US President-elect Donald Trump follows a pattern, confounding global media and world leaders with provocative statements on Twitter, at rallies or during television programs. His staff then attempts to reassure the public with interpretations and insistence that social media messages do not...
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MTV and American pop music have invaded Asia. Still, local music is flourishing. Though Britney Spears and the show "Punk'd" regularly appear on Asian television screens, locally themed shows currently comprise up to 80 percent of MTV Asia's programming. MTV's strategy...
Japanese culture makes its mark on MTV Asia with LiLi, an anime VJ. (Photo: MTV Asia)
MTV is American? Think Again.
As MTV invades Southeast Asia, the faces of MTV are no longer just Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake but also Indonesia'...
Claims that Islam is incompatible with democracy and modernity are terribly off-base, says Asghar Ali Engineer, a scholar and author at the Institute of Islamic Studies in Mumbai. The observation that science and democracy are not found in contemporary Islamic countries is fair, he says, but the...
Because of certain happenings and because there happens to be monarchy or dictatorships in most of the Muslim countries it has been concluded that Islam is not compatible with democracy and also with modernity. Some...
Authoritarian regimes strive to interfere with democratic governments via social media and other information warfare. Such interference can be regarded as “sharp power” as opposed to “soft power,” or government’s reliance on culture and values to enhance strength. “Over the past decade, Beijing and...
Democracies are deeply polarized over worries about migration and loss of culture versus the mass appeal of bigoted leaders who pursue policies by any means necessary including intimidation, insults and lies. “Citizens in democracies repeatedly elect leaders who show scant respect for the law,...
Bigotry and violence: Right-wing leaders from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte resort to populism and violence to consolidate control
GOA, INDIA: “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it,...
Surveys find solid disapproval of adultery in every country, yet technology and social media, modern lifestyles and flexible gender roles, films and news reports about the affairs of politicians and celebrities make the activity more visible worldwide. “Historically, most cultures consider the...
Adultery on trial: From Chinese leader Bo Xilai, with wife Gu Kailai, to a Pakistani commoner, adulterers in some nations face punishment and shame
NEW YORK: Adultery, despite near universal disapproval, has become more visible and prevalent...
The Trump administration has targeted immigrants and asylum seekers, while rejecting scientific research along with programs that strive to stem climate change and promote family planning, despite the many connections and repercussions. Droughts, flooding and other extreme weather events contribute...
Despite a stream of bad news, development plans are underway even among nations with adversarial relations. Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan and India signed an agreement in early July to move forward with a 1,700-kilometer natural gas pipeline. “This $7.5 billion project known as TAPI, or the...
Peace pipe: File photo of 2012 summit of TAPI partners, from left, Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora; Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari; Turkmenistan President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov; Afghan President Hamid Karzai;...
