Osama bin Laden: financier of "desert" Islam

Article Abstract:

Gaber Asfour, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Culture in Egypt, sees two opposing interpretations of Islam, one involving tolerant peoples of the so-called Islam of the rivers and the other involving intolerance of the Islam of the desert. The latter interpretation is fanatic, does not respect the diversity of opinions and promotes a single creed and a single view of religion. Osama bin Laden, a Saudi Arabian multimillionaire suspected of masterminding and funding terrorist activities, is a product of desert Islam.

Analysis, Political activity, Islam and politics, Islam, bin Laden, Osama

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Ephemeral monopoly

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Kevin Kelly, author of 'Out of Control' and executive editor of 'Wired' shares his views on the mergers of giant conglomerates. He says monopolies are no longer the monsters they had been. In the freewheeling ecology of things, monopoly is at best ephemeral simply because there is no longer mass, but niche audience. Cyberspace is also discussed in depth.

Evaluation, Conglomerate corporations, Interview, Monopolies, Kelly, Kevin

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Parallel paths for China

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The economic and trade policies of Guangzhou and Hong Kong are noted by Guangzhou mayor Li Zi Liu. Guangzhou leads other regions of China with its economic prosperity.

China, Economic aspects, Hong Kong, Canton, China, Hong Kong-China reunification question

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