Where are the hakims?
Hakims are traditional Moslem doctors found in India and other countries The escalating cost of healthcare in many countries is hurting the poor people the most because they do not have the medical…
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My heroes: Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro I think it was in 1972 when Fidel Castro came to Mostaganem, Algeria where I was working at that time. The whole town had shown up to welcome him and the Algerian president Boumedienne. There were barricades and policemen controlling the crowd. The town had been scrubbed clean before they arrived in…
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Inclusive vs exclusive
People of different ethnic background work together smiling The world needs to be more inclusive in order to have justice and equality for all irrespective of race, creed, color, sex or religion so that we can make progress. The concept of exclusivity has no longer…
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Values and patriotism
A patriotic child holds up the national flag A country is known for its core values that its leaders are expected to adhere to because these values define the people who choose their government in…
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Sinister primal instinct
Illustration of a person’s eyes blood spatters and text primal instinct The incidence of rape and murder of an innocent child, girl or a woman occurs in societies where the men still feel superior to women and disapprove their modern ways, but the times are changing. Women are getting education and training that puts…
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Brain drain?
Brain drain The so-called brain drain from the poorer countries to richer countries is a process that has been going on for a long time…
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Shelter for the homeless
A mother helps her daughter with school uniform in a culvert as her shelter There are people who are homeless who sleep on the sidewalks of major cities in the world. They shiver in the cold and get wet whenever it rains so they do not have any protection from the elements. People in cars…
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Old age deserves respect
A little boy shows disrespect to old people We all get old someday. Here I look at many issues that old people face and try to cope with. Here I show how to overcome old age…
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Rich man poor man
Rich man and poor man It is a fact of life that some people are more blessed than others although their numbers remain small. They are called rich who dominate over…
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Appalling inhumanity
A patient suffers in a hospital and waiting for proper treatment It is heart wrenching to watch poor people taken advantage of by the doctors and hospitals that demand a high cost for the medical care they provide and often do not accept government sponsored insurance programs so demand cash. Their inhumanity in insisting on…
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Democracy is a beautifulword
Happy voters show their ink stain after voting India is holding the election to choose its national government to govern the worlds largest democracy where over 900 million voters will decide who will govern them. The scale…
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What is patriotism?
People of India show patriotism This post on patriotism sheds some light on the word and how in some countries it is being understood, used or abused. Anyone can be patriotic irrespective of his…
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She could be our mother
A hard-working mother in a brick factory in India We see women and young girls working hard in brick factories in India and other South Asian countries under slave-like conditions, poorly paid and exploited by the owners. They are treated as bonded laborers because they borrowed small sums of money they could not pay…
