceless suicide bomber or …

After a day of voting on Thursday, Scotland rejected the opportunity to become independent from the United Kingdom. A strong majority of ‘No’ votes in response to the question “Should Scotland become an independent country?” meant months of tireless campaigning by the …

Thousands of students are on the streets yelling and holding banners that scream “Censura es dictadura” (censorship is dictatorship), “Prefiero morir de pie que morir de rodillas” (I’d rather die standing on my feet than live on my knees) “Si los medios …

A few side streets from Liverpool city centre, among the old converted warehouses and cobblestone alleyways, is the Kazimier, a 500-capacity club and music venue. The entrance is nondescript and easily mistaken for the back door of a restaurant kitchen. But this …

On Thursday, September 18, Scottish residents will fill the polling stations to have their say on whether Scotland should become an independent country, breaking away from the United Kingdom and a unification it’s had with England since the 18th Century. As the …

There has been a complication in scientists’ attempts to persuade the world about the importance of acting on climate change: how to explain why global warming seems to have paused. Indeed, warming since the turn of the century has not been at …

  Love cannot be labelled. People should be free to fall in love with the person they choose, regardless of sexual orientation, race or religion. Unfortunately, society has pre-set standards of what “normal” should be. This has become a crucial issue in …

There is a cruel joke told about the ‘child prodigy’ in music. It goes, “When he was four, he played like a 20-year-old; when he was 20, he played like a 20-year-old; when he was 40, he played like a 20-year-old”. But …

The beating of drums is just one irresistible attraction of Crimson Sky, the exciting TaikOz production that premiered at the Glen Street Theatre  last night. The composition is a dedication to the forms of Wadaiko and the performers and their passion on stage comes from their …

Religion is not responsible for people committing acts of terror in its name. This has become a crucial issue in the current debate about terrorism legislation in Australia. On the eve of the introduction of new anti-terrorist laws in Australia, it has …