ILD Blog

–The slow food movement may be popular in some social circles but how can it help world hunger?–I read how the global economic crisis is threatening hunger in several countries. I hear about the President of Sudan trying to expel international aid workers and the consequences for the already destitute and abused in Darfur. I…

–Our prejudices may be depriving us of an answer—We think of Shariah law as an outmoded and cruel judicial system cutting off the hands of thieves, so typical of a religion we do not trust. But Islam is thankfully more than our perception of it, and is not limited by our ignorance. The Koran forbids…

–A legal decision in France could serve as an example for the U.S. past with slavery–Quite recently France’s highest court did something many thought it would never do. It recognized the state’s responsibility when it deported or facilitated the deportation of tens of thousands of Jews during WWII. For those who may not know, during…