by Phin Upham In 1897 the scholar Emile Durkheim wrote Suicide one of the first examples of rigorous sociology. It used the suicide rates in Europe to illustrate the importance of community ties to behavior. To this day it stands as a classic in sociology and has had profound impact on the way economics, […]
"The Destiny Of Living As a Refugee In His Own Country Of Birth" -Experiences Of Bhutanese
(Based on a research done regarding Bhutanese Refugees Reside In Den Haag (The Hague),The Netherlands By Emanthi Marambe For Asia Media Forum Fellowship) "I am quite confident that the most unfortunate incident in the life of an individual is to become a refugee in his own country of birth. One hundred and seven […]
Living As a Refugee In His Own Country
(Based on a research done regarding Bhutanese Refugees Reside In Den Haag (The Hague),The Netherlands By Emanthi Marambe For Asia Media Forum Fellowship) "I am quite confident that the most unfortunate incident in the life of an individual is to become a refugee in his own country of birth. One hundred and seven thousand Bhutanese […]
Preparing for a Pandemic, State Health Departments Struggle With Rationing Decisions
Spanish Flu Ward, 1918 This story was co-published with the New York Times. New York state health officials recently laid out this wrenching scenario for a small group of medical professionals from New York-Presbyterian Hospital: A 32-year-old man with cystic fibrosis is rushed to the hospital with appendicitis in the midst of a worsening […]
Georgia Judge Violates Constitution 101: Trashes Res Ipsa Loquitur In The Process
A Georgia federal district court judge, Clay Land, in United States District Court once again turned down a valid challenge by a U.S. citizen with respect to the eligibillity challenges which have been undertaken by several different groups previously calling for production of Barack Obama’s birth certificate as confirmation of his lawful natural born citizen […]
J&K CM said ‘Fulfilling globalized aspirations of youth is my mission’
New Delhi, October 14 (Vijay Kumar) – Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minster, Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said, “it is my mission to fulfill the globalised aspirations of the youth of my state in a manner that is consistent with local social sensibilities. To be sure, the younger generation of Kashmiris is bicultural: […]