Eight minutes, Forty-six Seconds

Eight minutes, Forty-six Seconds

JUNE 5, 2020, By Barbara Nimri Aziz. Eight minutes, forty-six seconds is a long time: a long time when you are meditating; a long time…

Have Nepal’s People Managed a Healthy Breakthrough in the Covid-19 Crisis?

Have Nepal’s People Managed a Healthy Breakthrough in the Covid-19 Crisis?

APRIL 25, 2020, By Barbara Nimri Aziz     “We’re all going to die!” This feeble appeal came in a Facebook phone call with B. Thapa from…

Just Another Spring in Progress?

Just Another Spring in Progress?

APRIL 24, 2019, Counterpunch.org My corner of New York’s Catskill Mountains is shortly due to explode in green. Today however, it’s brown, beige, russet and…

A Risky Referendum for Kurdistan Underway in Iraq

A Risky Referendum for Kurdistan Underway in Iraq

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017, Globalresearch.ca. The referendum is opposed by neighboring powers, but most significantly by the central government in Baghdad. It is a far more…

Women as Pawns in the Political War Game

Women as Pawns in the Political War Game

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017, Globalresearch.ca. The referendum is opposed by neighboring powers, but most significantly by the central government in Baghdad. It is a far more…

Who, What and Where are Iraq’s Turkmen?

Who, What and Where are Iraq’s Turkmen?

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014, Counterpunch.org. Know your Yazidi. An anthropological sketch will assure support for US and Peshmarga military advances across Iraq, and sequester a competing…