Why a Doughnut Now?
Kate Raworth is a Senior Researcher of Oxfam Great Britain. In a recent discussion paper she has proposed a metaphorical doughnut as a safe and just space for humanity to thrive (Full discussion paper can be downloaded here). ‘Can we live within the doughnut?’ Kate asks, presenting a visual framework – shaped like a doughnut [...]
Polls at NL-Aid
The last few weeks NL-Aid had published 7 polls. These are the results. The Millennium Development Goals will be met. Yes: 56,605 votes (32%) No: 121,114 votes (68%) Total votes: 177,719 Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on Hyves Share on Linkedin Share on technorati Tweet about it Print for later Bookmark [...]
International Property Rights Index made public in Nepal
Samriddhi, The Prosperity Foundation in Nepal made public the “2011 International Property Right index (IPRI)” here in a brief ceremony at Singha Hotel, Kathmandu. The IPRI is the flagship publication of the Property Right Alliance (PRA). The 2011 International Property Rights Index (IPRI) is an international comparative study that measures the significance of both physical [...]
Saleem Samad’s triptych (part 3): Are Jihadist in Bangladesh a security threat to Asian region?*
Background The paper provides an insight of conflict, Islamic terrorism, and social injustices in once a secular Bangladesh. The political Islam has percolated in national politics. In the backdrop of the doctored constitutional provisions for Islamic-nationalization, coupled with political hegemony of the elite Islamic nationalist chauvinist, the Islamic radicalisms dominated national politics and state. This [...]
Saleem Samad’s triptych (part 2): Bangladesh, the next epi center for Islamic terrorism*
Bangladesh is a country, which has increasingly been worrying the international community, but more importantly South Asian countries including India and Pakistan, for the meteoric rise of militant Islamism which has been biting into the secular identity of the second largest Muslim democracy. The new independent state of Bangladesh emerged as a secular polity with [...]
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