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Al Salam Alaykoum (Peace be with you!) The greeting above, used among Muslims across the globe, calls for peace. Over a billion people say the word, Al-Salam or Peace countless times a day. By inviting us to greet others with the word Peace, religion, knowing our tendency to opt for conflict, […]

Indigenous peoples and resource exploitation. Who wins, who loses, how is the game played, how should it be played? Map of Equatorial Guinea (Photo credit: Wikipedia) When one lands in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, it is immediately apparent how resource-rich this country is. The silk cotton trees greeted us with their […]

During my recent visit to Soroti in Eastern Uganda which is 350 km from Kampala, I was overwhelmed by incidences of child marriage, cases of rape and defilement which are some of the major problems children in this area face. For the one week I spent in the area, helping […]

Worldwide, industries strive to achieve complete sustainability. With companies all turning ‘eco-friendly’ and judgement being pressed onto those who do not follow the green protocol, the fashion industry has been jolted into a state of flux. Chain fashion companies with mass produced clothing lines are still dominating the fashion realm, […]

Ever since Gamal Abdul Nasser first laid the cornerstone for granting every Egyptian the right to free education, we have enjoyed the “liberty” of so-called “free” education. Nasser had some ideals he wanted to achieve, and he did a lot for the poor and the oppressed – who have turned […]

Make a Noise, Make a Difference From little things, big things grow and for 19-year-old Whitney Stacey her passion has now branched into her very own charity. Monochrome had its launch party, titled “Make Noise, Make a Difference,” in Brisbane on July the 13th and hosted over 300 guests who […]