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The Thinker statue is a bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin to illustrate the philosophical quandaries that human beings undertake
Either philosophy or abandoned hope
The 13th dialectical symposium of the World Philosophical Forum 2022
Peter O'Toole playing the role of TE Lawrence in the 1962 movie entitled "Lawrence of Arabia"
TE Lawrence and the Arab Revolt
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
The juxtaposition between nature in the foreground and man's abuse leading to a toxic climate change in the background
Toxic male psyche and climate change
The domination of man over nature
A trans woman with rainbow glitter on her cheek and the rainbow flag in the background
A little less biological fixation, a little more compassion
Understanding the trans community
The Bhakti movement encouraged expression of all forms
Devotionalism: an aesthetic escape for women bhaktas
The relationship of religion and women in the Indian context
The universe is made of energy and matter
Humanity as seen from the universal essence
Continuous transformation of energy into matter and matter into energy
Foggy forest, Great Britain
Old Britain
The sheep and the wolf
Amazigh woman. Numerous ancient Greek, Phoenician and Roman texts attest to the existence of the Berber people as the first occupants of North Africa
The Amazighs of Tunisia
The free people
The BILL, Biblioteca della Legalità (Library of Legality) shelves with books and publications on the culture of legality and justice
An interview with Flavia Cristiano
The BILL - Biblioteca della Legalità (Library of Legality)
Jill Alexy at the Bramante Staircase in the Vatican Museums in Vatican City
An interview with Jill Alexy
The founder of SeeTheSacred
The hot sun isn't just in summer anymore
How to stay cool using less air conditioning
What we can learn from African know-how
US Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima, Japan
Manny Greer's experience in World War II
The soul of a soldier
Where to begin and how to be accurate with our words
Phonetically misled
It's not easy getting a straight answer
The mirror can realign our identity and objectives
Mirror, mirror on the wall…
The feminism charge led by Wollstonecraft
Godfathers listen to all incoming advice as it pertains to the role before making the next move
Godfatherhood
An offer not to refuse
President Joe Biden reacting to a letter received by Honorary President Jeffrey Levett of the World Philosophical Forum
Confronting social dementia
Sequential letters: before, after and in continuum
Dr. Isaac Amon, Director of Academic Research & Program Development, Jewish Heritage Alliance
Interview with Dr. Isaac Amon
The story of Sefarad
Helen Keller sniffing a pink rose and capturing the essence of the smell
'Story of My Life' by Helen Keller
There is a world beyond what you see, hear, taste, smell, and touch. You can always feel it.
A closed bookshop with a myriad of published books
Publishing is a closed bookshop
Unless you have a slingshot in your pocket
Vedic literature gives insight into the bhakti model of its time
Devotion as the continuous civilizational strand in India
A historical analysis of devotionalism: Harappan, Vedic and Puranic Traditions
Aerial view of the capital city of Islamabad, Pakistan
The sights, sounds, and souls of Pakistan
Pakistan's culture and traditions
A pregnant woman in her final trimester holding the stem of a healthy flower anticipating her miracle
The miracle
Forever being
Reaction at JFLK airport to an American Judge's decision to overturn President Trump's motion to ban Muslims from immigrating to the United States
Is immigration a threat to security?
Spread of jihad through migration
Vickie Frémont was inspired by the African tale of the hummingbird bird, bringing one drop of water at a time to put out a fire
Vickie Frémont: saving the environment, one step at a time
The story of the Hummingbird Program
An interpretation of the journey of William Godwin's Caleb Williams
The psychology of William Godwin’s Caleb Williams
Curiosity killed the cat
Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish fought with the pen and lived to be 67 years old
Reading the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish
The pursuit to preserve the Palestinian identity
Newborn baby: special attention had to be paid to the protection of the baby’s health and fortune
Born and raised in the Balkans
Superstitions and customs for a newborn's prosperity
The caravan of Marco Polo, from Atlas Catalan, by Abraham Cresques, 14th century
The quest for Cathay
The lies of Marco Polo and Cristoforo Columbus
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser, exhibition at Mori Arts Center Gallery in Tokyo. Stage mannequins © Alma Reyes
Chanel, Alice in Wonderland, and Kees Van Dongen
Women in art and fashion
Denarius illustrating Judaea Bar Kochba Revolt, 132-135 CE
An interview with Professor Lawrence H. Schiffman
The Jewish Rebellion against Roman Rule in Judea
Auroville, India, the international township created by The Mother (Mirra Alfassa)
Sri Aurobindo’s 150th anniversary
The religion of humanity
A young woman waving LGBTQIA+ flag under the sky
When ideas become God and science is heresy
The struggles of our times: women’s and LGBTQIA+ rights, and even the danger to free speech and thought
The fruits of Johannes Gutenbeg and Tim Berners-Lee's labour
From Johannes Gutenberg to Tim Berners-Lee
Little bits of history repeating
Mentality is the result of training, and training depends on education
Education of citizens in the 21st century
Philosophical bases of a method for our time
Living in the lower floors of high rise apartment draws many concerns
Apartment living: litter from above
Bane or boon of community life?
