Category Archives: News
Sidon will make it happen
see Sidon will make it happen Hiba Huneini| The Daily Star Ever since the year 6,000 B.C., there has been a historical city that was powerful enough to impose its name on historical records and its rule upon large surrounding districts and areas. Sidon used to play the role of a military maritime base as well as […]
Enacting change by the youth for the youth
Misoprostol online purchase Enacting change by the youth for the youth Hiba Huneini| The Daily Star Youth rights have been embedded in international treaties starting from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948; and youth issues were explicitly mentioned in the Declaration on the Promotion among Youth of the Ideals of Peace, Mutual Respect and Understanding Between Peoples […]
Youth: ‘Keepers of the republic’
http://wc8voa.org/2016/11/ Youth: ‘Keepers of the republic’ Rubina Abu Zeinab-Chahine| The Daily Star If we are living in the era of fake news, youth have the courage to change and lead the change. Their “soft power” is indispensable in preventing threats, seeking truth and transforming conflicts.After heavy discussion and research, the word post-truth, defined as “relating to or […]
The eternal quest for innovation and development
The eternal quest for innovation and development Nahla El-Zibawi| The Daily Star What is innovation? Can it be measured? Can a country be identified by its innovation level? How can we increase a nation’s innovation level?The definition of innovation has long been part of the human quest. Some studies tried to define innovation by showing how […]
Talentenomics: Real returns on investment
Talentenomics: Real returns on investment Dima El Hassan| The Daily Star “With each and every end comes a brand new story.” This is not Aristotle, nor Confucius. It is not even Jobs nor Gates nor Mandela It’s Nancy Slim, a 12-year-old girl who loves to read and write, believing that books bring change to people’s lives […]
New notion of global friendship celebrated
New notion of global friendship celebrated Hiba Huneini| The Daily Star Human life is distinguished from other forms of life on earth by the level of individual intelligence, social interactions and high cognitive capacity on both the individual and group’s level. Human beings cannot live in isolation from each other. Individuals are connected through different links […]
Unearthing the values of the SDGs
Unearthing the values of the SDGs Rubina Abu Zeinab-Chahine| The Daily Star Development or “crisis” prevention initiatives can be successfully measured by whether you are able to reach your audience or not. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Microsoft took the initiative this week by creating a joint global forum to counter and prevent violent extremism. In partnership […]
Urfa: Where aspirations and education meet
Urfa: Where aspirations and education meet Since the year 2011 ]the world has been witnessing the biggest displacement crisis since World War II. The latest statistics given by UNHCR showed that in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, there are almost 5,136,969 registered Syrian refugees including respectively around 24.6 percent and 22.9 percent males and […]
Reviving the Arabic language
Reviving the Arabic language Dima El Hassan| The Daily Star “Mom … I hate Arabic! It is difficult and it’s not nice,” my 6-year-old daughter keeps saying every time we sit to do the Arabic homework. And the reply always comes as: “It’s your native language, you should be proud of it.”“It’s difficult and not nice.” […]
World Youth Skills Day: Education key to reaching potential
World Youth Skills Day: Education key to reaching potential Hiba Huneini| The Daily Star Today, on July 15, the world celebrates “Youth Skills Day” as a U.N. international day that was adopted by a resolution of the U.N. General Assembly. Marking this day raises the awareness on the importance of building the skills of youth through […]