It’s no surprise that Christian Egyptians, like Christians worldwide, flocked to see Mel Gibson’s recent film The Passion of the Christ. Yet the majority of Egyptian moviegoers who bought tickets to the film were Muslims. The turnout is particularly startling because Islam generally condemns...
"We are very happy the film was released at this particular time, as we celebrate the holy week before Easter," said photographer Alfred Adli Younan, stepping out of a cinema hall after watching The Passion of the...
Many predict a great victory for populist democracy in the Ukrainian recall elections on December 26th. That same day, writes Paula Newberg, democracy will also suffer a great blow in Uzbekistan's elections. Repression and poverty have stifled the country's economic and political...
New allies, new worries: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld with Uzbek President Islam Karimov
WASHINGTON: When Ukraine returns to the polls on December 26th to elect a new president, the world hopes to...
After a threat by rioting protesters led to the cancellation of the Asean – Association of Southeast Asian Nations – Summit, there have been fresh concerns about the relevance of the regional grouping. But Simon Tay, chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, argues that despite...
Flagging a fiasco: Anti-government Thai demonstrators ransacked the venue of the Asean Summit, forcing a cancellation and raising concern about the grouping
SINGAPORE: The cancellation of the Asean Summit scheduled to be held in Thailand on 11...
Some industries center on necessities and conventional wisdom might suggest that those companies might be less devastated by economic crisis. Even as auto manufacturers lay off workers, companies like Domino’s Pizza hire extra employees. Unfortunately, many of the new service jobs pay less than the...
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The economies of oil-rich nations depend on immigrant labor from Bangladesh to clean and build, fix and cook. Workers are separated for months from families and work in harsh conditions for low wages in countries with lavish lifestyles. The alleged murder of a Bahraini supervisor by a Bangladeshi...
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Chinese manufacturers have long been able to manufacture products at a fraction of the cost of production elsewhere, setting the standard for production models in recent years. However, with a surplus of producers in their domestic market, Chinese companies look west to India. As journalist Wei Gu...
MUMBAI: India shines like a lure for Chinese companies seeking to expand abroad, and on first glance the Indian market looks like a natural fit.
Who better than the Chinese, after all, to provide computers and...
The days of business nationalism are long over, including for those based in China and India, suggests Kanika Datta, writing for the Business Standard. Chinese and India businesses seek mergers and acquisitions with foreign firms to expand and deliver products and services quickly, cost-effectively...
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Indian Americans, armed with advanced degrees and above-average incomes, are a formidable force in US politics, as evidenced by swift approval of the US-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act. Even longstanding supporters of nuclear nonproliferation supported the act that permits the sale of...
The 2.2 million Indian Americans in the U.S. constitute a model minority, highly educated and well paid. And now, following in the footsteps of earlier immigrant groups such as the Irish, the Jews and the Cubans, Indian...