Peace Journalism: Giving peace a chance

By Tanja Aitamurto What if journalism was biased towards supporting world peace? That would be a radical shift from the current situation, in which journalism is focused on covering war and conflict. The concept of peace journalism emphasizes journalism as a constructive power towards a better world. The notion of […]

Island in the sun

The quiet appeal of Mauritius was immediately evident as the plane descended. A verdant gem of just 1,860 sq km, located 800km east of Madagascar amidst the shimmering sapphire waters of the Indian Ocean, it is part of a chain of islands formed during a series of undersea volcanic eruptions […]

Historic walled city under threat

LAHORE: The medieval walled city of Lahore is under threat from a construction ‘free-for-all’ ruining centuries of heritage, as an ambitious Pakistani restoration project to protect it stalls. Rapid and illegal growth is crowding out the “old city” —the section of the eastern hub fortified by a wall during the […]