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Step up! A call for more civil courage and social responsibility

It was a cold Saturday evening in November when I was walking through my favourite food market. It seemed to be my lucky day today! When I approached the stall of my friend Antonio (name changed) where I usually get…

Where Does All the CO2 Go?

Pressenza’s correspondent in Glasgow covering the COP26 negotiations, Rick Wayman, sends us this opinion piece on the increasingly relevant subject of Carbon Dioxide Removal. Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) is emerging as a significant pathway to restore the climate, with a…

Islamic State sparks fears across intelligence communities worldwide

by Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury While the Islamic State (ISIS) nightmare is re-emerging, there are already sparking fears across intelligence communities throughout the world about the possible threats posed by this ruthless pro-Caliphate jihadist outfit. There also are speculations of…

Rohingya Crisis: What is the future of Rohingya youths?

by Hafizur Talukdar Bangladesh is gradually developing a negative attitude towards the Rohingyas. After all, the local people of Ukhia-Teknaf are developing a negative attitude towards the Rohingya among the people of Bangladesh as a whole. As I do research…

No presidential programme proposes a paradigm shift in education

With less than two weeks to go before the presidential elections in Chile, it is striking that, despite the fact that there is agreement that education requires profound change, no candidate has proposed a paradigm shift in his or her…

Ulema-state alliance hinders democracy and development in the Muslim world

In September 2021, Turkey House was inaugurated in New York with a high-level state ceremony that included the presence of President Tayyip Erdogan. The ceremony began with a prayer recited by Turkey’s top Islamic cleric: the chairman of the Directorate…

Guatemala, a country corrupt to the core

Or from the ground up As if it wasn’t enough to live with a narco-state that violates with police and army, by air, sea and land, and imposes curfews and a state of siege on the native populations who fight…

Guatemala: The Estor on the verge of extinction

The country faces a battle similar to those of other African nations. When the powers set their eyes, their capital and their influence on the wealth of weaker and more dependent nations, it is the moment when these nations cease…

Mother Nature, Inc.

Wall Street investors have hit the jackpot. Soon they’ll be able to buy, own, and dictate The Commons, public lands, the world of Mother Nature. In fact, a pilot project is already in the works with ecosystems up for sale…

Rohingya Crisis: Where is the solution?

by Hafizur Talukdar Bangladesh is one of the most promising countries in the third world. In the long 50 years of independence, the country’s economy is growing rapidly today. But it is also a matter of concern that Bangladesh has…

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