“The repeated “success, scale, fail” experience of the last 20 years of development practice suggests something super boring: Development projects thrive or tank according to
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Islamic Sects, Major Schools, Notable Branches -Information is beautiful
A nice clear chart of the various divisions within Islam. My thanks to Dr. Patricia Kelly Spurles for passing the link on. http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/islamic-sects/
Iran nuclear talks: Optimism as deadline is extended -BBC
No surprise. The Iran-US nuclear talks did not produce a deal by Monday’s deadline. Although a disappointment, both sides maintain that a deal is within
From Ataturk to Erdogan: Turks rewrite history
Interesting article discussing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claim that “Muslims discovered the Americas three centuries before Christopher Columbus” as an attempt to reshape Turkey’s
Should the West stop intervening in the Middle East? -CBC
“Is it right for Western nations to intervene abroad using military force? There are few questions in our time that are as incendiary. There are
China’s Questionable Economic Power -Project Syndicate
Interesting analysis by Joseph Nye: “The World Bank recently announced that China’s economy will surpass that of the United States this year, measured according to
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