Time Person Of The Year 2012: Malala Yousafzai Should Be Nominated

Hassan Mirza in Millennials 5 months ago

Malala’s unwavering commitment for promoting girls’ education in a region where the Taliban had banned it, should nominate her for 'Time Person of the Year 2012.

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Coke, Fritos, and Walmart Greenwashing: Are the Products You Buy Really Green?

Hassan Mirza in Science 1 year ago

A demand for environmentally friendly products continues to rise as consumers become more aware of the power of “green,” but this has led companies to engage in greenwashing.

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U.S.-Pakistan Relations Remain Strained After Obama and Gilani Meet in Seoul

Hassan Mirza in World 1 year ago

Despite the first high-level meeting in months between Pakistani and U.S. leaders in Seoul, their strained relationship will likely remain unchanged.

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Water Wars Caused By Scarcity And Control Will Take Center stage in 21st Century

Hassan Mirza in Science 1 year ago

In the coming years, water will become the new oil as countries will fight for life's most essential element.

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Foreigners Should Be Allowed to Run For President in 2012 Election

Hassan Mirza in Politics 1 year ago

The constitution should be amended to allow naturalized citizens to run for president and hold office based on their own merits.

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Putin's Support Rapidly Declines in Russia

Hassan Mirza in World 1 year ago

Recent polls find that Vladimir Putin's popularity and trust has waned since he first took over the world's largest country 12 years ago.

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Obama Rightly Sets 20-Year Moratorium On Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon

Hassan Mirza in Science 1 year ago

The decision not only protects one of America's biggest tourist draws, but also an eco-system which sustains the region.

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Gaddafi's Phobias Explain His Weird Leadership

Hassan Mirza in World 2 years ago

Gaddafi's iron grip over his people is well documented, but his bizarre leadership can be further explained by examining his interests and phobias.

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Gaddafi is Dead, Libya's Future Remains Shaky

Hassan Mirza in World 2 years ago

As Libyan rebels celebrate the death of Gaddafi, Libya's future remains questionable.

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OWS and Jennifer Saunders Must Present Education Reform Plan

Hassan Mirza in Politics 2 years ago

As OWS picks up steam, it needs to call forth pragmatic ideas that can fix the American education system and enable our students to compete globally.

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The Arab League Must Suspend Yemen's Membership

Hassan Mirza in World 2 years ago

The Arab League must focus on actions, not rhetoric, in order to quell the violent crackdowns by Yemen's Saleh.

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Alleged Iran Plot Needs a Neutral Arbiter

Hassan Mirza in World 2 years ago

Iran's assassination plot should be handled through an international institution like the United Nations or the International Court of Justice, not in America.

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Gilad Shalit Release Won't Broker Peace

Hassan Mirza in World 2 years ago

The Shalit prisoner swap deal is perhaps important in future peace negotiations, but not under Netanyahu's hard-line government.

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Pope Shenouda Death Highlights Why Egyptian Democracy Needs Work

Hassan Mirza in World 2 years ago

Thousands of Coptic Christians have gathered to pay their respects to Pope Shenouda III, who died on Saturday at the age of 88.

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Henry Kissinger: America and China Don't See Eye-to-Eye

Hassan Mirza in World 2 years ago

At an event in New York City, Kissinger's discussion on China sheds light on past and present Sino-American relations but fails to portray the whole picture.