How does the environment create our home and what does it means to belong to a place?
Becoming other: environment, belonging and identity
A journey close, but far from home
Current entrance today to the Vigna Randanini Catacombs, Rome, ph. Brenda Lee Bohen
Interviewing Micaela Pavoncello and Jessica Dello Russo
Two women contributions to Roman Jewish Catacombs history
A pregnant black woman taking ownership of her womb
Black women: the denial of reproductive choice
The power to not give up their womb
Bread for Slava: Patron Saint’s Day in Serbian culture has remained an intriguing topic for historians and ethnographers
The tradition of Serbian Slava
A long-standing custom that unites past and present, heaven and earth
Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco
A vital role in the preservation of national unity
Moroccan religious constants the basis of spiritual security
Humanity is an entity of the universe, it has energy and matter in its essence
The future of humanity
Princonser's philosophical approach
Observation: A key idea in both a transcendent and immanent philosophy is the idea of noticing and interpreting change
The transcendent economics of nature
An idea for change
Channeling life with arms stretched out as the sun sets
Breaking News
Seizing life and experiencing existence
Comfort can both work in helping you throughout your creative journey, and also work against your self-improvement in the long run
Why comfort is the killer of creativity
The art of persistence
Gazimestan: the memorial site and monument commemorating the Battle of Kosovo
Vidovdan: origin and legends
Tales of the Battle of Kosovo and a Slavic god
Social dementia: a sapping of global empathy and a madness not entirely of today’s choosing
Rising social dementia
Are we heading for cataclysmic failing or philosophical revitalization of life and living?
Facts go beyond theories
Musings on fact versus truth
The subtle difference and why it matters
The essence of education is learning how to ask better and better questions
How to think, not what to think
Say the wrong word and you are vanished
A walk into the woods, such as in Sikkim, North-East India, is a way to get 'out of the woods'! © Ashish Kothari
Rescuing (more) words
How they can regain their transformatory potential
Constitution for the Federation of Earth can change the course of human history
Constitution for the Federation of Earth
My discovery and embrace of the path for human liberation
Wondering and reflecting on how to be a 'butterfly' in nature
Our species is doing the backstroke
Where are 'we' headed?
A House of Windsor residence, Castle Windsor
Time to privatise the House of Windsor
Some traditions belong in the past
Brain: the left hemisphere controls language
Your brain is playing tricks on you
Do we truly know what we think?
Education: based on the purpose of education, the content of education is implemented
Universal Education
From fragmented reason to universal reason
Portrait of Muhammed Ali Pasha King of Egypt in his palace in Cairo, Egypt
Muhammed Ali Pasha of Egypt
The foundation of modern Egypt and the ‘Albanian contribution’
Schweitzer was born in Upper Alsace, 1875, and became a remarkable organist, musicologist and physician
Dr. Albert Schweitzer: physician of peace
A life that wants to live, surrounded by life that wants to live
Marriages in the past were mostly arranged and newlyweds did not actually know each other
The first night(mare) of marriage
Balkan wedding customs of years gone by
Reflecting on the world
Are human traits stopping us from achieving peace?
The hurdles and obstacles facing a peaceful planet
Young and talented: Ellie Archer, the author of The Leaf Gurl
Ellie Archer: The leaf gurl
Reconnecting with nature: a six-year-old author's debut storybook
Rewilding is the philosophy of allowing nature to take the reins
The absurdity of rewilding
A philosophical take on conservation
Exploited children may be used as sex workers, drug couriers or servants
Children at risk
The fate of children in a world out of control
Battle between the American Filibusters and the Central American Alliance
Heroes of Costa Rica
Three brothers who fought against William Walker
Ostrog Monastery: considering primitive equipment and poor transportation, the construction of the cave monastery at the height of 900 meters above sea level in 17th century was a miracle itself
Heaven is a place on Earth
Saint Basil and the Ostrog Monastery in Montenegro
Calling out these attitudes is essential to fight long prevalent stereotypes
Racist discourse and the covid pandemic
Why do toxic stereotypes continue to be perpetuated?
