Iamshuvam

                          T o comprehend calm, one must know chaos. To perceive light, one must know darkness. To harness peace, one must know war. War between nations is a public debacle. Every move is scrutinized. Every rumor is proclaimed as Intel. Every statement is politicized. As we constantly debate the brewing wars, in hope that we will be able to neutralize them before the bloodshed engulfs us whole, we often ignore a war closer to home. Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are perhaps the most unfortunate and impoverished group of Palestinian refugees in one of the Arab host country. They are being deprived of their civil rights and subjected to various types of marginalisation, which often linked to exclusion and violence. However, the experience of many infinite peace efforts has shown that without solving the problem of the Palestinian refugees, an agreement cannot be reached. Despite their enduring refuge in L...

                             EMPOWERING WOMEN: A SMART ECONOMICS                                          Being smart is empowering the she-roes Gender equality is a human right, but our world faces a persistent gap in access to opportunities and decision-making power for women and men. Globally, women have fewer opportunities for economic participation than men, less access to basic and higher education, greater health and safety risks, and less political representation. Guaranteeing the rights of women and giving them opportunities to reach their full potential is critical not only for filling up the gender inequality, but also for meeting a wide range...

  Human trafficking brings along a whirlwind of problems, among which prostitution hits the roof like a catastrophe. Leaving the strings of humanity weakened and threatened, this gushing storm shatters the individuals, pilfering their hopes of living a dignified life. Prostitution has escalated to assume a commercial dimension, contributing substantially to employment and national income. The governments however, can never recognise the sex industry as an economic sector owing to the sensitivities and the complexities of the issues. The categorisation of sex workers is another restraining factor for they may vary from freely chosen and remunerative employers to debt bound virtual slaves. In the South-East Asian region, sex trade is a prevalent issue that stems up other collateral issues of equally threatening dimensions. Health crises associated with the sex trade take heavy tolls on the victims, threatening to barge into their physical, mental and psychological safeties. The exp...