25 May: Africa Day
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African ProverbContinue reading
People & Culture
25 May: Africa Day
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African ProverbContinue reading
“Peace begins with a smile.” Mother Teresa
Today: Macedonia | Madagascar | Malawi | Malaysia | Maldives | Mali | Malta | Marshall Islands | Mauritania | Mauritius
Cover Photography © Gina Buliga | MadagascarContinue reading
“We are, at almost every point of our day, immersed in cultural diversity: faces, clothes, smells, attitudes, values, traditions, behaviors, beliefs, rituals.” Randa Abdel-Fattah
Today: Laos | Latvia | Lebanon | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Luxembourg
Cover Photography © Eric Lafforgue | LibyaContinue reading
“Parents and schools should place great emphasis on the idea that it is all right to be different. Racism and all the other ‘isms’ grow from primitive tribalism, the instinctive hostility against those of another tribe, race, religion, nationality, class or whatever. You are a lucky child if your parents taught you to accept diversity.” Roger Ebert
Today: Kazakhstan | Kenya | Kiribati | Kosovo | Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan
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“Life is one big road with lots of signs. So, when you riding through the ruts, don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!” Bob Marley
Today: Jamaica | Japan | Jordan
Cover Photography © Marianna F. | Trenchtown, Jamaican RastasContinue reading
In loving memory of Leonard Cohen (21.09.1934 – 07.11.2016). R.I.P.
“There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.” Leonard Cohen
Today: Iceland | India | Indonesia | Iran | Iraq | Ireland | Israel | Italy
Cover Photography © Narinder Nanunarinder / AFP | Amritsar, IndiaContinue reading
“More and more people care about religious tolerance as fewer and fewer care about religion.” Alexander Chase
Today: Haiti | Honduras | Hungary
Cover Photography © Stefano Giovannini | Child in Jacmel, HaitiContinue reading
“We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.” Maya Angelou
Today: Gabon | Gambia | Georgia | Germany | Ghana | Greece | Grenada | Guatemala | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Guyana
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“Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.” Dalai Lama
Today: Fiji | Finland | France
Cover Photography © Fenton Lutunatabua | Pacific Climate Warriors, FijiContinue reading
“It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, and wisdom.” Dee Hock (founder and former CEO of the Visa credit card association)
Today: Ecuador | Egypt | El Salvador | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Estonia | Ethiopia
Cover Photography © Eric Lafforgue | The Festival of Mariam Dearit, Keren, EritreaContinue reading