Shock waves reverberated all around the globe on October 7th, 2023 when an occupied, colonized and oppressed people living in the largest open air ghetto rose in rebellion. There is no going around it. Indeed, there can never ever be justification for taking lives! That said, it is also true that oppression begets...
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Editorial: Ramblings of a digital, armchair warrior
Sitting thousands of miles away in a land of privilege and safety, one might easily be labeled an armchair digital warrior. Taking refuge and solace (perhaps) in the cliché, pen is mightier than the sword, an attempt must be made to find some semblance of sanity during these dark, chaotic times in the land of...
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On Media, Citizen Engagement & Alternate Digital Social Spaces
The digital realm has played a pivotal role in how we create, interact with and amplify the written word. From Gutenberg to computers and the Internet, each has been instrumental in not just building pathways to knowledge, enabling the reader to think and be informed, much to the dismay of the powers that be. It...
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Data The Genetic Code of Empowerment
It is almost curtain time for the year 2019. Another decade is coming to a close showcasing numerous breakthroughs that have improved lives of many. The driving force behind this progressive change has undoubtedly been the deluge of information reaching every nook and corner of the world at the speed of light. While many would...
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Editorial: And Miles To Go Before We Sleep
Check out our top 100 global trailblazers handpicked for their tremendous achievements, empowering and enabling societies. Women have come a very long way from the likes of Helen of Troy, being the object of desire (read: a flimsy excuse to invade foreign lands), Hypatia mercilessly dragged to the Egyptian streets under the Roman...