Category: Column/Editorial
Journalists – Living in a dangerous world
By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY (1) According to the new reports, and most recently in late 2021, it is clear that the lives of journalists worldwide are in danger. […]
On Being Asian
By Alin Ferrer-Garganera Asia is complex and complicated. Among the seven continents, she is quite extreme. Largest continent, largest population, fastest economic growth. But also, the biggest source of […]
Op-ed: ‘Clash of civilizations’ theory will come to no good end
By Zhong Sheng A senior American official from the State Department recently astonished the world with her racist comments portraying China-US relations as “clash of civilizations”. The Director of Policy […]
A bit of (realistic) pessimism
The election of Donald Trump who, in spite of his hard-living tendencies, has been talking about meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for hamburgers, led to an increase in talks […]
Arabian “Sex” Nights in the Gulf States
Until recent years, a special religious force, known with a long phrase entitled “The Authority to Call for Good Deeds, and Ask for not Doing Sins,” used to be seen […]
Significant Relations between Kyrgyzstan and Iran
Iran and Kyrgyzstan have embarked on what international experts are calling a “new era” of bilateral relations. September 2015 marked the beginning of a strong friendship between the two nations […]
Azerbaijan: Israel’s Shia and Secular Partner
The Caspian Basin has a great importance to be a home not only offshore hydro-carbon and gas researches but also conflict and proxy-military/diplomacy clashes. Caspian Basin and also Turkestan region, […]
Bollywood and India
Bollywood is like an insignia of India. Whether they like them or not, everyone knows about Bollywood films – replete with melodrama, song, and dance. Facebook posts show strange Bollywood […]
Brexit: Less impact to Malaysian traders in short term
The Brexit or the British exit from the European Union (EU) in a historic referendum on 23 June 2016 has affected the money market (shares, bonds, debentures, derivatives) goods and […]
Bangladesh Faces Terror
While the people of Bangladesh are in the grip of panic and anxiety following the gruesome terrorist attack in the capital city Dhaka, the government has tightened security measures all […]