Word: easternism
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...think there are so many things in the world that helped create Osama bin Laden. I think that?s what you start to see over the course of the movie [is ]what pushed people toward admiring or wanting to follow an Osama bin Laden: dictatorships in Middle Eastern countries oppress their people, extreme poverty and lack of access to health and education, people who feel like they?re being oppressed by their own countries. Michael F. Scheuer, who?s the former head of the Bin Laden unit of the CIA, said something very smart and eloquent, which was, what these...
...Kingdom's Shame Your report on Bhutan's experiment with democracy paints an incomplete picture of the real political situation in Bhutan [April 7]. Democracy and the pursuit of "gross national happiness" sound ludicrous when nearly one-sixth of the population has been languishing as refugees in eastern Nepal for nearly two decades. The international community's indifference to the situation is a sign of how the ruling establishment has successfully diverted the world's attention. Adwait Silwal, Kathmandu...
After dropping out, Gilbert left his family home near Chicago and hitchhiked around the country, growing out his hair and strumming his guitar. While searching for his calling, he read Eastern philosophy, inspiring him to start asking what he terms “questions of the mind...
...government has ordered work stoppages at construction sites, chemical plants, cement manufacturers and mines by July 20. Beijing Eastern Petrochemical will suspend production until September. The city will also ban spray painting and crack down on printing, furniture production and motor vehicle repair outlets that don't meet city standards...
...wanted to show how people interpret [Western hip-hop] differently and recreate it using their own cultural background and traditions,” Wang said. They achieved this end by opening their segment with Western hip-hop inspired clothing to act as a contrast to the more Eastern clothing that followed. The outfits underscored the gracefulness yet ferocity of the Asian style. Female models donned jeans and tank tops layered with brightly colored sweatshirts and patterned dresses. Models for the show were chosen based not on their physical appearance, but on whether the directors felt they had the right attitude...