Welcoming the ambitious theater production “Ramayana” formally opening in Seattle (USA) on October 18, Hindus hope that this stage version would stay true to the story and the spirit of their ancient Sanskrit sacred scripture. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Ramayana was a highly revered scripture of [...]
Hindus “Cautiously” Welcome Ramayana Stage Production In Seattle
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Black Christians: Shame! Shame! Shame! – OpEd
Increasingly, I am hearing the following mantra/narrative from Black Christians. “I’m voting for Obama because he is the lesser of the two evils.” This is an extremely weak veiled attempt to justify their racism and loyalty to The Black Code (never side with a white against a fellow black). From a Christian point of view, [...]
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Iran Ready To Enter Talks About 20% Enrichment
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has expressed the country’s readiness to show flexibility in order to allay international concerns over its nuclear energy program. “If a guarantee is provided to supply the 20-percent [enriched uranium] fuel for Tehran Research Reactor, our officials are ready to enter talks about the 20-percent enrichment of uranium,” Mehmanparast [...]
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Iran Viewpoint: Republicans’ Political Trap For Obama – OpEd
By Mohammad Farhad Koleini The United States Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, has targeted the keyword of his Democrat rival’s election campaign by offering a pragmatic critique of their strategy noting that the existing United States strategy which is based on “hope” cannot be a real strategy. By doing this, he is trying to force [...]
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Election Victory Expected For Ruling Montenegro Coalition
(RFE/RL) — Montenegrins are voting in parliamentary elections that are widely expected to keep the longest-serving government in the Balkans in power for another term. The October 14 vote comes as the tiny country seeks membership in the European Union and battles an economic downturn. Opinion polls have suggested that the ruling Coalition for a [...]
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Did ‘Foreign Policy’ Plant False Israeli Embassy Story Leading To Diplomat’s Reassignment To Copenhagen? – OpED
By Philip Weiss Here’s some high level intrigue, with the stakes being no less than Our Next War. You might have seen the bombshell piece by Foreign Policy editor David Rothkopf, “A Truly Credible Military Threat To Iran,” saying that Obama and the Israelis are at last getting on the same page for a surgical [...]
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India: Violence In Bihar Over Disappearance Of Teenaged Couple
Three persons have been killed as violence broke out following the recovery of a headless body of a youth, who reportedly disappeared with a girl, in Madhubani district of Bihar. The family members of the missing youth Prashant Kumar, 18, claimed that the body was his and demanded that it be handed over to them [...]
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Why Romney Beat Obama – OpEd
The first presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney proved a very simple fact about human nature. Most people will reveal their truest, most fundamental self when in the midst of a stressful situation. Both the president and his challenger did just that. Mitt Romney is an ambitious businessman but not a very good [...]
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Indonesia’s Rainforests: Disney Changes Its Paper Policy – OpEd
By Graham Land Disney World and Disneyland’s Rainforest Café is marketed as a “wild place to shop and eat.” I don’t know about all that, but one of my earliest memories of exposure to tropical rainforest-y surroundings, or at least rainforest-themed locations was at the Disney World branch in Florida. The other was the much [...]
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India: Thousands Of Children Addicted To Drugs In Mizoram
Mizoram’s children are in dire need of protection from drugs as around 10,000-30,000 of them are in the grip of the evil in the state, said an official of the commission on child rights. L. Mishra, representative of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, said that child drug addiction and easy accessibility to [...]
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The Rise And Fall Of (Chinese) African Apparel Exports – Analysis
The surge in African apparel exports that followed the launch of new US trade preferences in 2000 gave hope that African industrialisation was around the corner. Ten years down the road, the success was all but forgotten. This column shows this is because US trade policies inadvertently turned Africa into a temporary trade corridor for [...]
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Report Reveals Key Concerns Of UK’s Aging Society
One in six people in England aged over 50 are socially isolated. They have few socially orientated hobbies, little civic or cultural engagement with society, and may have very limited social networks. This was a key finding from the most recent report of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), a comprehensive study that aims [...]
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IMF Statement On The Pacific Seminar
Mr. Min Zhu, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), today opened a joint World Bank and International Monetary Fund Pacific Seminar in Tokyo. The seminar was held as part of the 2012 Annual Meetings and was attended by leading policy makers from 13 Pacific Island nations, their representatives on the IMF and [...]
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The Hijacking Of The ‘True Face’ Of Islam – OpEd
“It’s a clear command of Shariah that any female that by any means plays (a) role in war against mujahideen (holy warriors) should be killed. Malala Yousufzai was playing a vital role in bucking up the emotions of Murtad (apostate) army and government of Pakistan, and was inviting Muslims to hate mujahideen.” — Tehreek-i-Taleban Pakistan [...]
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What The Jimmy Saville Scandal Tells Us About Modern Britain – OpEd
By Dr. Abdul Wahid This matter goes far beyond the case of one man. The market-driven attitude towards women, which treats them as commodities, is all too often justified as a “bit of fun” in liberal societies. Until that painful fact is confronted, Britain will forever be looking at ways of cleaning up after the [...]
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North Korea: Forced To Build Kim Monuments
Authorities in North Korea have mobilized the residents of a city in North Hamgyong province, including elementary students and the elderly, to construct monuments in honor of the country’s leaders at a tremendous cost of resources and manpower, according to sources. The mass mobilization has drawn complaints from the inhabitants of Hoeryong city, known as [...]
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What Goes Around, Flies Around – OpEd
Hezbollah today took credit for the drone which penetrated 35 miles into Israeli airspace last week and came with 18 miles of overflying Israel’s top-secret Dimona nuclear weapons facility before being shot down. It said the drone had been produced in Iran and launched by Hezbollah from southern Lebanon. Much of this had been surmised [...]
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Pakistani Teen Malala In Britain For Medical Care
By Sharon Behn Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head last week by the Taliban, has arrived in Britain, where she was evacuated to receive further medical treatments. Military officials said Monday 14-year-old Yousafzai flew in a special air ambulance supplied by the United Arab Emirates to a medical center in [...]
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Djukanovic Coalition Wins Again In Montenegro
By Milena Milosevic European Montenegro coalition led by Milo Djukanovic’s party has won the general election, according to first results, but will not have enough seats to govern alone. Milo Djukanovic, the leader of the European Montenegro coalition declared victory in front of a cheering crowd of supporters gathered at the headquarters of Democratic Party [...]
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EU Bans Import Of Iranian Gas To European Countries – German FM
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said the EU is banning the import of Iranian natural gas into union nations. The announcement came as EU governments agreed to one of the toughest sets of sanctions yet on Iran’s nuclear program. The sanctions also include a ban on financial transactions between European and Iranian banks, with some [...]
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