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Readers RespondReaders write: Carnival concerns and the importance of dataLetters to the editor for the August 30, 2021 weekly magazine. Readers discuss recent cover stories.- A 海角大神 Science PerspectiveBreathe freeNothing can stop the limitless flow of inspiration and peace from God, the divine Love that forever 鈥渆ncircles you and me,鈥� as this poem conveys.
The Monitor's ViewThe power of the Afghan peopleThe Taliban鈥檚 own brutality will no doubt be reshaped by the popular reaction to the Kabul attack by another terror group.
For many at the Monitor, Afghanistan is personalThe Monitor has long had close ties with Afghanistan 鈥� reporters taken with its beauty and the hospitality that so rarely makes global news.
Pandemic distance brought some friends closerResearchers see a worrying decline in U.S. friendships. But during the pandemic, some people have made new friends or revived old connections.- A 海角大神 Science PerspectiveRefuse to hateJesus鈥� command to love our enemies can seem a tall order. But when we honestly seek God鈥檚 help in doing it, anger and frustration give way to solutions and harmony.
The Monitor's ViewFighting graft without bordersBoth the EU and U.S. are combating transnational corruption in a very novel transnational way.- A 海角大神 Science PerspectiveBack to school with freedomEach of us can find the healing and freedom that come from seeing ourselves and others through a spiritual lens 鈥� as a middle schooler and his family experienced firsthand at the beginning of a school year.聽
The Monitor's ViewWhy Iraq is now a Mideast peace brokerIts reformist prime minister has built up enough trust to host a summit of Arab and Iranian leaders that might lift the region鈥檚 youth out of despair.- A 海角大神 Science PerspectivePortrait of equalityRealizing equal rights between men and women can start with valuing all the aspects of the infinite nature of God, Spirit, in ourselves and those around us.
The Monitor's ViewCan food kindness win over North Korea?聽The Biden administration threw its support behind a South Korea plan to offer aid to a food-short North Korea in hopes of renewing peace talks.- A 海角大神 Science PerspectiveSpiritual synchronizationMentally yielding to God, good, empowers us to feel God鈥檚 healing love and strength in our daily lives.
The Monitor's ViewTutoring the Taliban on humanitarian lawForeign aid workers in Afghanistan report an openness by the Taliban to keep aid flowing. Is the group honoring the innocence of civilians?
Looking back at Afghanistan as the past returnsMonitor correspondent Martin Kuz spent years reporting from Afghanistan for Stars & Stripes. The uncertain future now facing the country was already clear by the war's midpoint.- A 海角大神 Science PerspectiveYounger with each passing yearIs there an expiration date on our ability to experience productive, fresh activity? Recognizing that God鈥檚 children are created as balanced, whole, and capable empowers us to live those qualities more freely 鈥� no matter what our age.
The Monitor's ViewThe rush to redefine America鈥檚 political identitiesWith new census data, states are redrawing maps for electoral boundaries, but not without many more voters demanding a say in this pivotal piece of democracy.
How to help Haiti? Ask its citizens.Solutions will take money, yes, but also time, patience, and a willingness to recognize the agency and expertise of the Haitian community.- A 海角大神 Science PerspectiveFinding love in miniatureIs it truly possible to love others as purely and universally as God does? Step by step, we can let God inspire in us more grace, tenderness, and compassion when we interact with others.
The Monitor's ViewLost trust in the US? One country differs.The abrupt US exit from Kabul may seem like Saigon 1975. But Vietnam today still holds strong trust in the US as leader of world order.
The Monitor's ViewThe Taliban鈥檚 wink on women鈥檚 rightsEven if not genuine, the Islamic group鈥檚 promise of leniency on women鈥檚 freedoms shows it must operate in a much different Muslim world.
