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The Changing World Order
Alastair Crooke … with Judge Napolitano … about “Israel and Reality” Alastair explores the historical context that has shaped modern Israel, the ongoing conflicts and peace processes, and the broader implications for the Middle East and beyond. Alastair provides unique … Continue reading →
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Is the Tide Turning in Favour of Russia in the Ukrainian War?
An Observer in A Black Sea Resort Town 1. Russia has started deploying nuclear weapons to Belarus to counter the build up of weapons and forces in central and Western Europe targetting Russia. A pro-Russian cartoon of the failed Ukrainian terrorist … Continue reading →
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Agriculture in the Economic Development of Sri Lanka Conference held at Gannoruwa in August 1974 — PROGRAMME Circulated Then
AGRICULTURE IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF SRI LANKA’ … conference organised by the Ceylon Studies Seminar ……16th – 19th August, 1974 …… at the In Service Training Centre, Gannoruwa ** The times of the mid-morning and afternoon tea-breaks will be announced each day. ** … Continue reading →
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Tamils in Ceylon Cricket, 1901-2024
Michael Roberts DEAR FRIENDS, A major error by a Sri Lankan lady re Tamil representatives in Ceylon/Sri Lankan cricket in the exchanges in LINKED IN drives me to compose an item in TPS on the Tamil cricketers who played cricket … Continue reading →
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Hot Press from Columbia University Today
Thalif Deen … in Email to Roberts, 1 April 2024** At a press conference last night, New York City Mayor and his Police Commissioner tried to justify the police intervention against pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Columbia University claiming the protests have … Continue reading →
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A Poignant Tale … “I Am Not Lighting A Candle Today”
Buddhika Dassanayake, …. reflections presented on 26th December 2006 Its been two years since a friend called one morning, as we were studying for exams, to ask why lamp-posts were shaking. Two years since another friend called from Galle Hospital; tired, depressed, fiercely … Continue reading →
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Seeking …. Travelling As A Goal ….
Fazli Sameer, … The Compass Café …… If you donno where you’re going, then, any map will do It was the sort of café people stumbled into without planning. A little crooked building on a side street that never seemed … Continue reading →
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Muslim ‘Terrorist’ Attack in Kashmir spells Death-knell for Summer Tourism in 2025
Zaid Bin Shabir in Frontline, April 2025,where the title reads “A season of hope ends in Kashmir before it begins” The attack in Pahalgam emptied hotels, shut restaurants, and shattered the fragile momentum Kashmir’s tourism industry had barely rebuilt. For over … Continue reading →
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Inspirations: A Female Rhodes Scholar in Engineering
Kate Rogers, in Dalhousie News ….6 …in RHODES CONNECT, https://www.dal.ca/news/2026/01/08/all-rhodes-lead-to-home-sierra-sparks.html Sierra Sparks was inspired by strong female role models from a young age. The first-year medical student from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, entered a field where women were few and stereotypes … Continue reading →
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Challenging Male Chauvinism & Sexual Licence in the Indian Film Industry
Vaishna Roy, whose article is entitled “The Hema Committee Report shows there is hope that the omertà enforced by powerful men in the film industry will be broken,” .… and has been placed in an Indian site with this Editor’s Note: “A powerful, defining … Continue reading →
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