The following conversation took place between me, myself and I; three people I happen to know quite well: What is your answer for the Middle East? I would use Arab and Western capital and know how to build a Green …
Posted in Economy, Foreign Affairs, Middle East, Palestine/Israel, Regional Issues | Tagged Palestine | Leave a commentSome of the strongmen of the Middle East are no longer in the picture, but who, and what, will come to replace them? Yesterday’s parliamentary elections in Egypt is a case in point. Certainly, there was a sense of hope …
Posted in Activism, Current Events, Democracy, Demonstrations, Economy, Freedom of Speech, Middle East, Politics, Regional Issues | Tagged Egypt, Middle East | 2 CommentsIn this ambiguous world of ours it is often difficult to find moral clarity, even when it comes to seemingly black and white issues like 9/11 and the Arab Spring. And the question arises therefore: How do we bring moral …
Posted in Current Events, Democracy, Demonstrations, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Regional Issues, Terrorism, USA, War | Tagged 9/11, A New Model for the Middle East, Arab Spring | 1 CommentThe riots that not only set ablaze our tv screens but also the landmarks of London have come to an end. But after everything; all the violence, all the looting and the quick disregard of society’s morals, we are left …
Posted in Countries/Regions, Current Events, Demonstrations, Economy, Freedom of Speech, General, News and Politics | Tagged london, riots | 3 Comments“Woe for a nation that eats from what it doesn’t plant and wears from what it doesn’t sew” – Chinese wisdom. And this is how in a few decades China turned out from a feudal country into the first industrial …
Posted in Arabs, Censorship, Civil Rights, Current Events, Democracy, Economy, Freedom of Speech, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Politics | Tagged illegal settlements, israel jews palestine tribalism bedouin peace gaza negev zionism nazism, israel zionism settlement shalom palestine west bank peace love jews jew, Palestine, UNRWA, world Bank | Leave a commentThe contested-concept Globalization is an old used term; first used in 1897 and later in 1952, then it became a widespread term in 1960s. “Globalization refers to a multidimensional set of social process that create, multiply, stretch, and intensify worldwide social interdependencies and exchanges while at the same time fostering in people a growing awareness of deepening connection between the local and the distant “(Steger, 2003)
Posted in Culture, Economy, Politics | 2 CommentsEvery once in a while we come to believe that the ends justify the means. But most of the time we scramble to find the means to a given end. And if we don’t find the right means, then the …
Posted in Arabs, Awareness, Current Events, Democracy, Demonstrations, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Middle East, Regional Issues | Leave a commentPeace between Israel and Palestine is becoming even more important now than ever before. There are, however, forces at work which are pushing the peace process forward, and others which are holding it back. Both Netanyahu and Abbas are coming …
Posted in Awareness, Current Events, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Israel, Palestine, Palestine/Israel, Politics, Regional Issues | 11 CommentsGermany helps the Mullahs’ regime to prolong its parasitic life. The attitude of German governments and firms to keep diplomatic ties and trade with the Islamo-fascist regime of Mullahs contradicts the spirit of German constitution. It refutes retaliations with any …
Posted in Economy, Iran | Leave a commentWhere is the vision? Where are we heading? And how do we get there? For some reason, when it comes to the Middle East, people the world over seem to content themselves with half measures and short-sighted thinking. We feel …
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