Year: 2017

Families of Yemeni Baha’is Await Their Release After UN Resolution

October 7, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
The United Nations has passed a resolution demanding the release of Yemeni Baha’is imprisoned for their faith. But their families have yet to hear good news.  On September 29th, the United Nations Human Rights Council endorsed a resolution demanding that Yemen’s government release the seven Baha’is imprisoned for their faith. The resolution, titled “Human Rights, […] Read more

Blade Runner And What It Means To Be Human

October 5, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
In ‘Blade Runner’ an iconic movie about androids without empathy, the storytellers urge the audience to discover what it is that makes us human. There is obvious potential for Blade Runner 2049 to be botched. The ‘many years later’ sequel/prequel/remake doesn’t exactly have the best record (some being rehashes, others confused, and others just bad). […] Read more

A Celebration of Science and Reason: A Night To Remember

October 3, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
The recent ‘Celebration of Science and Reason’ with renowned intellectuals Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins proved why these events are a dire necessity in our polarised times. Throngs of people clad in jackets and pop-culture t-shirts lined up outside the brightly lit Art Deco walls of the Eventim Apollo on Sunday night, to hear neuroscientist […] Read more