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Saudi Surprise

Mohamed El-Sayed Said August 6, 2004
The Saudi government is attempting to rescue U.S. President George W Bush from his ill-fated venture in Iraq by declaring an initiative to send multinational Muslim troops to the war torn country. Criticism of President Bush’s handling of the Iraq War is rising, jeopardizing his chances for reelection this coming November. Saudi Arabia’s proposition could provide Bush with a convenient exit...

Tourism Make-Over for Pariah State

Marasri Boonroj August 4, 2004
Thai and Burmese travel officials are working together to promote Burma as a travel destination, despite its being considered a pariah state due to Rangoon’s military government and human rights abuses. Before the Burmese tourist industry can thrive, however, tourism experts say the country will have to develop its infrastructure, eliminate its two-tier exchange rate, and develop a two-part...

Arab Opinions

Khaled Dawoud July 30, 2004
Recent opinion polls of six Arab countries show that rising anti-American attitudes in the Arab world are due mainly to American foreign policy, as opposed to American civilization or values. According to the surveys, none of the six Arab countries returned approval ratings of the US above 20%, a statistic due in large part to the fact that America’s Iraq policy now equals its Israel-Palestine...

Berlin to Ban Religious Symbols

Elizabeth Goetze July 23, 2004
Berlin’s ruling coalition of Social Democrats and the Party of Democratic Socialism decided after much deliberation to pass a bill introduced by the city’s Interior Minister, Ehrhart Körting, that bans the display of any religious symbols by those employed in the public sector. Unlike previous legislation passed by several German states, this bill transcends the Muslim headscarf and includes...

Hmong Journey

Ben Stocking July 18, 2004
Over the next several months, 15,000 of the Laotian Hmong currently living in Thailand will move to the USA, settling in California, Minnesota and Wisconsin, where there are large pre-existing Hmong communities. This population-in-transition is composed of soldiers or the descendents of soldiers who fought alongside American troops during the Vietnam War, a conflict which resulted in the death...

The Big Chill

Clare Longrigg July 14, 2004
The big fridge, product of 1950’s and 60’s American suburbia, has made its way across the pond. British sales of the larger, American refrigerators are booming, specifically in the double-door variety which now constitutes 8% of the growth of the British cooling business. Increased popularity of these appliances is based on interest among a clientele of affluent professionals and young families...

¿Quo vadis, Estados Unidos?

Immanuel Wallerstein July 13, 2004