Flash drives are bringing freedom to North Korea, a few gigabytes at a time
North Korea is an enigma at many levels. The Hermit Kingdom is famous for being a land without internet, but it is also a place where cyber-activism on behalf of freedom is being pioneered.
Read More ›The Humanization of Human Rights
Not too long ago, no one would have heard of the plight of a Saudi teenager seeking refuge from family and cultural oppression in her home country. But the power of social media made Rahaf Mohammed al Qunun’s struggle into an international news story.
Read More ›Dehumanization Nations
As media and political leaders increasingly embrace dehumanizing stereotypes of ideological opponents, America risks drifting down a dark path.
Read More ›Lighting a candle for humanity online
For an off-year election, turnout at the polls this week was high. But the lack of a decisive victory for one side or the other portends at least two more years of hyperbolic rhetoric, demonization of our opponents and a lot of partisan loathing.
Read More ›Iran’s regime is terribly afraid … of dancing on Instagram
The end is in sight for Iran’s mullahs. It may take years, but the demise of their oppressive theocratic regime is inevitable.
Read More ›Global conscience in the digital age
To decent human beings, death is a tragedy. To authoritarian regimes, it’s a strategy.
Read More ›The Cutting Edge of Brutality Against Women
Female Genital Mutilation remains a scourge too often ignored in the #MeToo climate.
Read More ›How to end violence in the Middle East? The answer is religious tolerance
It doesn’t take rocket science to figure out that the Middle East is a mess. And that religion lies behind much of the violence.
Read More ›Resisting Iranian extremism
Iran seems to be a perpetual case of the good, the bad and the ugly. Ugly is the regime, an extremist sectarian system that has caused untold misery to its own people and others. Bad is the challenge of dealing with a potential Iranian nuclear weapon.
Read More ›Promoting freedom by breaking down information barriers
Where injustice thrives in the world protests naturally follow. The latest explosion was in Iran. Although the grievances were diverse, the frustrations were great. Many risked their freedom and lives to take a stand.
Read More ›