Confronting the global water crisis
Mar 13,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Project Syndicate By Mariana Mazzucato, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Johan Rockström, and Tharman Shanmugaratnam LONDON — The world’s water crisis can no longer be ignored. Unless […]
How international development institutions are becoming hubs for addressing violent extremism
Eric Rosand Thursday, October 19, 2017 Observing recent developments in the United States, one might assume that countering/preventing violent extremism (CVE or PVE) is a quickly disappearing policy fad of the Obama administration. These efforts encompass a range of law enforcement and non-law enforcement means to prevent individuals from […]
Growing anti-Muslim rhetoric permeates French presidential election campaign
Source: The Washington Post By James McAuley PARIS — For some, the French presidential election will alter the course of a troubled nation steeped in economic and social turmoil. For […]
We’ve Reached the End of Global Trade
Source: Time By Rana Foroohar Rana Foroohar is TIME’s assistant managing editor in charge of economics and business. Globalization is usually defined as the free movement of people, goods and capital. […]
Beware: Exploding Politics
Source: The New York Times By Thomas L. Friedman When the U.S. military trains fighter pilots, it uses a concept called the OODA loop. It stands for observe, orient, decide, act. The idea is that if your ability to observe, orient, decide and act in a dogfight at 30,000 feet […]
China's big chess move against the U.S.: Latin America
Source: CNN Money China is making friends right under America’s nose. Latin America is China’s latest business buddy. Chinese banks increased investments in Latin America by 71% last year, and […]
China’s big chess move against the U.S.: Latin America
Source: CNN Money China is making friends right under America’s nose. Latin America is China’s latest business buddy. Chinese banks increased investments in Latin America by 71% last year, and […]
Collection of Articles: Terrorism: Islam, Christianity or Atheism?
Epigraph: And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (John 8:32) Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Yes, There Are […]
Will religion ever disappear?
BBC: Atheism is on the rise around the world, so does that mean spirituality will soon be a thing of the past? Rachel Nuwer discovers that the answer is far […]
GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS : WASHINGTON POST
THIS post and National Geography and several news releases including a FEMA effort to solicit cost and delivery of dried food from its supplies in unprecedented manner are clear alarms of world food crisis. Keep in mind: 1. The huge amount of pig farming and pork consumption. 2. Huge unnecessary […]
There’s more to Islam than protests and violence
Source: Jacksonville.com, by Wayne Ezell. “The future of the Islamic world is one of the two defining forces for us in the next quarter century,” she said. “The other is globalization.” Both pose major policy challenges for the United States, she adds. After 40 years as a foreign correspondent, noted […]
Twitter is My CNN
Epigraph: “So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable.” (Al Quran 87:10) By Zia H Shah MD I have never been invited to CNN and have a premonition that I never […]
Slate for UN body packed by ringers
Source: Asiatimes: UNITED NATIONS – When the former Human Rights Commission was partially dominated by countries accused of political repression, a US congressman ridiculed the UN body, where, he said, “inmates were taking over the asylum”. Read More:
Swiss Minister presents human trafficking action plan
Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga has presented the first National Action Plan Against Human Trafficking at a forum attended by 250 representatives of the federal administration, cantons and civil society. Human […]
Scientists of South Asia pledge to work closely in research
Source: Business Standard Scientists across South Asia today decided to work closely in research initiatives and advise decision makers in offering solutions to problems ranging from healthcare to energy security. The Science Academies of South Asia, at their first-ever summit meeting here, also decided to create a network and meet […]
CALL TO DENOUNCE ANTI ISLAM AD
Protesters in White Plains urge Metro-North Railroad to denounce anti-Islam ad Sep 7, 2012 | 1 Comments ZOOM Islamaphobia: Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner and Chappaqua resident Khusro Elley discuss their opposition to anti-Islamic signs posted at Metro-North stations in Westchester. / Greg Shillinglaw / The Journal News Written by […]
FIJIAN EMBASSY OPENS IN UNITES ARAB EMIRATE
Fijian embassy opens in Capital Aisha Tariq / 3 September 2012 The Republic of Fiji officially opened its first diplomatic mission in the UAE yesterday in the presence of Fijian Prime Minister Commodore Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama and the UAE Minister of State Reem Ibrahim Al Hashmi. The embassy will be Fiji’s […]