by Robin Kirk | Nov 19, 2014 | featured, Robin Kirk
Like many, I was shocked to hear that Barilla CEO Guido Barilla had told an Italian radio host that the family company “would never do [a commercial] with a homosexual couple, not for lack of respect, but because we don’t agree with them.” Barilla, based...
by Robin Kirk | Sep 25, 2014 | featured, Robin Kirk
On September 24, over 120 Muslim scholars, academics and religious authorities released a open letter addressed to the “fighters and followers” of the so-called Islamic State. Among the signatories are Sheikh Shawqi Allam, the grand mufti of Egypt, and Sheikh Muhammad...
by Robin Kirk | Jul 30, 2014 | featured, Robin Kirk
Of all of the images of the destruction being visited upon Gaza and Israel, why did the picture of a girl retrieving her books from the rubble stop me cold? The image was originally posted, as far as I can tell, by the Palestinian Information Center soon after...
by Robin Kirk | Jun 17, 2014 | featured, Robin Kirk
In Northern Ireland, opposing pro-England and pro-Ireland flags have grimly marked territory for decades, showing who is welcomed and who might be refused service—or beaten. But this month, even the hardest of the island’s hard men are lifting their pints in pubs...
by Robin Kirk | Feb 12, 2014 | featured, Robin Kirk
Too often, the human rights world seems replete with only bad news. Maybe that’s usually true (let’s be real). But sometimes, we get a win. It happened this week, in the US state of Washington. There, Governor Jay Inslee halted executions. This underscores...
