How British colonizers caused the Bengal famine
WEBJan 21, 2022 · T he Bengal famine stands as one of the single most horrific atrocities to have occurred under British colonial rule. From 1943 to 1944, more than three million Indians died of starvation and malnutrition, and millions more fell into crushing poverty. For many years, the British blamed the famine on weather conditions and food shortfalls, as if it were an unavoidable natural disaster.
10 steps to world peace - New Internationalist
WEBIn contrast, when women participate in peace processes, peace is more likely to endure. 3 Share out wealth fairly. Advert. According to a World Bank survey, 40 per cent of those who join rebel groups do so because of a lack of economic opportunities. Relative poverty is just as important, with more equal societies marked by high levels of trust ...
This is what it takes to stand up: the essence of courage
WEBMar 1, 2017 · It’s an ongoing, dynamic process, that will never be completed and that is essential for making change happen, in the individual and in the world. Of course, bravery does not always involve virtuous action. It can be violent, militaristic, macho, tribal. ‘This is the paradox of courage,’ according to Avramenko.
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Should religion play a role in politics? - New Internationalist
WEBJan 29, 2019 · Should religion play a role in politics? From religious leaders who take on political roles to the daily influence of faith on political values, Dawn Foster and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown – two practising believers – find themselves on opposite sides of the debate. YASMIN: Faith and state should always be kept separate.
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How green is China? - New Internationalist
WEBThe transformation of China from the world’s environmental ‘baddie’ to its ‘poster child’ in a matter of years is both the result of catastrophic pollution (‘airpocalypse’) leading to national soul-searching and the top-down enforcement of a green vision held by President Xi Jinping himself. Compared to his predecessors, whose ...
Introducing...Jonas Gahr Støre | New Internationalist
WEBJan 24, 2022 · N orway’s newly elected prime minster is no stranger to the management of political power. The election of 61-year-old Støre can be seen as part of a larger swing back to the moderate Left in northern Europe in general, and Scandinavia in particular as, from Stockholm to Berlin, neoliberalism’s discontents nudge politics away from overtly market-friendly forms of capitalism.
The Ogiek won reparations, now they want results
WEBJun 20, 2023 · The Ogiek won reparations, now they want results. 20 June 2023. Amy Hall. One year on from a landmark court ruling, the Ogiek of the Mau Forest are still waiting for reparations and collective land rights. Amy Hall reports from Kenya on a case that has the potential to change the lives of Indigenous people in East Africa and beyond.
Country profile: St Vincent and the Grenadines
WEBMar 22, 2023 · A reveller enjoys St Vincent and the Grenadines’ much-loved Vincy Mas carnival. SHUTTERSTOCK. The French founded Kingstown, the current capital, in the early 18th century, leaving the east of St Vincent to the Garifuna, a mix of South American Caribs and escaped or shipwrecked West African slaves, who fiercely defended their land and …