Posted in Yet To Be Determined on February 21st, 2010 No Comments »
Last week, I was saddened to learn that Brother Tim passed away. His “Blog of Revelation” was a collection of religious and political writings that always looked to help our world progress and grow.
I never met Brother Tim - I only knew him through his writing and the occasional e-mail. But I know he [...]
Posted in India, War of Misinformation on February 14th, 2010 7 Comments »
Once again, Mumbai proved that letting a few voices in the media frame our values and fears is not the way to live peaceably with 20 million neighbors. It’s a lesson that, in a globalized world, the rest of us would do well to learn.
Shahrukh Khan, or SRK as he is often referred to for [...]
Posted in Rwanda on February 4th, 2010 2 Comments »
Interesting piece in the New Internationalist magazine about Congo refugees earning a living in Rwandan camps written by a (likely good-looking) journalist also named Wil.
He was an 18-year-old orphan when he crossed the border into Rwanda as a refugee, fleeing the violence that had overtaken the Congo.
But no one could guess it watching Dieudonne Tuyisenge [...]