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OP-ED: How Gandhian non-violence influenced...

OP-ED: How Gandhian non-violence influenced...

Julian Francis

Thu, Oct 7 2021

Bangabandhu’s foreign policy of “friendship to all, malice towards none” is aligned...

Op-Ed: Remembering the extraordinary...

Op-Ed: Remembering the extraordinary...

Julian Francis

Thu, Sep 30 2021

Her work will live on through the people she trained or influenced

OP-ED: Every problem comes with a gift...

OP-ED: Every problem comes with a gift...

Julian Francis

Thu, Sep 23 2021

The schemes are there, but none of the problems that plague us during this crisis are actually getting...

OP-ED: A 2001 diary

OP-ED: A 2001 diary

Julian Francis

Mon, Sep 13 2021

Memories from the grief-filled days after 9/11. This is the concluding part of a two-part special

OP-ED: A 2001 diary

OP-ED: A 2001 diary

Julian Francis

Sun, Sep 12 2021

Remembering the exhausting days in the aftermath of 9/11. This is the first part of a two-part...

OP-ED: Touched by a saint

OP-ED: Touched by a saint

Julian Francis

Thu, Sep 9 2021

What it was like to know Mother Teresa

OP-ED: A world at risk

OP-ED: A world at risk

Julian Francis

Thu, Sep 2 2021

A crisis far greater than Covid-19 looms over the horizon

OP-ED: The greatest fault

OP-ED: The greatest fault

Julian Francis

Fri, Aug 27 2021

A certain amount of corruption in our society is now accepted as the norm

OP-ED: An encounter with...

An encounter with Bangabandhu

Julian Francis

Sat, Aug 14 2021

46 years later, the news of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s assassination still feels shocking

OP-ED: Only left-handed people are in...

OP-ED: Only left-handed people are in...

Julian Francis

Fri, Aug 13 2021

Treating lefties with understanding and respect

OP-ED: Is this too much to ask?

OP-ED: Is this too much to ask?

Julian Francis

Thu, Aug 5 2021

We desperately need more enlightened attitudes

OP-ED: From the epidemic of 1971 to...

OP-ED: From the epidemic of 1971 to...

Julian Francis

Thu, Jul 29 2021

My mind bounces across 50 years

OP-ED: Cheating is a way of life

OP-ED: Cheating is a way of life

Julian Francis

Sun, Jul 25 2021

It seems that the practice of greasing palms is woven into our very system

OP-ED: Memories of my mother, Mandela,...

OP-ED: Memories of my mother, Mandela,...

Julian Francis

Thu, Jul 8 2021

Lessons about standing against apartheid

OP-ED: Long Covid and the education...

OP-ED: Long Covid and the education...

Julian Francis

Thu, Jun 24 2021

Young or old, Covid-19 has hurt us all. But in different ways

OP-ED: A pledge that has lost...

OP-ED: A pledge that has lost...

Julian Francis

Fri, Jun 11 2021

Why is the UK reducing its overseas aid at a time when the world needs it the most?

OP-ED: Facing up to the truth of...

OP-ED: Facing up to the truth of...

Julian Francis

Thu, Jun 3 2021

Good sense and compassion are needed for a permanent solution for the Holy Land

OP-ED: Good ideas take time

OP-ED: Good ideas take time

Julian Francis

Thu, May 27 2021

Indigenous wisdom isn’t always readily accepted by so-called educated experts

OP-ED: Memories of a massacre

OP-ED: Memories of a massacre

Julian Francis

Fri, May 21 2021

From the genocide of 1971 to the humanitarian crisis of 2021

OP-ED: A day for dance

OP-ED: A day for dance

Julian Francis

Wed, Apr 28 2021

What makes April 29 so special 

OP-ED: A Covid-19 diary

OP-ED: A Covid-19 diary

Julian Francis

Thu, Apr 22 2021

Mistakes were made, lessons were learned