The first impression that I had, after reading the book was that each and every human being is an alchemist in his/her own right, but only if they try. The dictionary meaning of an alchemist is a person who can convert baser metals to gold. Furthermore, literally too we perceive from the word al-chemy, […]
Concrete Jungles Aggravating Water Crisis In Cities
Water crisis is coming and it may not be limited to the less developed areas or far off arid regions. The water crisis which was until now was troubling the remote, undeveloped areas is pushing big cities to the brink. Conditions seen in Barcelona and many Australian cities present a picture of want we can […]
The Oil Industry is Not Behind the Surge in Oil Prices
“If you want more oil, you will have to buy it.” So said the Saudis in reply to President Bush’s public request for more crude production – and the world’s petroleum prices resumed their upward march. Ouch. Well said, but painful nonetheless. Oil is fetching new highs on the planet’s commodity markets – to the […]
Is New Probe Into Organ-Trafficking Claims Justified?
By IWPR staff Allegations that Kosovo Albanian militants killed captives and sold their organs abroad have prompted calls for the claims to be investigated further, but IWPR enquiries suggest there is insufficient new evidence on which a new case could be based. Serbia has raised the temperature by opening an investigation, after the account of […]
Aligning Citizen and Traditional Journalism
The advent of web 2.0 has result in the emergence of a cacophony of voices expressing themselves all over the web, giving rise to the the concept of "citizen journalism". In lay terms, citizen journalism refers to a form of recording events and issues by people who have neither conventional journalistic training or educational qualifications. […]
Iraq: A Defining Moment?
– by Salam Adil War in Basra… curfews in Baghdad… airstrikes on city centres… then a ceasefire… what on earth happened? As a BBC report said, the Basra operation is an empty vessel – it can be filled with any interpretation you choose. And fill it I will, with interpretations of Iraqi bloggers. Some polarised, some contradictory, […]
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