Security and strategic affairs analyst Kamal Uddin Mazumder unpacks the border tensions between a region historically inflamed by Buddhist-Muslim conflict
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Who is Abandoning Who? Love and Expectations in “Harry & Meghan” and the Buddha’s Story
“Harry & Meghan” tells not only the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s story of separation from the Windsors, but also reveals tensions inherent in the family ideal, which the Buddha himself could not live up to
Maintaining a peaceful mind in a troubled world
Sajib Barua looks at how the Buddha advised on the global crises of today, from economic crises to military conflict
Displaced Dharma: Ukraine’s Crisis of Refugee Children
There are few experiences more distressing and traumatizing than being forced to leave home, and to flee somewhere, anywhere, that may offer physical safety from war. The endless calculations involved are exhausting: whether it is worth putting loved ones in further danger, fears of if the journey can be endured, and the sense of uncertainty […]
On Killing People
Graham Lock Watching scenes of barbarity on the news or reading about them in the newspaper, I have sometimes wondered whether there are any circumstances in which I would be willing to kill someone, or more realistically in my case (if I had a gun in my hand I would probably shoot myself in the […]