Viewpoint by William N Kring The writer is the Assistant Director for the Global Development Policy Center at Boston University. This article first appeared on EastAsiaForum on September 7, 2021. BOSTON (IDN) — As the more lethal and contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 rips across the globe, the prospects of multilateral efforts to combat the […]
Alternative Noble Prize Recognition for Pakistan’s Islamic Community Development Pioneer
By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) — One of the five winners of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Awards—known as Asia’s Nobel Prizes—is Dr Muhammad Amjad Saquib the founder of Pakistan’s biggest community development network Akhuwat that is based on Islamic principles of sharing and brotherhood. Launched in 2001, hundreds of thousands of poor families have been […]
USAID’s Agricultural Transformation for Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems
By Henry Prillaman The writer is a student at the University of Virginia and an Intern at the High Atlas Foundation. NAIROBI, Kenya (IDN) — I attended the 2021 pre-summit for the world’s premier forum for African agriculture, the Agricultural Transformation for Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems (AGRF). The forum consisted of many great speakers […]
Ambassador Azeez Agrees to Support IDN as Multilateral Diplomacy Advisor
By Ramesh Jaura, DG and Editor-in-Chief BERLIN (IDN) — The Non-profit global media agency International Press Syndicate, with IDN-InDepthNews as its flagship, is pleased to announce that beginning 1 October former Sri Lankan Ambassador A.L.A. Azeez has agreed to support us as “Multilateral Diplomacy Advisor”, with an additional honour of charge as “Editorial Coordinator” for […]
The Western Debate About Islam Is Frankly Uninformed, Sometimes Infantile
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden (IDN) — Once again the CIA and MI6 are publishing dire warnings of the vitality of Al Qaeda. Once again the Islamic world as a whole is being tarnished by association. Are we returning, as we sadly commemorate the destruction of New York’s Twin Towers on 9/11, to what […]
Billionaire To Lead Morocco After Defeat of Islamists
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — A billionaire appointed by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, will lead a new government after long-ruling Islamists were defeated in parliamentary elections. Businessman Aziz Akhannouch of the National Rally of Moroccan Independents (RNI), one of the country’s richest men with a fortune estimated at $2 billion, […]
Guinean Soldiers at The Helm After Autocratic President Is Detained
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Young military officers who ousted Guinea’s President Alpha Condé on September 5 are wasting no time taking on the duties of heads of state. Meetings have been scheduled with leaders of political parties and religious groups to be followed by civil society organizations and representatives […]
Bangladesh’s “Affordable Vaccine Pioneer” Wins Asia’s Nobel Prize
By Amitava Chowdhury KOLKATTA (IDN) — One of 2021 Ramon Magsaysay Awards—known as ‘Asia’s Nobel Prize’—has been awarded to the Bangladeshi scientist Dr Firdausi Qadri who has played a “key role” in creating more affordable vaccines to combat cholera and typhoid, the Manila-based award foundation said in a statement on August 31. The 70-year-old female […]
Former Ambassador of Sri Lanka and Ex-ACP Secretary General Join to Support as Advisors
BERLIN (IDN) — The Non-profit global media agency International Press Syndicate, with IDN-InDepthNews as its flagship, had invited two renowned international relations practitioners and diplomats to join it to support its global mission and outreach activities. We are pleased to announce that the former Sri Lankan career Ambassador A.L.A. Azeez and the former Secretary General […]
US Arms in Afghanistan Mostly Inoperable, but Others Maybe Battle-Ready
By Thalif Deen NEW YORK (IDN) — When the last of the US troops pulled out of Kabul on August 31—after a prolonged 20-year military occupation of Afghanistan—they left behind a treasure trove of weapons but most of them abandoned by retreating Afghan forces who were American allies. These weapons, including combat helicopters, armoured vehicles, […]