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Cultural change: What? Why? How? Nahla El-Zibawi| The Daily Star With globalization, urbanization and the heightened accessibility of information, the world is changing rapidly – resulting in less satisfied people and an increase in their demands to attain a better society. But one of the main challenges to reaching the revitalized expected society is not […]

Saving the Earth from its smart inhabitants Dima El Hassan| The Daily Star A new documentary by ScienceInsider published on May 31, 2017, has just revealed a bleak reality to humanity as a whole: We are so careless that there may no longer be a radical solution to global warming. A new global threat to […]

Bridging the gap between Rome and Taormina Hiba Huneini| The Daily Star The world has observed the events of the G-7 summit held in Taormina on May 26-27, 2017. Commentators and international analysts’ eyes were focusing on the dynamics between the G-7 leaders, especially with the presence of new members at the elite club’s meeting. […]

Today’s talents … tomorrow’s industry Rubina Abu Zeinab-Chahine| The Daily Star Twelve years ago, he dropped out of College to follow his dream. Today he came back as the leader of a company that contributed to changing the communal trends in our societies. On May 25, 2017, Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and CEO of Facebook, returned […]

What if we lived in a meritocratic regime? Dima El Hassan| The Daily Star Prior to 1881, the United States of America used to have a “patronage government system” whereby the political party who won the election gave public posts to its supporters as a reward for victory, as opposed to a merit system where […]

‘Business of hope’ is everybody’s business Rubina Abu Zeinab–Chahine| The Daily Star Emmanuel Macron in his first speech as a president on Sunday May 14, 2017, said, “The time has come for France to meet the challenges of our time.” He added that France has chosen “hope” and “looks to the future.” The leader of […]

Europe 2017: A ‘community of destiny’? Dima El Hassan| The Daily Star Every year on May 9, “Europe Day” is celebrated – not just in Europe, but also in many other parts of the world, to remind us about the values of peace and unity espoused by the continent. The commemoration goes back to 1950, […]

Al-Quds resists cultural occupation Hiba Huneini| The Daily Star On May 2, UNESCO passed a resolution on the Old City of Al-Quds’ state of conservation. The resolution declared Israel’s sovereignty over Al-Quds “null and void.” This is considered an unprecedented resolution by the U.N. cultural body, as it explicitly criticizes Israel’s historic violations of the […]

Lebanon Opportunities: Getting data to life Rubina Abu Zeinab-Chahine| The Daily Star Many years ago Lebanese journalism had always maintained a “reputation for excellence” and accordingly had a luster as a center of journalism. Historically, Lebanon was the first country in the region to have newspaper publishing, where the first was published in 1858. In […]

Be your brother’s keeper Nahla El-Zibawi| The Daily Star By the year 2050, the world’s urban population is expected to reach 6.4 billion, which will lead to huge diversity in the formation of a city’s residents. With this uncontrollable urban growth, 54 percent by the year 2014, the United Nations has been calling to have […]