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Up in Arms: Iran and the Bomb »

Iran nuclear 3 (03/10)

We are all, by now, familiar with the narrative regarding Iran and its nuclear programme. Iran is a theocracy that believes Israel should be wiped off the map. It is the chief global sponsor of terrorism through groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas. Equa...

Wed 03 Mar 2010 by Dan Kenealy | Read more »

The Break-Up: Politics and Religion »

When speaking at the Royal Society of Edinburgh last week, HRH Prince El Hassan Bin Talal of Jordan highlighted the importance of multilateral cooperation and the necessity to separate religion from politics, or rather “elevate religion to where ...

Wed 25 Nov 2009 by Marthe Lamp Sandvik | Read more »

Oxford scholarship named after murdered Iranian student »

Iran has condemned an Oxford University college for creating and naming a scholarship after a student killed during protests in Tehran earlier this year. Queen’s college announced the graduate scholarship in memory of Neda Agha-Soltan who died o...

Mon 23 Nov 2009 by Marcus De Wilde | Read more »

Spotlight on education in the Middle East »

Right to Education

Edinburgh University will Monday launch the annual "Right to Education Week," the product of a campaign set up by Edinburgh's twin institution in Palestine, Birzeit University. According to the Edinburgh University Student Association (EUSA) the campai...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Guy Robertson | Read more »

UN: fit for purpose? »

The UN

On 2 September 1945, in the calm waters of Tokyo Bay, General Yoshijiro Umezu signed the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese Imperial Army General Headquarters, and insodoing officially brought to a close the Second World War. From Hirosh...

Mon 19 Nov 2007 by George Grant | Read more »

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