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Good Will to All, With a Side of Soft-Serve
plaques and letters and children’s handwritten notes cover nearly every inch of available wall, all praising someone clearly without Pennsylvania Dutch roots; someone named Hamid…
Shehryar Khan in ‘40 Under 40 list’
Shehryar Khan, CEO of Übermind (www.ubermind.com), was named as one of the “40 Under 40” by the Puget Sound Business Journal (PSBJ)…
Ramadan: Raising Spiritual and Financial Stocks?
In addition to causing stock rallies, Ramadan is mostly a month of internal battle against the desires of flesh…
Why the 21st Century Will Not Belong to China
China is not going to be the dominant power of the 21st century for three reasons: economic, political and geo-political.
Garden of Peace Flint Cemetery Update
Flint–July 10–The Flint Islamic Center’s Garden of Peace cemetery is slowly and inexorably growing, as one might expect.
Islamic Trade Finance Seen Lifting Growth of Sector
The global Islamic finance industry, which has been growing between 15 to 20 percent a year, is widely expected to reach $2 trillion in the next three to five years.
Emerging Fast-Food Nation Indonesia Props Up Wheat Market
JAKARTA, June 28 (Reuters) – Indonesia will be crowned top Asian wheat importer this year, as higher incomes turn Southeast Asia’s largest economy into a fast-food nation and help to keep global prices on the boil.
Smoke-Free by Force
Smokers in the oil-rich Gulf state could not buy a pack of cigarettes if their lives depended upon it as grocery stores and gas stations were emblazoned with placards announcing the daylong ban of cigarette sales.
Tasmiha Khan Named Dell Semi Finalist Fellow
MIDDLETOWN, CT–Wesleyan University student Tasmiha Khan founder of the student organization Brighter Dawns, is a recipient of the Dell Social Innovation Competition Semi-Finalist Fellowship. Brighter Dawns applied for the Dell Social Innovation Award in January, reports the university newsletter. Their project is titled “Brighter Dawns: Clean Water for Humanity.”
Deutsche Bahn Pulls Out of Israel Rail Project
Deutsche Bahn, the German railway operator, has pulled out of an Israeli project that cuts through the occupied Palestinian West Bank, after pressure from activists and Berlin.
J.P. Morgan’s Hunt for Afghan Gold
That’s it? That’s the gold mine? It doesn’t look all that different from the forbidding country we’ve been traversing: just another pile of rocks and scree. The jet-lagged man in the seat across from me knows better. His sleepy eyes are suddenly alert. If anyone can wrest a fortune from Afghanistan’s rubble, it is this man, Ian Hannam.
Iraq Tries to Revive Ailing Date Industry
BAGHDAD, April 27 (Reuters) – Standing in the middle of what was once a date palm oasis overlooking the Tigris River, Salim Abdulla al-Salim sees little hope in Iraq’s quest to relive its heyday as the world’s leading producer of dates.
US Economy 101: Stealing from Social Security to Pay for Wars and Bailouts
The US dollar’s value is likely to fall further in terms of other currencies, because nothing is being done about the US budget and trade deficits. Obama’s budget, if passed, doesn’t reduce the deficit over the next ten years by enough to cover the projected deficit in the FY 2012 budget.
Morocco Textiles Hit by Crisis, Hopes for Recovery
SALE, Morocco, March 16 (Reuters) – Below the locked-up rooms where she once used to sew for a living, Zahra Bouffera makes her bed in the corridor of the factory she now calls home.
Halal Food, Big Business in France
An investigation into the halal industry in France, and certification programs
ANALYSIS-Egypt Unrest May Hit Middle East, Africa Investment
LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Mass protests in Egypt, one of the darlings of African and Middle Eastern investors, sharply increase the risks that international investors will withdraw funds from some other economies in the region.
Indonesia to Boost Rice Stocks Amid Global Food Fears
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia ordered hefty rice imports on Wednesday to boost stocks by a third in the latest sign that governments concerned about rising food prices and dwindling supplies are rushing into the market and could drive inflation even higher.
Advertising Expert Zunaid Khan Appointed as VP of Shiny Ads
TORONTO–Shiny Ads, the innovator in self-service advertising platforms, announced that Zunaid Khan has been named Vice President of Business Development and Sales.
Evergreen Energy Appoints Ilyas Khan as Chairman
Evergreen Energy Inc., a Denver based green energy technology solutions company, has appointed Ilyas Khan, 48, as Chairman of its board of directors. The appointment brings the total board count to seven members.
