“The Great Strength of Faith” / Buddhism in Tibet China Despite unceasing oppression, indoctrination and spying, the photographs taken by Yang Yankang show Buddhism is still alive in Tibet. For years now, religious communities have organized their...
Night Time Is Horrible Sweden One child misses her bed. Another misses her dark-eyed doll. A third dreams of the old days, when her pillow didn’t feel like an enemy. Two million children have fled Syria. Leaving behind their friends, their homes, their beds. A...
Sarumawashi Japan-USA www.hiroshiwatanabe.com When I grew up in Japan, Sarumawashi (pronounced SA-ROO-MA-WA-SHE) was a common thing to see on streets of towns and villages. The Sarumawashi came on holidays and for festivals, but they also came unexpectedly...
Glory!: The Fight For Ukraine’s East USA www.johnwendle.com Bit by bit, Ukraine lost pieces of itself last year. First it lost its pro-Russian president, then it lost Crimea, then it lost its two eastern provinces. Some say its identity has been lost...
