FRANK BRUNI in The New York Times: Talking last month about the planned American exit from Afghanistan, President Biden prophesied an orderly retreat and scoffed at the idea that a Taliban takeover was inevitable. The United States, after all, had equipped and trained hundreds of thousands of Afghan troops. The Taliban takeover was swift…And thoseContinue reading “Chaos Order in Afghanistan and America’s Enduring Arrogance”
Monthly Archives: August 2021
OIC Emergency Moot on Taliban Rule in Afghanistan. Observers Comment.
The Saudi-led Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) met on Sunday in Jeddah on the Afghanistan situation which some have dubbed it “a fiasco”. Others have hailed the U.S.-led West’s exit from the “graveyard of empires” a good step –it was initiated by Donald Trump and delivered by President Joe Biden ahead of schedule –amid chaosContinue reading “OIC Emergency Moot on Taliban Rule in Afghanistan. Observers Comment.”
How Women on Social Media Led a Nutrition and Fitness Revolution in Saudi Arabia
RAZAZ AINOUSAH: Five years ago, preschool teacher Nawal AlKalawi decided for the first time to create an Instagram account—she wanted to post a simple recipe for homemade banana muffins. A few hours later, that first post had more likes and comments than she could ever imagine. From that moment on, Nawal’s private and public livesContinue reading “How Women on Social Media Led a Nutrition and Fitness Revolution in Saudi Arabia”
Nature a Great Experimenter. Find Out How It Experiments.
Nature discards the species that is not supporting and beneficial to the whole…There is a huge noise outside in the world about the the corona virus. What if this virus is nature’s way of eliminating the human virus. Collective consciousness is our problem, not China or the Chinese. Preetha Krishna (also known as Preetha Ji,Continue reading “Nature a Great Experimenter. Find Out How It Experiments.”
The Most Dangerous Animal in the World
FLASHBAK: On June 8, 1963, the Illustrated London News ran the following story about an exhibition at the gorilla house at The Bronx Zoo in New York City. The exhibit told visitors: “You are looking at the most dangerous animal in the world. It alone of all the animals that ever lived can exterminate (andContinue reading “The Most Dangerous Animal in the World”
The Great Game in the New Global Disorder
Central Asia is witnessing the new global disorder of the 21st century as it clearly has become and will increasingly become a key global geopolitical arena. The old order has clearly collapsed, and there is no new order discernible on the horizon – thus the “new disorder”. The Great Game therefore is back, albeit withContinue reading “The Great Game in the New Global Disorder”
Pakistani Mangoes in USA (Video)
Pakistani mangoes export increased by 20 percent last year, with expectations that it would be more this year amid institutional hiccups. The ‘King of Fruits’ also landed in the USA with demand exceeding supply among Pakistanis and other South Asians in America who love the fruit. Pakistani mango export to the US stands at justContinue reading “Pakistani Mangoes in USA (Video)”
Five Sea Battle Tactics in Movies and TV (Video)
Has the blue sea returned as a dominant theater for geopolitics and geo-economy? Is the Naval/Cyber warfare hybrid a new normal in the making, just as the space? Says a Pakistani defense expert: “(They are) global commons: The Sea and the Space. These were always ground zeros for international struggle and dominance. Cyber has emergedContinue reading “Five Sea Battle Tactics in Movies and TV (Video)”
Sleeping Buddha Statues in Trash For ‘Safe Keeping’ (Video)
KARACHI: These pictures taken in March 2021 show three sleeping Buddha statues thrown out with the trash at the National Museum here, Pakistan’s economic powerhouse –the capital of Sindh province: These statues are not trash, they’re around 1500 years old and they’re priceless. It’s not likely that they were thrown out by accident. They’re fourContinue reading “Sleeping Buddha Statues in Trash For ‘Safe Keeping’ (Video)”