By Yoav Litvin | – (Aljazeera) – The “peace process” between Israeli and Palestinian representatives is long dead, yet the funeral still has not been held. Israel continues to disenfranchise, persecute and displace Palestinians, while it deepens its bonds with fascistic forces worldwide, including the United States, Hungary, Philippines and Brazil. Disillusioned with politicians, Palestinian […]
The Fate of the Planet may Depend on You Changing your Diet – Lancet
By Isabella Kaminski | – ( ChinaDialogue) – New research calls for a switch to healthier foods and sustainable farming, writes Isabella Kaminski The ideal diet is mainly vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes and nuts. (Image: Public Health Image Library) A sustainable international food system that feeds people better would be a global “win-win”, according […]
No More Wars for Oil? Wind & Solar will reduce Energy-Related Conflicts
Renewables Security The global energy transition and the shift to renewables from fossil fuels is likely to reduce energy-related conflicts, says a report published by the Global Commission on the Geopolitics of Energy Transformation. The transition will “help redraw the geopolitical map of the 21st century,” as the supply of energy will no longer be […]
What the Witty, Irreverent, Sensual Poetry of Ghalib can Teach Americans
Foreword to Intimations of Ghalib (Orison Books, 2018) by M. Shahid Alam By Guy Rotella, Emeritus Professor of English Literature, Northeastern University, Boston. I first encountered Ghalib in the early 1970s. I was in graduate school, studying poetry. Then, as now, I had no Urdu. The medium of transmission—translation—was Aijaz Ahmad’s Ghazals of Ghalib, from […]
Omar Khayyam on New Year
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Trans. Edward Fitzgerald I. Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to Flight: And Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught The Sultan’s Turret in a Noose of Light. II. Dreaming when Dawn’s Left Hand was in the Sky I […]
Dubai New Year 2019 Fireworks & Laser Show at Burj Khalifa
Dubai New Year 2019 Full Fireworks & Laser Show at Burj Khalifa
Germany’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions Down 6% in 2018
By Julian Wettengel | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Germany’s energy-related CO₂ emissions dropped by more than six percent year-on-year as the country consumed “significantly” less energy in 2018, but with a greater share of renewables than last year, said energy market research group AG Energiebilanzen (AGEB). Increased fuel prices, mild weather and […]
Giza is in the News: Can You Pass the Egypt Quiz?
By Jeffrey Rudolph | – (Political Quizzes) – When widespread demonstrations forced Egypt’s long-time dictator, Hosni Mubarak, to resign as president in February 2011, it appeared as if this important Arab state was destined for dramatic, positive change. However, in less than twenty-nine months, Egypt’s military ended the country’s democratic experiment and reinstated an even […]
With Trump Ready to Leave Afghanistan, can Qatar Broker a Peace?
BY SAID SABIR IBRAHIMI | – (Political Insights) – Over the past few years, Qatar has shown itself to be an influential actor in Afghanistan’s peace making efforts. Said Sabir Ibrahimi examines Qatar’s efforts and what it can do to further the prospects of peace in Afghanistan. Qatar has emerged as a conflict resolution actor […]
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