Day: October 22, 2004

What is fair trade?

On Friday 24 September the Fair-trade Foundation won the Charity of the Year award at the Fifth Annual UK Charity Awards ceremony. This year’s winners included stories of personal courage and dedication in every field of not-for-profit endeavour. The Fair-trade… Read More ›

Finding Peace

Recently on BBC (UK) Radio 4 I heard an Israeli spokesperson repeatedly justified his country’s claim to defend itself against Hamas. Hamas is not an abbreviation but a nickname. It comes from the Arabic word for ‘zeal’. The full name,… Read More ›

Bollywood Always Betrays

What kind of film can we make that will attract the masses, yield entertainment and generate cash? Shall we go for the fusion experience? You know the one with a catchy chant-along-a-tune with a cross-cultural racial theme. While we are… Read More ›