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A death observed
(3 minutes) As the UK parliament debates a proposal which seeks to legalise euthanasia, Ronnie Convery chronicles the death, both ordinary and extraordinary, of a simple Glaswegian woman.
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The Privatisation of Death
(8 minutes) Campaigners for the legalisation of assisted suicide argue that the choice to end one’s life is ultimately a personal decision. But is the choice to die ever just personal? asks Joseph Evans.
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What hope for peace in the Middle East?
(7 minutes) Firas Modad argues that the religious underpinning of Jewish and Muslim positions in the current conflict in Palestine and Lebanon makes peace a very distant prospect. But still there is hope.
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When the right to die becomes a duty to die
(5 minutes) Allowing assisted suicide will pressurise many suffering and disabled people to end their lives, argues Mary Ann Macdonald.
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Honouring the world’s desaparecidos
(8 minutes) Mary Aileen Diez-Bacalso describes her lifework campaigning for ‘desaparecidos’, people who have been forcibly taken and ‘disappeared’ by those in power, and supporting their families.
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The young, architects of interreligious harmony
(4 minutes) An interfaith encounter together with Pope Francis in her native Singapore helped Nicole Law appreciate the key role of young people in bringing religious believers together.
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Why the best love is unequal
(10 minutes) Families, and economies, work better when we’re prepared to love more. Elizabeth Oldfield explains.
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Bangladesh: guide to a revolution
(9 minutes) Adamah Media offers a unique insider’s analysis of how student activism led to the downfall of a repressive regime. Saira Rahman Khan and Mary Aileen Diez-Bacalso explain.
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Ten steps to renew inter-religious relations
(10 minutes) Joseph Evans offers a practical ‘decalogue’ which could help religions engage in positive discussion and action for the good of all concerned.
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“What matters for our kids is not online connections, but in-person relationships”
(10 minutes) The upstream cause of the youth mental health crisis is the loss of community, argues Seth Kaplan.
