By Tamar Fleishman On each one of the four Fridays of the Ramadan month, thousands of Palestinians throughout the West Bank left their homes at the break of dawn to participate in the prayers at Al Aqsa at noon. Most likely, none of them was under the illusion that the road leading to their destination […]
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What makes the mobilization of Muslims for jihad successful? Answering this question requires a look into a case representing a success story of such mobilization in recent history. By Muhammad Haniff Hassan There have been many attempts at mobilizing Muslims for jihad in modern times, beginning with the invasion into Muslim lands by European colonial […]
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The war on terror and the global financial crisis have tilted the balance of authority on the side of the state, which the liberating forces of cyber space have only partially counteracted. Can we prevent this seeming convergence between democratic societies and authoritarian states, so that the forces of liberalisation can prevail over the forces […]
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The United States and the Philippines have opened talks on expanding the American military presence in the Southeast Asian nation. The two sides are negotiating an agreement that would allow U.S. forces and military equipment temporary access to Philippine defense camps. Manila is pushing to bolster its defenses as China presses maritime claims to most […]
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New research suggests children don’t understand competitive behaviour until around the age of four. A team of researchers from the University of Warwick and University of Salzburg found most children under 4 did not have a developed understanding of other people’s perspectives — specifically, of the fact that what someone intentionally does depends on their […]
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On Monday, Harry Ferguson, 52, a former officer with MI6, the British intelligence agency, began a week-long hunger strike, as part of the Stand Fast for Justice initiative launched by the legal action charity Reprieve, in support of the prisoners at Guantánamo Bay — and, in particular, Shaker Aamer, the last British resident in the […]
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Our Research Fellow George Ayittey met the Irish rock star Bono in July 2007 during a TED conference. Professor Ayittey was speaking and in knowing that Bono would be in the audience, he explains that “I made a special effort to rip into the foreign aid establishment…. Later, Bono said he liked my speech but […]
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This week is being watched closely by the investors in companies belonging to Pakistan’s energy chain as some major companies are scheduled to announce their financial results for the year ended June 30, 2013. Out of the major exploration and production companies, Pakistan Oilfield announced its results on Thursday and Pakistan Petroleum is scheduled to […]
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The presence of different radical Muslim groups at the funerals of suspected terrorists killed in police raids demonstrate how such events could become a rallying point. Yet, the same funerals also showcase why the radical fringe remains fragmented. By Sulastri Osman TWO SUSPECTED terrorists were shot dead on 22 July 2013 in Tulungagung, East Java […]
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By Jessica Berman The United States is becoming more ethnically, culturally – and linguistically – diverse. The U.S. Census Bureau has released an online, interactive map showing where non-English languages are spoken around the country with an eye toward targeting services to non-English speaking communities. The new Census Bureau map pinpoints clusters of people throughout […]
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The more than 100 nuclear reactors across the United States are inadequately prepared to repulse terrorist attacks, a new report warns. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or NRC, presently requires that energy plants are capable of preventing attacks carried out by five or six people, according to the report, entitled “Protecting US Nuclear Facilities from […]
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At least 15 Egyptian policemen were killed during clashes with protesters supporting deposed President Mohammed Morsi, Al Arabiya’s correspondent reported while Agence France-Presse reported that at least eight protesters were killed on Friday in the Egyptian Mediterranean town of Damietta in clashes with security forces. Also, four Morsi loyalists were killed in clashes with security […]
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By Sinisa Jakov Marusic The head of Macedonia’s state anti-discrimination body blames women’s emancipation for the failed marriage rate, drawing anger from women’s rights activists. Backing the government’s recent decision to open 11 marriage counseling centres across Macedonia, Dusko Minovski who is also a state advisor in the Social Policy Ministry, said women’s emancipation was […]
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In the morning of August 15, 2013, Horacio Cartes, Paraguay’s new president took the oath of office in front of the regional presidents and 120 official delegations from every corner of the world. “The war against poverty and determination to work instead of robbing the country,” was the focus of Mr. Cartes’ first speech immediately […]
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After the election of Nawaz Sharif as prime minister of Pakistan, exchange of special envoys by the two countries, the twin visits by US Secretary of State to India and Pakistan and the fact that the current UPA government in India is in its home-run, there was an air of expectancy and hope that significant […]
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“Even nations with the most permissive abortion laws do not normally go so far as to trample on the basic right to conscientious objection.” So said Luca Volontè, Chairman of the Dignitatis Humanae Institute in a statement earlier today. Volontè continued: “This bill claims human rights apply only to human beings, and not to institutions. […]
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While academics debate whether cyber warfare is even possible within the traditional notion of war, three realities need to be confronted. Thus far silent on the issue, Asia must now contribute to the evolution of laws to govern cyber warfare. By Elina Noor IN THE past century when states were pushed to fight wars, they […]
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The study of Southeast Asian religious conflicts paradoxically downplays the role of religion in these struggles in favour of essentially nationalist grievances. New insights from the natural sciences suggest that religion should be brought back to the fore in such studies. By Kumar Ramakrishna SOUTHEAST Asia seems to be going through a period of religiously-motivated […]
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Coptic Solidarity said Friday it is gravely concerned that continued Western support for the Muslim Brotherhood is directly responsible for the violent tactics they are now using against Coptic Christians and transitional authorities. The months following Mubarak’s ouster prove that the Western cliché claiming the Muslim Brotherhood has renounced violence is unequivocally false, according to […]
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“Sire, clear the square with gunfire or abdicate.” That was the message one of his generals gave the young czar Nicholas I in December of 1825, as thousands of civilians and soldiers massed in Senate Square to challenge his claim to the throne. Nicholas gave the order, the cannons fired, and he and his heirs […]
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