"I believe the message of Islam is the dignity with which we must treat women in society...and I think it is correct that education dignifies women," His Highness Karim Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's Shia Ismaili Muslims, explained to a BBC reporter at the turn of the century....

More than six decades ago on Dec. 10, 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in Paris, codifying the fundamental rights and freedoms inherently bestowed upon all peoples. As we reflect on this milestone, the very same day we celebrate the affirmation of American leadership in a troubled...

President Barack Obama was elected to the White House to put an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as they have endlessly maimed and killed countless Americans overseas. The dirty little secret, however, is that the United States has been engaged in a much longer and much bloodier...

On November 4th 2008, America took an Olympic stride towards a more perfect union. The most coveted office in the land, in the most famous house on Earth, was soon to be officially occupied by the most unlikely of candidates. The election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of...

Imagine a child born onto Afghan soil in 1990, one year after the Soviets withdrew their troops. A fresh face, thrust into a country reeking of bombs, bullets, and bodies. If he's lucky, he survives his mother's pregnancy, but his mother does not -- Afghanistan has one of the worst...

You don't have to take my word for it, but when a career diplomat to the world's most volatile region says so, it certainly warrants a closer look. A few days ago, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker spoke on "Lessons from a Long War" to a...

We have entered a new era of human civilization in which the challenges pressed upon our world have yet to be matched by the fierce intelligence required to resolve them. The challenges we face encompass a boiling planet and vanishing cropland; extreme poverty and fledgling economic development; and impeding shortages...

You may not think so at first, but it's true. Canada has been dealt a royal flush in Olympic poker with a chance to host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Approximately 6700 officials and athletes will hail to Vancouver from nearly 100 countries, photographed and written about by more than...

An estimated 300,000 to 500,000 people died under his brutal reign of terror. Justice was never served. 80,000 of the country's minority, named "bloodsuckers" by the tyrant, were expelled with 90 days to flee their property and possessions. Justice was never served. No, this is not al-Bashir's Sudan. This is...