November 2022, the Global Sustainable Development Congress, hosted by the Unversity of Glasgow and convened by Times Higher Education. The Word of the day, “Be Brave” – includes women and girls that cannot reach Global Sustainable Development goals. These girls are always facing difficulties due to fam
I was honored to be asked to be a keynote speaker as the founder of Freedom Charity, and I thank them for a wonderful Congress of brilliant speakers and a historic, imposing venue. I also thank the great support from all the people that I met on the day.
Though sad that I could not attend the other days, I had a great time regardless
Mary Robinson is an adjunct professor of climate justice at Trinity College Dublin and chair of The Elders. She served as president of Ireland between 1990 and 1997. Mary Robinson spoke in great detail about how the future of climate should be in the curriculum of all education sectors of the future. This means that future generations have the knowledge and know-how to make the earth cleaner and safer.
Dr. Tony Chan became president of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in 2018. Chan did this after nearly a decade as president of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He believes that universities should chang their values in terms of climate change. Chan Belives that the earth needs bright minds to push sustainability to everyone.
When I think about Global Sustainable Development I believe many people overlook the role of women and girls. This is because
forced marriage and FGM are both hidden crimes and not many people know that these crimes are happening, mainly because of the secrecy and unknown nature of these abductions/attacks on those that are being targeted.
Taliban criminal code domestic violence; Afghanistan domestic violence law; domestic abuse impunity Afghanistan; Taliban justice system women
For some young people, even a Valentine’s card can trigger control, punishment and fear. Dishonour-based abuse often begins long before a wedding.
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Rare Disease Day 2026 falls on 28 February. This is what the zebra stripes symbolise, and why equity for rare conditions must be measured in real systems, not slogans.
Kajal Saini and Mohammad Arman were found dead in Uttar Pradesh, and the language used to describe their murder matters.
A piece of footage showed a Kurdish woman fighter’s braid being displayed as a trophy after her death. The article explains why that act is not “just war”, but deliberate humiliation aimed at policing women through shame. It then explains why braids carry cultural meaning in Kurdish life, why perpetrators stage degradation for propaganda, why this fits the wider pattern you call dishonour abuse, what international law says about humiliating and degrading treatment, and what a responsible response looks like without spreading the original harm.
A school gate does not look like violence until it becomes a judgment repeated for years. UNESCO says Afghanistan is now the only country in the world where secondary and higher education is strictly forbidden to girls and women. UNICEF warns millions of girls are being denied education, with consequences that reach far beyond classrooms.