How Israel teaches its children to hate
Asa Winstanley/ Middle East Monitor Much like white South Africans, Jewish Israelis will never voluntarily…
How Israel teaches its children to hate
Asa Winstanley/ Middle East Monitor Much like white South Africans, Jewish Israelis will never voluntarily give up their privileged position as settlers. Dissident Israeli scholar Nurit Peled-Elhanan’s important academic study, “Palestine in Israeli School Books” is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand some important realities about the Israeli state and Israeli society. As…
‘Mothers are strong enough to fix anything
I don’t know if we will be able to rebuild our house again or not! My husband lost all his hope and is walking around like a mad man! I told him everything will be fine again. He looked at me straight into my eyes with no faith in them at all. But I believe…
How to make a new Congress: A blueprint for a grand new opposition party
Saba Naqvi/Daily O If shareholders in a company have the right to updates on the financial health of the firm, why don’t voters have the right to demand accountability from a political party? And if the enterprise is failing, surely a restructuring is the need of the hour. It’s been over two months since the…
Fantastic news from Kenya!
Aisha Maathai/ Seven Billion Today I am so proud to be Kenyan… so much so that I want to share this wonderful and brilliant news wit you all… so…Kenya will become the first country in Africa to collect data on intersex people in its national population census. Overall, this is a huge win for rights…
How can penguins stay warm in the freezing cold waters of Antarctica?
Jane Younger/ Khaleej Times The first thing I should probably say is that while a lot of people think polar bears and penguins live together, in fact they live at opposite ends of the Earth. Polar bears live in the northern hemisphere and penguins live in the southern hemisphere.All these penguins have special adaptations to…
How Bangladesh learned to love the Belt and Road
Arshad Mahmud/Asia Times Not part of China’s ‘string of pearls’ in Dhaka’s view. Bangladesh is close to signing an agreement with China aimed at building a permanent base for stationing and servicing the two Chinese submarines it bought for $203 million nearly three years ago. The proposed base at Pekua, off the coast of Kutubdia…
Rohingya issue needs urgent and comprehensive action plans diplomatically
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed, Writer, researcher & columnist The Rohingya crisis is a refugee boat dilemma, which caught the attention of international podium in the second half of May 2015 when the government of Myanmar state sponsored religious and ethnic discrimination against the Muslims of Burma. The Rohingya crisis highlights both humanitarian and security implications…
Dhaka is not a competitive city in Asia
M S Siddiqui writes for DOT In the global context, only 600 cities generate about 60% of global GDP. Cities contribute more than 90% of GDP in Malaysia and Thailand, and close to 100% in Singapore and Hong Kong, China, with their strong, highly competitive, and resilient economies (World Bank 2009). Industrialization is one of…
Bangladesh has a long way to go in ensuring press freedom
Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed of DOT Freedom of the press means the right of newspapers to publish stories and articles without being controlled by the government. Freedom of the press refers to the circulation and publication of materials in newspapers, magazines and other formats such as social or electronic media platforms without restrictions implemented by governments….
‘Worse every day’: Afghans expect 2019 to be even deadlier
AFP After a year of record bloodshed, Afghans are bracing for an even deadlier 2019 with the threat of a United States drawdown and a looming presidential vote likely to fuel violence. President Donald Trump’s plan to slash the number of US soldiers in Afghanistan before negotiators have struck a peace deal with the Taliban…