The ancient art of storytelling through animal fables once served as humanity’s moral compass, with philosophers and saints using tales of “talking beasts” to counsel rulers against tyranny. Yet in our modern era, where abstract academic theories dominate education,...
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Groups Emphasize the Importance of Being Informed to Reduce Exposure to Chemical Pollutants
“Laban sa lason” Gathering Unites Community Members in Addressing Pollution Threats 23 June 2025, Quezon City. “What you know can protect you from harm.” The EcoWaste Coalition and the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health – Center for Research and Innovation...
Statement by H.E. Mr. Amir Saeid Iravani Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Before the United Nations Security Council Emergency Meeting
We thank Anthony Donovan for providing Pressenza in NYC with the transcript of the statement delivered today, June 22, 2025, by Iran’s Ambassador to the U.N. during the Security Council Emergency Meeting. Thank you, Madam President, for your valuable efforts in...
In the mist of the Iran crisis Cuban president calls for the elimination of all nuclear weapons
Last week, Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, called today for the total elimination of nuclear weapons as the only guarantee for peace. In his address to the 10th session, the head...
Gaza and the Undoing of Zionism
A historian reviews new books by Peter Beinart, Avi Shlaim and Pankaj Mishra on the project that animates Israel’s violence During a sabbatical I spent in West Jerusalem in the late 1980s, my 7-year-old daughter was enrolled in an Israeli school. One day, she came...
MEP Stine Bosse (Denmark): Europe in Africa: Colonial hypocrisy led to collapse. Why the EU has lost out to China?
Danish EP MP Stine Bosse criticises EU policy: ‘Talked about partnership but behaved like masters’ and calls for investment in green energy and education instead of resource control. ‘Africa wants equality – or Europe will lose everything’. By the beginning of 2025,...
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Montreal as the Americans attacked Iran
The diplomatic efforts between Iran, France, Germany, and Great Britain failed to reach an agreement regarding Iran’s uranium enrichment program on Friday. But according to Wadephul, the German Foreign Minister, the Iranian side was fundamentally ready to continue...
Digital Gladiators: Why We Still Cheer for Violence
As I scroll through my phone, absorbing the relentless updates about the Iran-Israel conflict, I’m confronted by images that blur the line between reality and simulation. Towering buildings reduced to rubble, missiles streaking across skies like something out of a...
Warning Out on Kiddie Flip-Flops Containing Toxic Lead
21 June 2025, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has detected lead, a hazardous chemical of major public health concern, in imported plastic flip-flops for kids that are sold for only P20 per pair. As part of the group’s nonstop advocacy to...
A week before the NATO meeting, Spain reacts to the 5% of armaments
“Committing to the 5% target would not only be absurd, but also counterproductive, because it would take Spain further away from optimal spending and hinder the EU’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the security and defence ecosystem.” About a week before the start of...
Colonial Logic, not Jewish Wisdom Guides Israel’s Wars
With missiles flying across West Asia, I am reminded of my trip to Iran in 2016, when I discovered a fascinating country and a vibrant Jewish community.* Every day, I ask about the safety of friends and loved ones in both Iran and Israel. The situation there is tragic...
Promoting Global Peace and Nuclear Disarmament: Reiner Braun Meets with His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad
Reiner Braun, German journalist, historian, renowned peace activist, and former Executive Director of the International Peace Bureau (IPB), was recently honored with a private audience with His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba), the Fifth Caliph of the...