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I’m old enough to remember when you couldn’t do a speaking event related to war and peace without being asked numerous reasonable and not so reasonable questions about 9/11 (each accompanied by a stack of DVDs and flyers presented to…

In China, the educational pressure on children is intense, and it begins when they are very young. A mother living in Shanghai describes the demands of her six-year-old child’s education, saying, “In kindergarten, children already need to spend the whole…

by Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury While the Islamic State (ISIS) nightmare is re-emerging, there are already sparking fears across intelligence communities throughout the world about the possible threats posed by this ruthless pro-Caliphate jihadist outfit. There also are speculations of…

Sorsogon City, Philippines—  The Kurit-Lagting Art Collective in partnership with the Concerned Artists of the Philippines Bicol Chapter will hold an online workshop for teachers in Sorsogon City on December 5, 2021 via Zoom. In a Facebook post by the…

by Hafizur Talukdar Bangladesh is gradually developing a negative attitude towards the Rohingyas. After all, the local people of Ukhia-Teknaf are developing a negative attitude towards the Rohingya among the people of Bangladesh as a whole. As I do research…

Managing solar radiation through technology is possible, but there are ethical and political concerns. By Daniel Ross Desperate times call for desperate measures, as the saying goes. As scientists, policymakers and politicians keep one increasingly startled eye on climate change’s…

With less than two weeks to go before the presidential elections in Chile, it is striking that, despite the fact that there is agreement that education requires profound change, no candidate has proposed a paradigm shift in his or her…

Loueila Mint has been practising as a lawyer in the Canary Islands and has been in Spain since she was 8 years old, and the State Attorney’s Office claims “lack of integration” in order to grant her Spanish nationality. She…

The stunning disclosure late Tuesday in Brussels that the US is working on a “road map” for recognition to the Taliban Government will take a lot of people by surprise but it could have been expected sooner rather than later.…

In September 2021, Turkey House was inaugurated in New York with a high-level state ceremony that included the presence of President Tayyip Erdogan. The ceremony began with a prayer recited by Turkey’s top Islamic cleric: the chairman of the Directorate…