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Arvind Dilawar in the Los Angeles Review of Books: AFTER THE END of the United States’ occupation of Afghanistan in 2021, the international community sought to preserve local advances, especially
Continue readingReenvisioning Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution in Islam
Joel Kotkin at The New Atlantis: Simply put, downtowns matter less and less. In Austin and elsewhere, we are witnessing an epochal shift away from the highly concentrated urban center
Continue readingDowntowns Don’t Matter Anymore. Exurbanism is the New Urbanism.
Live as if you were already dead.—Zen admonition 1. About the Dead Man in Peacetime, If and When If and when the war is over, the dead man’s days will
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By Emma Bryce at Anthropocene: Scientists have developed little beads called hydrogels that can capture water from the ambient air, and use it to irrigate soil—while simultaneously dosing the surrounding
Continue readingSelf-watering, Self-fertilizing Soil is Now a Step Closer to Reality
by Mike McGreary at Singularity Hub: Participating in the Olympic Games is a rare achievement, and the pressures and stressors that come with it are unique. Whether an athlete is
Continue readingThe Psychology of Olympians and How They Master Their Minds to Perform
Nesrine Malik in The Ideas Letter: Some 20 years ago, the Darfur region of Sudan was in the throes of a brutal war against rebel African groups protesting their economic
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Joshua Keating in Vox: From a purely visual standpoint, Netanyahu may have gotten what he wanted today: rapturous standing ovations, even if mainly from Republicans. But more than 70 percent of
by Team Zeteo: Hasina, head of the Awami League party, was once seen by many as a champion of democracy. She is, in fact, currently, the world’s longest-serving female head
Continue readingWhy Are There Protests in Bangladesh? 10 Things You Need To Know
Anne-Marie Slaughter and Xanthe Scharff at Project Syndicate: On July 19, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that negotiations on an agreement to release hostages held in Gaza and establish
Continue readingNegotiations Between Israelis and Palestinians Must No Longer be the Province of Men
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From Poetic Outlaws: We sometimes go on as though people can’t express themselves. In fact they’re always expressing themselves. The sorriest couples are those where the woman can’t be preoccupied
Continue readingGilles Deleuze: We are Riddled With Pointless Talk