Category: Human Interest

Category Archives: Human Interest

30Sep/24

$1 BILLION ANNOUNCED DURING 2024 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL CAMPAIGN TO END EXTREME POVERTY

September 30, 2024Human InterestGlobal Citizen, Global citizenship, Hunger reliefadmin

The 2024 Global Citizen Festival campaign has resulted in $1 billion in commitments to defeat poverty, defend the planet and demand equity for the world’s most marginalized communities. Central Park played host to a monumental day of advocacy and action today, where 60,000 global citizens gathered to hear world leaders, philanthropists, and the private sector make historic commitments in response to their advocacy, having taken a record-breaking 3.4 million actions on Global Citizen’s platforms. Continue reading

26May/24

Difference between Cockney, Mancunians, scousers, and Geordies

May 26, 2024Human InterestAmerican English, Cockney, English language, English language in England, Geordie, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Manchester dialect, Newcastle upon Tyne, Rhyming slang, Scouse, United Kingdomadmin

May 24, 2024 /Human Interest — While these terms are widely used, they aren’t quite tribes – they refer to people from specific areas in England with distinct accents and cultural identities. Here’s a breakdown: Continue reading →

01May/24

Children of the Holocaust

May 1, 2024Human InterestAftermath of the Holocaust, Bibliography of the Holocaust, Holocaust historiography, Museum of Tolerance, The Holocaust, United States Holocaust Memorial Museumadmin

May 1, 2024 Human Interest/ — No, the children of the Holocaust did not fail. They endured unimaginable suffering and loss. Here’s why:

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21Apr/24

How Zambian tribes celebrate their heritage

April 21, 2024Human InterestBarotseland, Culture of Zambia, Eastern Province, Eastern Province, Zambia, Ethnic groups in Angola, Ethnic groups in Zambia, Kalonga Gawa Undi, Kuomboka, Lealui, Litunga, Lozi people, Lya Mize, Malawi, Mozambique, Mwata Yamvo, Provinces of Zambia, Zambia, Zambian traditional ceremoniesadmin

April 21, 2024 /Human interest/ — Zambia is a country rich in culture and traditions. Throughout the year, various tribes celebrate their heritage through vibrant ceremonies. Here are some of the most famous ones:

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28Mar/24

Why is Jesus often depicted with a six-pack? The muscular messiah reflects Christian values of masculinity

March 28, 2024Human InterestAbraham, Adam, Caiaphas, Chris Greenough, Christian, Christian iconography, Christology, Creative Commons, David, Exorcists, Gender and Christianity, Gibson S, God in Christianity, Hannah Bacon, Isaac, Jesus, Lisa Isherwood, Masculinity, Matthew, Mel Gibson, Michal, Muscular Christianity, Noah, Samson, Samuel, Saul, Stephen Moore, The Passion of the Christ, Women in Christianityadmin

Chris Greenough, Edge Hill University

Have you ever wondered why so many images depicting the crucifixion show Jesus with a very defined, slender and toned body? Either slim, but with a six-pack, or displaying muscles and brawn. While these images are hardly a reflection of what little can be surmised about the historical Jesus, they certainly reflect social and cultural ideas about masculinity and idealised notions of manhood.

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11Mar/24

‘Bengali Cockney, Black Cockney, East End Cockney, Essex Cockney, Jewish Cockney, Sylheti Cockney’: why community languages matter

March 11, 2024Human InterestAlena Veasey|Shutterstock, Boishakhi Mela, British English, Canterbury, Charles Dickens, Chaucer, Christopher Strelluf, Cockney, Creative Commons, East End of London, Elocutionists, English language in England, Estuary English, J. Bridges, London, London English, Multicultural London English, Oi, Piers Plowman, Rhyming slang, SHUTTERSTOCK, United Kingdomadmin

Christopher Strelluf, University of Warwick

In response to a community petition, Tower Hamlets council in east London has designated Cockney as a “community language”. This recognition paves the way for the borough to actively challenge the linguistic discrimination that speakers of “non-standard” English dialects face.

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29Feb/24

The leap year is February 29, not December 32 due to a Roman calendar quirk – and fastidious medieval monks

February 29, 2024Human InterestBissextus, Byrhtferth, Calends, Creative Commons, December, Dublin, Februarius, Ides of March, Julian calendar, Julius Caesar, Leap Day, Leap year, Martius, Oxford, Quintilis, Ramsey, Rebecca Stephenson, Roman calendar, Romeadmin

Rebecca Stephenson, University College Dublin

Have you ever wondered why the extra day of the leap year falls on February 29, an odd date in the middle of the year, and not at the end of the year on December 32? There is a simple answer, and a slightly more complex one.

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12Feb/24

How AI could change our relationship with religion

February 12, 2024Human InterestArtha, Artificial general intelligence, Artificial intelligence, Computational neuroscience, Creative Commons, Cybernetics, Deepfake, Dharma, Hindu ethics, Hinduism, Kama, Moksha, Puruṣārtha, Sahasranamam, SHUTTERSTOCK, Sreevas Sahasranamamadmin

Sreevas Sahasranamam, University of Glasgow

Science and faith are often kept in two distinct boxes that hardly ever intersect. However, I believe that as AI becomes more mainstream, it will fundamentally alter our engagement with faith and spirituality.

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10Feb/24

The rise of African prophets: the unchecked power of the leaders of Pentecostal churches

February 10, 2024Human InterestApostolic-Prophetic Movement, Charismatic authority, Charismatic Christianity, Charismatic movement, Christian new religious movements, Continuationism, Creative Commons, Joshua, Josiah Taru, Pentecostalism, Prophecy, Prophet, William M. Branham, Zimbabweadmin

Josiah Taru, Rice University

Over the last 20 years there’s been an unprecedented increase in charismatic Pentecostal prophets – or men of God as they’re called in Pentecostal parlance. Across Africa their unchecked influence has spread into social, economic and political institutions.

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28Jan/24

Explaining the Concept of Sunday as a Day of Reflection for Christians

January 28, 2024Human InterestChristian prayer, Christianity, Christianity and other religions, Church service, Faith, Jesus Christ, Lord's Day, Prayer, Sabbath in Christianity, Spiritual practice, Sundayadmin

Jan. 28, 2024 /Human Interest/ — The concept of Sunday as a day of reflection for Christians can be approached in different ways, depending on the audience and level of detail you want to share. Here are a few options: Continue reading →