dimanche, 24 juin 2007
SALMAN RUSHDIE’S KNIGHTHOOD ANGER
Indian-born writer, Salman Rushdie may be a wanted man amongst Muslims, but in Britain he is a hero. During the weekend, he was knighted by the English Queen Elizabeth II, in honor of his writings and outstanding achievements. The 60-year-old Rushdie was one of the Queen’s 950 special guests at her birthday on Saturday.11:40 Publié dans AMIN GEORGE FORJI , CULTURE , CULTURES & RELIGIONS , RELATIONS EXTERIEURES | Lien permanent | Commentaires (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Envoyer cette note | Tags : rushdie, iran, pakistan, britain, uk, india, islam
vendredi, 26 janvier 2007
AMERICA’S FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT?
The US Presidential Election is unquestionably the most popular election the world-over. Many leaders and countries traditionally use it as a reference to justify their own democratic culture. This is not just because of its beauty and entertainment, but more so because whoever is elected will become one of the worlds best known public figures. Whoever is elected will a rare opportunity to be able to change or influence any major situation in the world. To say the least, whoever is elected will become the most powerful leader on earth, with even more ability to influence world situations than the UN’s Secretary General.
12:20 Publié dans AMIN GEORGE FORJI , ENGLISH EDITION , RELATIONS TRANSATLANTIQUES | Lien permanent | Commentaires (1) | Trackbacks (0) | Envoyer cette note | Tags : USA, politics, elections, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Amin George Forji, europeus.org
dimanche, 10 décembre 2006
A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS WITH THE NOMINATION OF FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE CIA ROBERT GATES AS US DEFENSE SECRETARY
Even before he embraces the job, the American people, like President Bush, seem to be unanimous in the view that Robert Gates, a former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the right person to replace Donald Rumsfeld as Defense Secretary, who resigned from the post after coming under severe criticisms over his Iraq strategies.12:55 Publié dans AMIN GEORGE FORJI , ENGLISH EDITION , POLITIQUE , RELATIONS TRANSATLANTIQUES | Lien permanent | Commentaires (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Envoyer cette note | Tags : gates, rumsfeld, us, usa, defense secretary, politics, amin george forji