A kite rising over Gaza becomes a symbol of survival in Amira Atiya Abu Al-Husainโs newest poem. We share her words alongside news of the paperback edition of her memoir, The Diary from Gaza. Continue reading What is a kite compared to a warplane? by Amira Atiya Abu Al-Husain
Thomas Jefferson once declared: โI abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind.โ Two and a half centuries later, his words resonate with renewed urgency. This commentary examines Jeffersonโs Enlightenment conviction that reason, diplomacy, and the rule of law must always prevail over armed conflict โ and measures that vision against the troubling reality of our own times, from the invasion of Iraq to the ongoing wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Iran. In an era when international institutions are strained and the mechanisms of peaceful resolution are too readily abandoned, Jeffersonโs warning stands as both a moral indictment and a call to conscience. What does it mean to claim the inheritance of Enlightenment ideals while continuing to choose war? Continue reading I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind, by Thomas Jefferson
๐ฌ๐ง The first casualty when war comes is truth – Hiram Johnson ๐ฎ๐น La prima vittima quando arriva la guerra รจ la veritร – Hiram Johnson ๐ช๐ธ La primera vรญctima cuando llega la guerra es la verdad – Hiram Johnson ๐ต๐น A primeira vรญtima quando chega a guerra รฉ a verdade – Hiram Johnson ๐ฎ๐ณ เคชเคนเคฒเคพ เคถเคฟเคเคพเคฐ เคเคฌ เคฏเฅเคฆเฅเคง เคเคคเคพ เคนเฅ เคธเคคเฅเคฏ เคนเฅ – เคนเฅเคฐเคพเคฎ … Continue reading The first casualty when war comes is truth, by Hiram Johnson
๐ฌ๐ง War is the cowardly escape from the problems of peace – Thomas Mann ๐ฎ๐น La guerra รจ il fronte di fuga codarda dai problemi di pace – Thomas Mann ๐ช๐ธ La guerra es el frente de escape cobarde de los problemas de la paz – Thomas Mann ๐ซ๐ท La guerre est le front dโรฉvasion lรขche des problรจmes de paix – Thomas Mann ๐ต๐น A … Continue reading War is the cowardly escape from the problems of peace, by Thomas Mann
