🦄 Global

The American War in Laos Still Claiming Victims 50 Years Later

In a remote village in the mountains of Xieng Khouang province in northern Laos a small temple is under construction. Its concrete walls are unpainted, and window and door frames sit unfinished. Inside the temple rests a 500-year-old golden Buddha statue, flanked by two columns…

🦄 Arts & Culture, Global, Racism & Far-Right

Unveiling the Politics of Hindutva: A Review of ‘Parivaar: A Celebration of Community as Family’

In an increasingly interconnected world, the rise of far-right ideologies is not confined by borders. One such ideology is “Hindutva,” a form of Brahminical supremacy originating in India, propagated by the paramilitary organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which has been making its presence felt globally.…