Requiem for lives of women across the United States — “When talking about human rights, in truth we’re referring to men’s rights. If a man is beaten and deprived of his freedom, it’s called torture. When a woman endures the same, it’s called domestic violence and is still considered a private matter in most of the world” — Isabel Allende …

Supreme Court’s Rule Skews Towards Expanding Religious Rights — Today, on June 21, the first circuit of the US Supreme Court, through a ruling, relaxes the obstacles regarding using the taxpayer’s money for sectarian education. The ruling of the Court (Carson v. Makin) has been announced today amid the backlog queue of much-talked controversial cases. The ruling criticizes the…

Commentary — It won’t be an exaggeration to opine that the Russian spring offensive is on full swing. Missile attacks on civilian populations and energy infrastructures of Ukraine are stark evidence about Russia’s spring offensive. On March 9, 2023, Russia began a salvo of hypersonic missile attack. In a report of the…

Quotes and Excerpt — ‘Feminism is for everybody’ — Bell Hooks ‘Every woman’s success should be an inspiration to another. We’re the strongest when we cheer each other on’ — Serena Williams ‘The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.’ -Amelia Earhart ‘I am no bird; and no…

Commentary (Repost) — Citation Mohammad Rubaiyat Rahman, ‘Sea Standoff in the Strait of Hormuz’ (LinkedIn, July 11, 2019). On 10 July, 2019, oil Tanker the ‘British Heritage’ was brought to a halt by three Iranian boats. The incident took place in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping passage for oil tankers. The ‘mini-crisis’…

Commentary [Repost] — Citation Mohammad Rubaiyat Rahman, ‘Crimea, the Referendum (!) and International Law: Highway to the Danger Zone’ (South Asia Law Affairs 2014) As a consequence of the referendum result (of March 16, 2014), Crimea’s regional government would make (on March 17, 2014) formal application Monday to join the Russian Federation. Thereafter, Russia’s…

Commentary — On February 23, 2023, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The non-binding resolution has two significant parts. One is the call for Russia’s immediate cessation of the strike on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure together with attacks on civilian objects and infrastructure. Another objective of…

Commentary — Munich Security Conference 2023 and a Sour Dating At the outset of the Munich Security Conference of 2023, there had been hope that the ongoing tension between China and the United States over the spy balloon saga would be eased. However, ongoing events has been forecasting mounting tension between two countries. Albeit, the US Secretary of State and…

Quotes and Excerpts — The Mexican literature of twentieth century has been mostly embellished by the literature contribution of Rosario Castellanos. Through her literature works, Rosario Castellanos has influenced the realm of the Mexican feminist and cultural literature. In her forty nine years of life (1925–1974), she wrote vastly on gender oppression and cultural…