William Fisher NEW YORK, Aug 31 (IPS) – His name is Junaid Ahmad. He is 24 years old. And he is among a rapidly increasing number of first generation Muslim-Americans who have decided to pursue careers in the law.
TomPaine.com By Erik Leaver | August 2006 Foreign Policy In Focus www.fpif.org The arrest of 24 British citizens accused of planning massive suicide missions against U.S.-bound airplanes unleashed widespread chaos and delays in airports around the world. In the aftermath… Continue Reading
Emad Mekay WASHINGTON, Aug (IPS) – The Global Environment Facility (GEF), the world’s largest environmental funding body, received a shot in the arm Tuesday after 32 countries agreed to contribute a whopping 3.13 billion dollars for environmental projects over the… Continue Reading
Ariela Ruiz Caro The U.S. government’s announcement that it will review the possibility of limiting, suspending, or withdrawing trade preferences under the General System of Preferences (GSP) to three Latin American countries—Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela—is political pressure to make these… Continue Reading
Juliana Lara Resende and Alberto Cremonesi UNITED NATIONS, Aug (IPS) – After five years of debate on a draft treaty to protect the rights of the disabled, which will directly affect 650 million people, or 10 percent of the global… Continue Reading
Arnold Kohen | August 2006 Editor: John Feffer, IRC Foreign Policy In Focus www.fpif.org In recent months, East Timor has witnessed a tragic renewal of violence. In May, after the government dismissed about one-third of the country’s soldiers, fighting broke… Continue Reading
Mavis Anderson | August 2006 Americas Program, International Relations Center (IRC) americas.irc-online.org Fidel Castro’s recent announcement that he would temporarily transfer power to his brother Raul and others in the Cuban Government has led to much speculation about the course… Continue Reading
Deidre May KYOTO, Aug (IPS) – Warning that spiralling violence in the Middle East presented a serious threat to world security, religious leaders gathered in this ancient city for a global inter-faith meet are calling for urgent resolution of festering… Continue Reading
Juan Michel – Special to IPS* TORONTO, Aug 25 (IPS) – When it comes to responding to HIV and AIDS, Muslims are neither better nor worse than anyone else, but in its progressive form, Islam is certainly better prepared to… Continue Reading
The Daily Star Editorial Only in the Middle East could a so-called “peace process” have produced so much process and so little peace over a span of decades. The Arab Peace Initiative (API) of March 2002 was unanimously approved by… Continue Reading
Michael Fullilove International Herald Tribune WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2006 SYDNEY Diplomacy Twice in the past month, China has supported tough UN Security Council resolutions on the world’s most dangerous problems. These were difficult decisions and they surprised many observers. In… Continue Reading
Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Aug 24 (IPS) – The world’s 50 poorest nations — ranging from Cape Verde and Haiti to Nepal and Sierra Leone — are turning to the major oil-producing nations for urgently needed assistance for development. Anwarul… Continue Reading
Moyiga Nduru MASERU, Aug 19 (IPS) – The annual summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) wrapped up Friday with a call to speed up the process of increasing women’s representation at all levels of government in the 14-nation… Continue Reading
By Mark Turner at the United Nations Published: August 22 2006 17:57 | Last updated: August 22 2006 21:27 The prospect of large new peacekeeping missions in Lebanon and Darfur would push the number of troops under United Nations command… Continue Reading
By Howard LaFranchi Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor BRUSSELS Ever since the breakup of the Soviet Union, NATO has been working to transform itself from a cold-war, Europe-focused bulwark against a communist threat to a military and political… Continue Reading
Analysis by Marty Logan KATHMANDU, Aug 22 (IPS) – Chanting members of the Maoist student union swarmed onto the streets of Nepal’s capital Saturday to protest fuel price hikes — but had to cut short the demonstration when they ran… Continue Reading
Thalif Deen STOCKHOLM, Aug 21 (IPS) – An international conference on water management opened in the Swedish capital Monday with the grim prediction that both rich and poor nations are heading towards a crisis unless positive steps are taken to… Continue Reading
Leonardo Boff Theologian Earthcharter Commission The present days are disturbing. They have caused a big wave of apocalyptic people, ranging from the simple Christians of the Church of The Later Day Saints to President Bush of the United States. It… Continue Reading
By Arun Kumar Washington, Aug 17 (IANS) Shashi Tharoor, India’s nominee and a leading contender for the post of United Nations secretary-general, says if elected his first priority would be to ensure that the world body is ready to tackle… Continue Reading
Stephen Leahy TORONTO, Canada, Aug 18 (IPS) – While modest gains have been made in lowering the cost of many life-saving HIV/AIDS drugs, these formulas no longer work for a growing number of people, who now need so-called “second-line” drugs… Continue Reading
