Egypt is currently under official Islamist rule. Following a proud revolution that promoted ideals of human rights, democracy, opportunity, and better living for all, the Egyptian society across the spectrum seems to be at the behest of a ruling force that accommodates human rights in their lexicon only when it […]

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 […]

The Kenyan government has decided to send 200 additional reserve troops to the Kenya-Ethiopia border in response to Ethiopian militia attacks in the Turkana. At present, tensions are high following the killing of a Kenyan police reservist at the hands of Ethiopian militiamen. This occurs less than a year after […]