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His father took him to see the biggest movies over and over again in the small theaters of Bombay where blockbusters were played.He fell more in love with Mughal-e-Azam, the hit 1960 musical about a forbidden love story between a prince and a prostitute, every 18 times he watched it. The black and white light opened up to him a world that was both majestic and lost. The dialogue was crisp and poetic and lingered in his mind. Music took him to places that he would only fully understand later in life.Bombay will eventually become Bombay. India, film and music…
Global Mindset Podcast – Danny Dolin Photo by Edmund Bullock This week on the Thinking Global podcast, Professor Danny Dorling (Oxford university, @oxfordgeography)and global thinking A team at the intersection of geography and international relations. Professor Dolin chats with Kieran (@kieranjomeara) and Victoria (@vic_hhberg) on human geography, Brexit, ‘broken nations’ (@VersoBooks), inequality, human progress, influenza, rising mortality, and more. Danny Doering (@dannydolin) is the Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St. Peter’s College. His work spans issues of housing, health, employment, education, wealth and poverty. His recent works include…
Thousands of miles away from the campus protests that have divided Americans, some displaced Palestinians have expressed solidarity with anti-war demonstrators and thanked them for their efforts.Messages of support were written on some tents in the southern city of Rafah, where about a million displaced people have sought refuge from Israeli bombing and ground fighting that Gaza health officials say have killed more than 34,000 people .”Thank you, American University,” read one message captured on video by Reuters. “Thank you, students of solidarity with Gaza, your message has reached us,” read another nearby.Tensions are rising on campuses across the United…
Devastating floods have killed hundreds and displaced tens of thousands across East Africa and are now inundating parts of the Masai Mara, one of Africa’s largest wildlife national reserves.The Telek River burst its banks and spilled into parts of the nature reserve on Wednesday, flooding many tourist campsites. Munir Ahmed, a spokesman for the Kenya Red Cross, said more than 90 people had been evacuated, some by helicopter. Others escaped from the water.”The situation in the Masai Mara is very bad,” said Daniel Ikayo, the owner of a hunting company operating there. “There’s water everywhere.”Flooding in protected areas has exacerbated…
Hamas leaders could save Palestinian lives by accepting a proposed deal in which they would release 33 hostages in exchange for six weeks, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a meeting with Israeli leaders on Wednesday. ceasefire and the liberation of many Palestinian prisoners.Blinken’s remarks in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem were part of a concerted effort by President Joe Biden and his top aides to urge Hamas leaders to take the first steps to lay the groundwork for a potential long-term ceasefire.”We are determined to achieve a ceasefire and get the hostages home, and do it now, and…
On May 10, 2023, the last Taiwanese woman to participate in Japan’s World War II comfort women system passed away surrounded by her family. At the request of her family, her death was not announced until after the memorial service on May 23, 2023. The reason for the delay is said to be the deceased’s refusal to be called “Taiwan’s last surviving comfort woman” – her life was much more than that. She came forward in 1992 and, along with 57 others, were considered real victims of the Japanese Imperial Army’s World War II comfort women system. In February 1992,…
Eighteen California children appeared in federal court this week, putting their landmark lawsuit in jeopardy over claims that U.S. climate policies intentionally discriminate against minors.The children, ages 8 to 17, are suing the U.S. government and the federal Environmental Protection Agency for violating their constitutional rights. Their attorneys claim the state’s environmental policies allowed dangerous levels of greenhouse gases to be released and accumulate in the atmosphere because they knew the emissions would jeopardize their well-being and future.While younger generations will undoubtedly experience the worst effects of global warming, children have little, if any, influence over the rules that shape…
The leader of a camp on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus is urging the school to divest from Israel and criticizing the media for suggesting that anti-Zionism is a form of anti-Semitism. Zeno, a graduate student at MIT, spoke to Fox News Digital at the camp, which has been operating since April 21 on the Kresge Auditorium lawn. SAGE has sent a clear message to the University of Cambridge: End all research contracts sponsored by the Israeli Ministry of Defense.”Now that we know Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, we don’t want our students’ intellectual prowess used for…
Student loan borrowers and advocates gather for the People’s Rally to Cancel Student Debt during a Supreme Court hearing on student debt relief on February 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. Countess Cemal/Getty Images People’s Rally hide title Switch title Countess Cemal/Getty Images for People’s Rally Student loan borrowers and advocates gather for the People’s Rally to Cancel Student Debt during a Supreme Court hearing on student debt relief on February 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. Countess Cemal/Getty Images People’s Rally President Biden announced Wednesday that the White House will forgive more than $6.1 billion in student loan debt for 317,000…
During tense demonstrations at the University of Southern California over the Gaza war, officials discovered swastikas painted on campus fences. “Obviously, it was drawn there simply to incite more anger at such a painful time for our community,” USC President Carol Folt wrote in a statement on Instagram. “I condemn any anti-Semitic symbols or any form of hate speech directed at anyone.”Folt said the swastika was removed hours after the incident was reported to campus officials on Tuesday afternoon — the same day she met again with student organizers who are demanding that the university abandon any financial ties to…