Search results for "middle east"
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Saudi-Iranian standoff exacerbates Middle Eastern troubles
The unfolding crisis between Saudi Arabia and Iran – over execution of a prominent Saudi Shiite cleric –threatens to be yet another disconnect in the way of resolution to multiple Middle Eastern conflicts including deadly Syrian civil...Jan 6, 2016 3183 0 -
Paris attacks – Middle East Upheaval and homegrown terror
The horrific terror attacks in Paris sent shock waves all around last Friday, as ISIS claimed the killing of 129 people, prompting widespread international condemnation and outpouring of support for the French. Along with other ghastly...Nov 26, 2015 1015 0 -
American middle class earnings in 2016 soared to highest level
Times Square in New York, Photo: Chensiyuan/Wikimedia Commons The middle class in America earned highest income in 2016, overtaking the previous record level achieved in 1999, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Bureau released three...Sep 12, 2017 1200 0 -
How Middle Class frustrations triggered the Arab Spring
Tunisian vendor Mohamed Bouazizi’s self-immolation on December 17, 2010, was not just an individual’s final act of desperation but it also symbolized a generation’s collective scream of protest against a system that stifled democratic rights of...Oct 28, 2015 1204 0 -
What do Ibn Battuta’s world travels tell us today?
Cordial relationship between Jews, Christian and Muslims in Gaza...Read MoreFeb 10, 2024 1311 0 -
New York Road named after poet Iqbal
Pakistani American community hail the tribute...Read MoreAug 8, 2023 984 0 -
Hela Tekali’s metaphysical quest through poetry
Poetry and spirituality are natural companions ...Read MoreFeb 19, 2023 932 0 -
Press freedom ‘very bad’ in record countries; info chaos polarizing societies
A New Deal for Journalism needed...Read MoreMay 3, 2022 490 0 -
The Passing of Two Giants – Desmond Tutu and E O Wilson
By Akbar Ahmed and Brian Frost On December 26, we lost two icons of enlightenment: Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu and two-time Pulitzer Prize recipient, biology professor E. O. Wilson (there is no Nobel award for...Jan 6, 2022 711 0