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¡San Ernesto de La Higuera!

Posted on October 10, 2008 by An alien Earthling

Ernesto “Che” Guevara was martyred on October 9, 1967. Forty one years later, an image of this Argentine-born Cuban revolutionary, doctor, guerrilla leader, author and military theorist remains the most famous photograph in the world! Ernesto Che Guevara . . … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentina, Bolivia, campesinos, Che, Che Guevara, children, communism, Cuba, democracy, doctors, Earth, Earthlings, el Che, el Guerrillero Heroico, equality, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Fidel Castro, fraternity, freedom, Fulgencio Batista, guerrilla warfare, hero, heroes, hope, human rights, humanity, icon, icon of rebellion, icons, ideas, Jean-Paul Sartre, La Higuera, la Revolución, Latin America, liberty, Manuel Cortez, Mario Terán, martyrs, Marxism, military theorists, Nelson Mandela, politics, random, rebellion, religion, René Barrientos, revolt, revolution, San Ernesto, San Ernesto de La Higuera, schools, socialism, thoughts, tribute, world, world's most famous photograph, youth | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

The Taliban murder a brave woman in Kandahar

Posted on October 2, 2008 by An alien Earthling

Lt. Col. Malalaï Kakar, the chief of the department of crimes against women of the Kandahar police force was murdered by scum beings belonging to the Taliban militia 😡 Malalaï, a mother of six children and Afghanistan’s highest ranking female … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, barbarians, barbarism, bravery, civil wars, conflict, cop, courage, cowardice, cowards, crime, crimes against women, criminals, Earth, Earthlings, fighter, heroes, heroine, human rights, humanity, icons, Kandahar, Kandahar police, killers, lawlessness, life, Lt. Col. Malalaï Kakar, Malalaï video, male-chauvinism, male-chauvinists, mother, murderers, news, police, police officer, police woman, random, religious fascism, rights, savages, scum beings, society, South Asia, struggle, Taliban, terror, terrorism, terrorists, thoughts, war in Afghanistan, wars, women, women's issues, women's rights, world | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The 2008 Right Livelihood Awards – Part 1

Posted on October 2, 2008 by An alien Earthling

The Right Livelihood Award was established in 1980 to honour and support those “offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today”. It has become widely known as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ and there are now … Continue reading →

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The woman who spread love and hope . . .

Posted on September 6, 2008 by An alien Earthling

September 5, 2008 marked the tenth death anniversary of Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu. She is better known as Mother Teresa. Almost everyone would have heard of her and the organisation that she founded, the Missionaries of Charity. Mother Teresa . . … Continue reading →

Posted in Albania, Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Calcutta, Catholicism, child rights, children, Christianity, City of Joy, death, destitute, Earth, Earthlings, heroes, hope, human rights, humanitarian, humanity, India, Kolkata, life, love, Macedonia, Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa, nun, poetry, poor, poverty, random, religion, rights, Roman Catholic Church, Saint of Hope, saints, social worker, South Asia, spirituality, struggle, thoughts, tribute, West Bengal, world | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments