Corporate Lessons from Quran: Ask for the Bigger Position
Are you competent? Can you do things in your company in a better way than others? Is your credibility and integrity established? Can you turn around the company? Are you confident to bring financial discipline in your company? Are you competent enough to take care of bottom line of your organization? Can you maximize the […]
Will Trump’s Anti-immigrant Rhetoric Discourage Foreign Students?
For the first time, the number of international students in the United States topped 1 million over the past year, according to a report by the Institute for International Education (IEE). But some educators and students say comments critical of China and other countries by President-elect Donald Trump have the potential to affect international enrollment […]
US to Resettle Iraqis Victimized by IS
The U.S. government is working to permanently resettle hundreds of Iraqis who were victims of Islamic State (IS) violence. Larry Bartlett, director of the Office of Refugee Admissions at the State Department told VOA that the U.S. is coordinating with the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to bring in hundreds of Iraqis to several to be […]
The media we need in 2017
On December 20, in a piece both depressingly necessary and emblematic of the year, Britain’s Channel 4 news released a fact-check. It assessed claims by a writer for the Russian state media channel Russia Today. As terrible reports of injured and dead civilians, many of them children, poured out of besieged and bombarded Aleppo, this […]
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Vow Never to Return to Myanmar
Authorities in Dhaka have demanded that Myanmar repatriate tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who crossed the border to escape what they say is persecution, and are now living illegally in Bangladesh. Myanmar says it will accept a small fraction of the refugee population now in Bangladesh, but the Rohingya themselves say they are unwilling […]
A century later, history repeats itself: Who to blame?
It was another “first” for the US president-elect, Donald Trump, before he moves into the White House. Using just 140 characters on Twitter to explain his future nuclear policies he tweeted:Â “The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes.”
How blood feud is growing among the Syrian youth
“We will take revenge from everyone who kept silent and everyone who applauded the death of all innocent immaculate souls in Aleppo,” Hosam Al-Bakri, a teary-eyed youth refugee told me, referring to the recent recapture of Aleppo, considered as a fateful victory for the Syrian regime over the armed opposition. “Assad is worse than ISIL, […]
US Counterterrorism Authorities Target Student Wing of Pakistani Militant Group
U.S. counterterrorism authorities are growing increasingly concerned about the activities of the student branch of a banned Pakistani militant organization that’s seen as a threat to regional and U.S. interests. The State Department this week announced it was adding the student wing of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) to its list of foreign terrorist organizations. The move against […]
Erdogan vows Turkey will stand firm against terror
Security services had been on heightened alert for New Year in Turkey and across Europe. Just days ago, an online message from a pro-ISIL group called for attacks by “lone wolves” on “celebrations, gatherings and clubs”. As he was wheeled out of an ambulance on a stretcher, one survivor of the nightclub massacre said: “They […]
‘Fake News’ Cries Follow Malware Discovery at Utility
The response to news that a Vermont electric utility found malware associated with Russian hacking on a utility laptop has been fairly predictable: forceful denunciations from local and federal officials and support for President Obama’s sanctions against the Vladimir Putin regime. But reactions also have included the now-familiar cry of “fake news” from many incredulous […]