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An Arab agenda – Critics say the prime minister is undermining democracy Feb 27th 2016 Economist On February 23rd, a committee of Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, began debating a new law which will allow it to suspend its own members … Continue reading →

Keeping it in the family – Marriage between close relatives is much too common Feb 27th 2016 Economist MAHA SAAD ZAKI, a professor of clinical genetics, ushers Ahmed, Fatima and their family into her room at Egypt’s National Research Centre. … Continue reading →

The Asia-Pacific region is at peace—but it is buying a lot of weapons Feb 27th 2016 Economist Though parts of Asia are racked by long-running insurgencies, terrorist groups, banditry or low-level civil wars, it is striking that the continent has … Continue reading →

Same old, same old – A young country is saddled with politicians fighting old battles Feb 27th 2016 Economist Two recent college graduates now working for the Cambodia branch of an NGO, the Asia Foundation, spend their free time in … Continue reading →

Backward ho! – Higher castes demanding lower status make a mockery of positive discrimination Feb 27th 2016 Economist A City under siege can resist many things, but not thirst. On February 22nd both the national government and that of Haryana, … Continue reading →

AFTER MOORE’S LAW Double, double, toil and trouble excerpted from The Economist March 16 2016 After a glorious 50 years, Moore’s law—which states that computer power doubles every two years at the same cost—is running out of steam. Tim Cross … Continue reading →

The best way to deal with Cuba is to end the embargo and the special privileges for migrants Were Angel Rosabal Valdivia not Cuban, he might now be languishing in an immigration cell. In early March the 31-year-old computer technician … Continue reading →

Justice in Louisiana – A crisis in Louisiana’s courts is emblematic of broader pathologies in both the state and American justice Mar 12th 2016 ECONOMIST OF THE shackled, jumpsuited defendants making their first appearance in the New Orleans criminal court, … Continue reading →

One step forward, one step back – Progress for women is going into reverse under the new king Mar 12th 2016 Economist WHEN Hind Al-Otaibi went to the Riyadh Personal Status Court to have her father struck out as her … Continue reading →

ISIS ATTACK FORETOLD HOLY WAR THE NEVER ENDING WAR THE TERROR TRAP THE MISTAKES THAT MADE ISLAMIC STATE LIBYA – THE THIRD FRONT