More than 13 out of 44 million people (30% of the population) have fled Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s special operation, the United Nations (UN) says. Those are huge numbers, don’t you think so? To compare, only 15% of citizens of Afghanistan became refugees since the Taliban took over…

“Money has no motherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain.” ― Napoléon Bonaparte You must have heard a lot of appeals recently related to the Ukrainian crisis and how you can donate to help the victims of the war. Have you transferred any money to any of those charity funds? Yes? — Congratulations! You have just joined the community of…

“A relationship is like a bank. When you have deposited money, you can make a withdrawal. If you don’t have money, your check will bounce.” –Pastor Albert Ocran Have you ever felt lonely? Which of your memories is the happiest one? …

“Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” ― Margaret Atwood On August 15, 2021, the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, and as a result, about 20 million women lost their basic human rights overnight. You can read about the horror…

“Democracy is when two wolves and a lamb vote on the lunch menu. Freedom is when a well-armed lamb challenges the outcome of such a vote.”- Benjamin Franklin The escalation of protests in Europe over lockdown rules, demonstrations in favor of Navalny in Russia, and the seizure of the US…

“If our soldiers understood what we are fighting over, not a single war could be fought.” — Frederick II the Great It has been more than a month since a peace treaty was signed in Nagorno-Karabakh. It secured the end of active combat operations that had lasted for a month…

“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” — Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Is it so in reality though? It is customary in our society to help the weak and the poor, to support people with disabilities, malformations, and overweight, to give up places in…

“I will never attend an anti-war rally. If you have a peace rally, invite me.”- Mother Teresa This quote perfectly describes the difference between the protests taking place this year in Belarus and the Black lives matter movement. Belarusians organize only peaceful marches, without weapons, vandalism, or violence. At the…

Discussing my article “Black Lives Matter” with a few Africans, I heard the phrase: “White colonists treated us like animals.” And then it hit me, why is the fact of using animals as slaves considered to be something completely acceptable and normal in our society? Why the fact of killing…