by Faro | Jan 26, 2019 | Carbon footprint, Climate Change, Culture, Democracy, MENA
Write them a cheque. If citizens think they’ll personally and financially benefit from a carbon tax, maybe politicians would take action. Thomas Hafeneth/Unsplash Abhishek Kar, University of British Columbia and Hisham Zerriffi, University of British Columbia Climate...
by Faro | Jan 23, 2019 | Culture, Democracy, Export, Freedom of Speech, Global Warming, Governance, Iran, Landscapes
Art has the power to change the world, says this renowned Iranian muralist Mehdi Ghadyanloo’s mural on display at this year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Image: Mehdi Ghadyanloo 22 Jan 2019 This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual...
by Faro | Dec 7, 2018 | Culture, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Government Policy/Regulation/Legislation, Legislation, MENA
Here are the wise words of the guru-to-be named Idriss Jazairy, Executive Director of the Geneva Centre for the Advancement of Human Rights and Global Dialogue. These words are more likely to be of some use in the MENA region where there are presently numerous...
by Faro | Nov 28, 2018 | Culture, Democracy, Energy Transition, Environment, Governance, Greening of the desert, MENA, Politics, Population Migration
As the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Qatar continues, each country seeks influence in Iraq in order to expand its economic and political power in the region. Mustafa Saadoun elaborates in an article for Al Monitor of November 27, 2018 on yet another story of David...
by Faro | Nov 27, 2018 | Culture, Democracy, Education & Culture, Governance, Human Rights, MENA, Population Migration
Heritage as resistance: young people in occupied Palestinian territory are using their past to protect their future Elly Harrowell, Coventry University and Patricia Sellick, Coventry University Care about being a researcher for your community. You have to document...
by Dr A. Mebtoul | Nov 23, 2018 | Culture, Democracy, Economic Development, Environment, Finance and Investment, Governance, Human Rights, Infrastructure, MENA, Politics, Population Migration
The Maghreb with 99,380,000 inhabitants with a $375.6 billion GDP in 2017 is in north-west Africa, as delimited to the north by the Mediterranean and to the south by the Sahara, in the west by the Atlantic Ocean and by Egypt in the East. Revival of the Arab Maghreb...
