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World Poetry Movement: OUR EARTH, OUR HOME

By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid CAIRO: As long as the world does not find a clear path, and does not make a decision based on fair and balanced arguments to solve its current serious problems, the tensions to which we are subjected every day will continue to affect our confidence…
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Culture

MY PEOPLE – Odlar Yurdu: Azerbaijani People’s Ensemble

By Eldar Akhadov Russian poet and writer Susha: Between the two shores of the sea – north and south, left and right or right and left, whoever likes to stand, there is a land, aimed to the east – in the sea, like a giant bird’s beak, which can only…
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South Asia

Pakistan – A Country of Particular Concern!

By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Certain gruesome incidents of murders and such other kind of persecution of religious minorities on the pretext of blasphemy allegations, having taken place with a sequence within last nine days, are perhaps enough to supplement the recommendation of United States Commission on International Religious…
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Business

AsiaN forum Beyond COVID19: Next Leadership Toward Active ESG on February 22

SEOUL: Ban Ki-moon, the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, will deliver the keynote address at the AsiaN 10th Anniversary Forum later this month. AsiaN Chief Executive Office and Asia Journalists Association (AJA) Founding Member Lee Sang-ki Lee said that the forum will be held under the theme, “Beyond COVID19:…
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Politics

Mongolia: Women increasingly at the center of foreign diplomacy

Nyamkhuu Ulambayar (Left) presenting her Letter of Credence as Mongolia’s Ambassador to UNESCO to Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the UNESCO (Montsame) ULAANBAATAR: The tweet by Mongolia’s new Foreign Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh summed it up. The country that for centuries was associated with masculine virility and warrior’s strength is now highlighting the…
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People

TOLERANCE: Israeli rabbi who took shelter in Istanbul mosque returns home

Rabbi Elbom during the snowstorm in Istanbul (Hurriyet Daily News) ISTANBUL: A rabbi who took shelter in a Turkish mosque during a massive snowstorm in Istanbul that ravaged the Turkish metropolis a few days ago has finally arrived in his native Israel. Israel Elbom, a 62-year-old rabbi and kashrut supervisor…
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Politics

Political stability crucial for people’s wellbeing: Malaysia’s PM

Ismail Sabri Yaakob delivering a speech (PM’s Office) KUALA LUMPUR: The priority today is to ensure political stability in the country for the safety and wellbeing of the people, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has said. Political stability is key to enabling the government to implement previous and ongoing…
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Society

2022 GCS International Board Meeting held at GCS HQs in hybrid format

SEOUL: The 2022 GCS International Board of Directors Meeting was held in a hybrid format at the conference room of GCS International in Seoul, Korea on January 26, 2022. The board members unanimously approved the 2021 income-expenditure report and the 2022 budget and business plans. Board members attending the meeting…
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South Asia

Pakistan: Young woman sentenced to death under blasphemy law

By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative Islamabad: A local court in Rawalpindi city of Punjab province awarded death sentence to a young Muslim woman for promoting blasphemous content on social media. The court ordered that the woman be “hanged by her neck till she is dead”. This is first…
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Culture

AJA member writes history of World Expos

By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: “The Glass World 2”, a book documenting the history of the World Expos from 1851 to Dubai Expo 2020, has been published. It complements “the Glass World 1” published around six years ago. The book, written by Alireza Bahrami, a member of the Asian Journalists’ Association,…
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