Hamid Mir & The Beauty of Journalism
Hamid Mir is an intrepid journalist who believes in the power and the right of free speech. This belief has awarded him a life of bullets and bombs, yet his conviction is strong. He speaks on the situation in Pakistan, his familial connection to writing and...
Jailed journalist speaks out on opening of European Games
The eyes of the world are on my country, my beloved Azerbaijan, as it hosts the inaugural European Games this month. The tourists and athletes are enjoying the spectacle of the opening ceremony while the international public watches from their televisions at home. But...
Xavier Bonilla & How to Infuriate the President By Drawing a Cartoon
Xavier Bonilla, who draws for the Ecuadorian newspaper El Universo under the pen name Mr. Bonil, was called “sick,” “cowardly,” and an “ink assassin” by Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa in January 2014. In this episode, he sits...
UNESCO Chair Steven Shankman’s Work in India
As UNESCO Chair in Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace, I helped establish a new research committee of the International Comparative Literature Association on ethics, religion, and literature. The Comparative Literature Association of India...DON’T MISS A STORY
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