Peaceful existence on this beautiful planet
Creating peace on Planet Earth
A theoretical perspective
This generation is not only being denied the opportunity to shape the world according to their own vision, but is being denied the possibility of life itself
I weep for the children
We are denying the next generation the truth, the complexity of life, the beauty of the gifts of the earth
Piana degli Albanesi, in Southern Italy
The Arbëresh of Italy
An anthropological miracle?
“War is the father of all,” said Heraclitus the ancient Greek philosopher
Homo sapiens and a perpetual casus belli?
Human history is all about wars
The Paris-World of more than two centuries ago is a city destined to repeat itself and fascinate
La Paris fin de siècle in five literary steps
I created Montmartre!
The Cyrus Cylinder is considered to be the world's first statement of human rights
Cyrus the Great: father of a nation
The first administrator of human rights
The Ark of the Covenant is the most sacred relic of the Israelites
The Holy Fire
Events repeated
"Experimenter" (2015), film about Milgram's experiment
Obedience
Submission and dehumanization
Red Easter eggs: what do the colors symbolize?
Coloring Easter eggs
Why do so many countries and cultures follow this custom?
Robben Island in South Africa, by Moheen Reeyad
On Nelson Mandela's island prison
The true power is that of love
Sandra Gering in the Vatican Library
Sandra Gering’s Tikunei haZohar
An artistic replica of the most popular work of the medieval Jewish Kabbalah
Ruins of the ancient Apollonia town, Albania
The Arvanites of Greece
The ‘Old Albanians’ of the Hellenic Republic
Giovanni Bellini, The Murder of Saint Peter Martyr
The Cathar Revenge
Bogomils and Cathars
International Women's Day is celebrated annually on the 8th March
A celebration of International Women's Day
Four heroines from around the globe who made great sacrifices for humanity
Many languages, and consequently communities, are strongly affected by the pressure of dominant languages and discriminatory and racist linguistic ideologies
Endangered minority languages
A reflection on the importance of revitalizing them
Since the old times, people regard dreams as mysterious and meaningful
Dreams interpretations
Meaning of dreams in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Police officers are stationed at many schools in the USA
School punishments
Student infractions: the school-to-prison pipeline in the USA
In arranged marriages, a couple may only meet shortly before the wedding
Old and odd Balkan wedding traditions
Preservation of unusual traditions promotes the uniqueness of cultures and nurtures cultural sensitivity
INDH in the Kingdom of Morocco is fully committed to the emergence of a united vision of education
Morocco's initiative in support of primary education
A powerful tool for the development of society
Giacomo Lenghi, Watercolor, 1830 ca., Jewish Museum of Rome
Le Cinque Scòle
The five synagogues ‘under one roof’ in the Jewish Ghetto of Rome
Black Panther demonstration
Black Power in print
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Edward Hopper, Early Sunday Morning
The erasure of all our most important values and principles
Truth is now hate
Dr. Roberto Savio is somewhat unique as an eyewitness to history and builder of institutions, a man who turns his visions into reality
Conversation with a media icon: Dr. Roberto Savio
The Inter Press Service co-founder is part of a vanishing breed
No one certainly wants to be “tiger kinged”
Are we being “tiger kinged”?
Living in dangerous times of media algorithm
Countering gender stereotypes is not easy
Gender stereotypes
Is it possible to get rid of them?
Capote’s literary value is well recognized in the United States, but he is more admired in Europe and Latin America
Truman Capote’s whip
Chained to a merciless master
Edward Hopper, Hotel By A Railroad, detail
2022 intentional: human completeness
Now is the time for Americans to recognize the crucial need to treat and act more “human” to each other
In the language humans use to communicate, they agree on the meaning of the words to avoid misunderstandings
Words, words, words...
On the power of words and their relation to things
A pig roasted on the spit has been an unavoidable Christmas dish in Orthodox Balkan families and the apple was used as a universal remedy
Superstitions of an Orthodox Christmas
Odd archaic rituals can help us to prioritize domestic harmony, health and spiritual wellbeing
Bronze Capitoline she-wolf, 5th century BCE, the symbol of Rome
Understanding how Rome shaped the rabbis
An interview with Rabbi Burton Visotzky
Instead of just photos, some will decide for a painting of a scene of the wedding by an artist who live paints
An American wedding
In the USA it is a whole different story, made of hundreds of small and big things
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