法国最近提出禁止在公共场合穿布卡(burqa),显示了其在价值观和安全问题上有意做出的如何与伊斯兰教徒打交道的决定。与其它西方国家不同,法国政府认为布卡不仅是个人选择,也象征着原教旨主义的政治议程,而这种议程危害了妇女权利,有时还会危及她们的人身安全。许多人批评法国的这一做法,认为这违反了个人权利的民主理念。此外,批评家们还认为,这将在穆斯林与其它民族融合的征途中确立恶劣的先例。尽管这一举措可能会使一些温和派变得激进,但也可能在穆斯林世界制造出反对原教旨主义的强烈呼声。然而,禁止在公共场合穿布卡这一措施的效果最终还要看法国国内的穆斯林群体;在欧洲,...
华盛顿:法国议会委员会建议在公共场合,诸如公交车、银行和医院等地,禁止人们穿布卡 (一种覆盖全身的头巾)。这是伊斯兰教和西方之间持续的文化战争中最近发生的一场小冲突。但这项可能通过的禁令的重要意义,以及由它所引发的爆炸性大讨 论,已经远远超出了仅仅为巴黎市区制定着装规范这个层面。它集中反映了关于如何才能最好地与伊斯兰激进派抗争的各种不同观点。激进派对伊斯兰信仰的阐释试 图让21世纪的生活向被伊斯兰教法奉为圣典的中世纪行为准则看齐。
法国认为布卡不只是一种服饰,还是——用法国议员安德烈•...
长久以来,法国人都对全球化势力持批判态度,认为它扰乱本国经济,并对国家身份形成威胁。法国总统竞选期间,“去全球化”(法语:démondialisation)的呼声已渐渐成为焦点。无论是左派还是右派,法国人对国际融合的抗议正变得越来越激烈,同时,诸如可能出现的全球债务危机,年轻人的结构性失业,以及令人担忧的社会不平等加剧现象,也都是两派共同关心的话题。记者皮埃尔•阿斯基(Pierre Haski)指出,法国的国家政策可能即将发生变化,其中包括法国对欧盟(European Union)政务的主动疏离等,而事实上,2005年法国对《欧盟宪法条约》(European Constitutional...
巴黎:在整个法国为明年的总统大选预热之时,有一个词占据了各大报刊的头条——“去全球化”。法国并非是要阻挡国际大潮,与世界脱轨,但这场打着感情牌的“全球化”辩论却可能引发政策上的变动。不可否认,全球市场的紧密联系为法国公司还有法国的消费者们都带来了不少好处,可在法国,“全球化”从来就不是一个太受欢迎的概念。如今,2008年金融危机的负面效应仍未退去,新兴经济体如中国的影响力又在不断扩大,“全球化”的不受欢迎程度就更胜往常了。“去全球化”的呼声已开始从边缘政党逐渐蔓延至主流政党中。...
The UK Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling at the University of Leeds has produced a map of how the Antarctic ice sheet's submarine edge, or "grounding line," is shifting. “Most Antarctic glaciers flow straight into the ocean in deep submarine troughs, the grounding line is...
President Donald Trump emphasized national interests, sovereignty and pride in his remarks before the UN General Assembly. Nations that avoid trade, though, could be at a disadvantage, explains Allan Golombek for RealClearMarkets. “Trade is the glue that largely holds together and fortifies the...
China is moving on a national security resolution for Hong Kong, relying on the National People’s Congress rather than waiting for the territory’s Legislative Council to shape its own rules. The resolution would “ban all seditious activities aimed at toppling the central government and external...
The “one country, two systems” approach in Hong Kong is not working well for China. A free press, critical of controls, and independent courts that have already released student leaders are weakening China’s control of the island: Chinese authorities “need to contain the campaign for democracy in...
(Reuters) - In the heart of Mong Kok, one of the most densely populated districts on earth, an abandoned Hong Kong police van is enveloped in the student-led demonstrations paralyzing swathes of the city. Along with yellow ribbons and flowers,...
The Olympics are global mega events. The world briefly pauses to admire athletic skill and dedication. The audience also assesses the host city’s customs and capability. Anthropology professor Susan Brownell points out that the Olympic Games are increasingly being hosted by nontraditional powers...
Soaring Olympics price tag: South Korean Yuna Kima at Sochi Winter Olympics, which cost $51 billion (top); the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics cost $43 billion
NEW HAVEN: The withdrawal of Oslo’s bid to host the 2022 Olympic Winter Games has provoked...
In just three decades, China has been transformed from one of the world’s poorest nations to the world’s second largest economy. But rapid growth imposes long-term environmental, health and social costs, and other nations should be wary of emulating China’s model, cautions Yanzhong Huang, a senior...
The dark side of growth: Forty percent of China’s rivers are polluted (top); China, dubbed the world’s factory is badly regulated
NEW YORK: Emerging from the ranks of one of the world’s poorest nations to second only to the United States, China is...