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The Call for Unity, Global Cooperation, and Cross-Partisan Engagement in a Divided World
In an era marked by profound challenges — environmental degradation, global security threats, economic inequality, and political...

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Nov 4, 20245 min read
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The Olympics: Competition vs Cooperation
The conception of the Olympic games is dated back as far as 776 BC and was thought to originally serve as a religious celebration....

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Sep 13, 20244 min read
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Why I Fast
The Greek physician and father of modern day medicine Hippocrates recommended abstinence from food or drink as a remedy for certain...

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Mar 19, 20243 min read
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Fear, Faith and Providence
My journey from fear to faith began with an extreme event. During my early twenties, I spent a night crewing in a gale force ten in the...

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Feb 12, 20244 min read
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Beyond the Individual: Building a Healthier World
Baha’u’llah wrote: “Be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in, and centre your deliberations on its exigencies and...

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Dec 15, 20234 min read
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Acts of Service, Wildflowers...and Honey
When we look at the state of the world today, we can’t help but feel deeply saddened, disturbed and disheartened by the devastating...

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Nov 24, 20234 min read
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Migration, Identity and Social Cohesion
The world is experiencing the highest rate of population displacement on record. UNHCR’s figures before the Ukraine war indicated that in...

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Mar 22, 20237 min read
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Learning From Nature about Fair Finance
Being a new-born thing in this world is tough. The world is tough. It’s very hard to stay alive. It’s a miracle so many beautiful and...

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Feb 3, 20235 min read
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It's Christmas and We Are the Magi
Outside it's misty and cold. The sun is trying to break through and the sky glowing pink. I watch the light show, tea cup in hand. Today...

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Dec 23, 20222 min read
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Students Striving Towards Global Peace and Prosperity
This August, I spent 10 days at a seminar for Bahá’i university students that takes place every summer for the UK and Ireland. The...

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Dec 14, 20222 min read
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Richard St Barbe Baker: Man of The Trees
When we speak of conservationists many would mention John Muir, Jane Goodall, Jacques Cousteau, Rachel Carson, or David Attenborough. ...

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Nov 29, 20223 min read
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What We Learned From a Pandemic: A Stronger Thought of Peace
The Baha’i dictum – “When a thought of war comes, oppose it with a stronger thought of peace” has been read by some as simplistic. But...

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Sep 16, 20224 min read
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