by Monica Islam Austria recently banned the Hijab in schools in an effort to separate religion from …
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by Viranga Wijayasinghe, Commonwealth Asia Youth Alliance Advocacy Fellow Sri Lanka had a peculiar w …
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Read moreAn independent judiciary has long been endorsed as one of the three pillars of good government, writes Madusha Erandi, 21, a Correspondent from Colombo in Sri Lanka, but society must be vigilant to safeguard the rule of law. Blackstone, the famous English Jurist, summed up his ideas about the independence of a judiciary within a …
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Pakistan was founded as a country of peace and brotherhood, writes Naseema Perveen, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Islamabad in Pakistan. But the growing threat of fundamentalist activists is turning those principles upside down. Pakistan was established in the name of Islam, a state where freedom of choice and freedom of faith was to be …
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India has passed a historic bill enabling the investigation of corruption, writes Mridul Upadhyay, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New Delhi in India, and in doing so underlined the power of Gandhi’s non-violent protests. What Mahatma Gandhi did in his devotion to non-violence seems impossible now. We give priority to money, power and success over …
International Women’s Day is celebrated to uphold the rights of women in society, writes Madusha Erandi, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Colombo in Sri Lanka, who argues that advancing equality for women will benefit society as a whole. Some time back in the late 1890’s there was a garment workers’ strike in New York, where …
Portraying themselves as the weaker sex is a common role for women, writes Naaz Fahmida, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Bangladesh, as she looks at the consequences of that concept. In my interactions with women recently I have noticed a phenomenon which is a little more universal. It refers to the general psyche of …
"Inferiority complex fuels desire to be rescued" Read More »
UN Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva provide an opportunity for Sri Lanka to look carefully at how it will negotiate its place among world powers, writes Salma Yusuf, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Sri Lanka. As the heat builds up in an otherwise wintry Geneva, capital cities of the world are abuzz with preparations for …
Three wars have failed to resolve the fate of the Kashmir Valley, writes Naseema Perveen, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Islamabad in Pakistan, who says residents of the disputed territory need a solution that will let them live in peace. Historically Kashmir was ruled by Muslims from the 14th century until 1819, when Ranjit Singh, …
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The Right to Food and Work Convention is an inspiring display of grass roots activism, writes Shomira Sanyal, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New Delhi in India, who volunteered at the event that focuses on solving hunger in India. Powerful slogans rang out at the fifth National Convention on the Right to Food and Work, …
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As India prepares for general elections in May, Achuth Menon, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from India, reviews the track record of the contenders and what the election campaign means for voters. India, renown as the largest democracy in the world, is all set for the general elections in May, wherein political parties are at a …
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Youth are sometimes seen as too immature to take part in politics, writes Rizwan Anwar, 24, a Correspondent from Lahore in Pakistan. But he argues that democracy means including youth who want to shape the future. People between the ages of 15 and 29 constitute youth. Those in their teens among the youth are said …
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