The New Silk Road is China’s latest and most ambitious attempt to foster economic relations: two proposed trade routes, one sea-based and one land-based, that seek to integrate Central and South Asian economies with China and Europe. The Maritime Silk Road makes stops in South Asia before it circles over to Nairobi and then, throughout Europe. […]
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Gallery Sightings: Asia through a Frenchman’s Lens
What: Witness at a Crossroads: Photographer Marc Riboud in Asia When: Through March 23rd, 2015 Where: The Rubin Museum of Art (W17th St.) Admission: Students: $10 General Admission: $15 FREE on Friday evenings from 6 p.m.–10 p.m. After climbing three flights up the Rubin Museum’s central spiral staircase and passing two floors of Himalayan scroll paintings […]
All Gears In Reverse
Not that any individual can do much about it, but perhaps it’s nice to sit and wonder on a balmy day — where the hell is the world headed? Technology’s rapid progression has allowed us a glimpse into our future. Cars used to be science fiction, apparently — in what age, I wouldn’t know. Perhaps, someday, the […]
Malala’s Promise: A Young Pakistani Fights for Education
In a short period of time, Malala Yousafzai has become a household name across the world. In 2012, at sixteen years old, Malala was shot by the Taliban in the Swat Valley of Pakistan for her outspoken activism on children’s education, particularly for young girls. Remaining in critical condition for days, she was eventually moved […]
Osama bin Laden Killed by U.S. Forces
Impromptu presidential speeches on national security rarely hold good news. In spite of this, President Obama’s speech late night speech announced to the United States and the world: Osama bin Laden had been killed. President Obama officially informed the public that the leader of al-Qaeda was in fact dead. The President stated that bin Laden […]