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Middle East & Arab World in 2013
May 9, 2013, No Comments

The fallacy of the phrase, ‘the Muslim world’ Western media reinforces stereotypes by reducing a complex set ...

Tibet Lhasa Potala Palace
Tibet
May 9, 2013, 2 Comments

See also China, Beijing Olympics and Olympic Protest Prime During Tibet’s early history it was an independent and ...

Singapore Merlion
Singapore
May 5, 2013, 3 Comments

Singapore on Bloomberg Truefitt & Hill, Singapore This must have annoyed a great many Singaporean authorities (Wired ...

China
China: government and governance
May 5, 2013, 1 Comment

TED Conversation Debate: Is corruption a moral or a legal issue? Too often the corruption debate and discussions all ove ...

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Hugo Chavez 1954-2013
April 15, 2013, No Comments

Curious coincidence that Mr. Chavez died on the 60th anniversary of Stalin’s death. Hugo Chavez: 1954-2013 From an ...

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Quebec ‘student’ protests 2012 and the aftermath
April 4, 2013, 1 Comment

Thoughtful commentary which all should read – Clifton van der Linden: Quebec’s tuition summit sidesteps a genera ...

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Mali 2012 -2013
April 3, 2013, 7 Comments

See also CIA World Factbook Mali’s music is often called some of the best in the world, but its musicians are fleeing ...

education
Education: demographics and trends 2011-2012
December 26, 2012, 6 Comments

About Coursera We are a social entrepreneurship company that partners with the top universities in the world to offer co ...

Woodsworth gone from Concordia
September 5, 2012, 1 Comment

Concordia goes through senior administrators like Elizabeth Taylor went through husbands! Peggy Curran blog University C ...

Back-to-School Letter to the US Congress
September 3, 2012, No Comments

By Mohamed A. El-Erian Project Syndicate 3 September 2012 NEWPORT BEACH – What if members of the United States Congres ...