A metaphysical exercise with an artificial intelligence SEED QUESTIONS: THE ORIGIN OF THE DIALOGUE This essay was born from a series of questions I asked my artificial intelligence. They weren’t complex questions. There was no context, no theory, no framework. Just...
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Foreign Military Bases and Resistance to Them Are Spreading
A new report by the global peace group World BEYOND War finds that military bases used by foreign militaries are growing in number, as are public protests and advocacy against those bases. Of 1,247 foreign military bases in the world, 877 of them, by latest count, are...
Children at High Health Risk Amid Scorching Heatwave Sweeping Bangladesh
A severe heatwave is currently sweeping across Bangladesh, posing serious health risks—especially to children. Over the health and safety of children in this extreme weather, as soaring temperatures continue to impact communities nationwide. According to...
From Belief to Experience: A New Humanist Perspective
One of the defining elements of New Humanism is its grounding in human experience rather than belief. Silo placed inner experience at the core of this worldview. He urged individuals to discover meaning through reflection, meditation, and self-transformation. This...
Japan to Recruit One Lakh Bangladeshi Workers: An Opportunity or a Risk to Bilateral Trust?
In late May 2025, Tokyo announced that it would welcome one lakh (100,000) skilled workers from Bangladesh over the next five years. This initiative will be formalized through memoranda of understanding (MoUs) between the Bangladesh Bureau of Manpower, Employment, and...
A Society Torn Between Beauty and Brutality
by Irshad Ahmad Mughal and Dr. Qurat ul Ain Rana A single scroll through my social media feed reveals Pakistan’s heartbreaking paradox. On one side, vibrant scenes of life unfold—children playing cricket in dusty village squares, colorful wedding processions winding...
Iran’s Mass Expulsion Of Afghans Poses A Dilemma For Many Of Its Supporters
Most of them are opposed to the expulsion of any illegal immigrants, yet self-censoring their criticism of Iran’s policy discredits their criticisms of Trump’s similar one, while acknowledging the “Weapons of Mass Migration” pretext upon which Iran’s policy is...
Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolence
In times of rampant militarism and denial of every type of civilian conflict-resolution method, we must speed up our public education work about all the alternatives to military non-resolution of problems. This article is an excellent point to start – or refresh your...
Civil Disobedience and Resistance of Burmese Youth
“Young people are resisting and are on the front lines, but at the same time, other people are caring for the population and rebuilding the country. It’s not a revolution that looks to the future, to the post-revolution, but rather acts now, simultaneously.” Interview...
PPFA Slams Media for Propagating and Mystifying the Term ‘Bengali-origin’
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), a forum of nationalist citizens in northeast India, while appreciating the State government for its decisive actions to regain thousands of encroached lands from the clutches of illegal settlers, has also emphasized on...
Embracing the Hanseatic Spirit: Baguio Central University at the 5th Hanseatic League of Universities Conference
Baguio Central University participated in the 5th Annual Hanseatic League of Universities (HLU) Conference, held from July 9 to 11, 2025, in Silliman University (SU), Negros Oriental State University (NOSU), and St. Paul University Dumaguete, Dumaguete City. Themed...
In uncertain times we must connect with a core of human truth and hope that address today’s resolutions for the future
Hope is typical of the human being who, as Edmund Husserl states, is a being who plans his future since he is moved by the desire for a happier life liberates from determinism than the one who lives exclusively in the present moment. Therefore human beings explore...