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The Power Paradox: Does Absolute Power Corrupt Absolutely?
Aug 23, 2016 · As we enjoy elevated power, or rise in the social-class ladder, we are more likely to eat impulsively and have sexual affairs, to violate the rules of the road, to lie, to cheat, to shoplift, take candy from kids and to communicate in rude, profane and disrespectful ways. Absolute power does indeed corrupt absolutely.
Literature in the 21st Century - Fair Observer
Jun 24, 2012 · Such a literary exercise is seen most in how authors have dealt with a post-9/11 world. Terrorism, clash and binding factors between civilizations or populist and cheap criticism have dominated these early years of the 21 st century. Science fiction, therefore, has been rising in all its glory. This is because the dialectic between the world ...
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A First-Hand Look at Arba’een, the World's Largest Annual …
Aug 28, 2023 · Arba’een, the immense annual gathering in Karbala, Iraq, got my attention after I read Sayed M. Modarresi’s Huffington Post article, “World’s Biggest Pilgrimage Now Underway, and Why You’ve Never Heard of It!”. After researching it, I knew Arba’een was something that I must experience firsthand. As the founder and president of ...
Atul Singh | Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief - Fair Observer
Oct 25, 2024 · Atul Singh is the Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Fair Observer. He practiced as a lawyer in London, performed counter-insurgency operations in India’s border regions and has been a geopolitical analyst of note for many years. He was ahead of the curve on Brexit, the rise of Donald Trump and other key trends.
The Middle East: Fighting for Women's Rights - Fair Observer
May 29, 2013 · The increase in violence against women in Egypt led the United Nations to issue a statement expressing “ deep concern.”. Rights groups continue to protest the government’s failure to protect women, but so far, the only response has been a public statement from the Shura Council blaming the female victims for the attacks.
Interfaith Harmony Begins with Talking to Each - Fair Observer
Feb 5, 2019 · This might be a hugely pessimistic attitude to consider, but as the UN’s World Interfaith Harmony Week takes places from February 1 to 7, these sentiments are not in isolation and should be disregarded at one’s own peril. Originally conceived in 2010 as a chance for the global community to promote harmony between all people and to establish ...
Will Smart Cities Precipitate an “Efficiency Trap”? - Fair Observer
Mar 13, 2018 · Smart cities have abruptly appeared on the agenda for a combination of reasons. First, the world’s urban pontificators — a faddish lot — need a flashy concept to embody the implementation solution for the New Urban Agenda. Second, in its ambiguity the smart cities concept has become a canvas onto which many agendas are splattered.