U.S. Faith Leaders Call for Protection and Safe Passage of Honduran Caravans

Oct 22, 2018 | Advocacy, FORusa Feature, Human Rights, Immigration Rights and Reform

As news that caravans of Honduran migrants are setting off from Honduras, traveling through Guatemala and Mexico on their way to the United States, we as U.S. people of faith affirm their right to travel safely and seek protection. Rooted in our faith traditions that...

University of Rochester’s Military Partnership Should Be More Transparent

Sep 26, 2018 | Demilitarization, FORusa Feature, Peacebuilding

Before I get into the economics of this problem, I need to establish from the very beginning that the University of Rochester has always been committed to the enterprise of war. Students have enlisted in every major United States military contest beginning with the...

From Afghanistan to my #Mother!, and the child in everyone

May 24, 2017 | General

By Dr. Hakim Dear mom and fellow members of the human family, I love my 77-year-old frugal, hardworking, self-sacrificial Han Chinese Singaporean mother, so when Trump’s military/government dropped what they nicknamed the “Mother of All Bombs” (MOAB) on...

Preventing war with North Korea and assessing a new South Korean President

May 4, 2017 | General

This coming Tuesday, May 9, millions of South Koreans will cast their ballots and elect their next president of the Republic of Korea (ROK). The front-runner is Moon Jae-in, a human rights lawyer and former Chief of Staff to President Roh Moo-Hyun, the last liberal...

U.S. Missile Strike Reportedly Killed Children

Apr 10, 2017 | General

When I learned that President Trump unilaterally ordered 59 missile strikes against the Al Shayrat Airfield in Syria, a quote by Mahatma Gandhi came to mind. “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is...