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Academia 2 years ago
Has the West lost the Rest?
The Western world is basically the American-led North America, Europe, Australasia with the white and honorary whites like Japan. Using Organization for Economic Development members (OECD) as a crude proxy for the West, they account for 63 percent of world GDP, three-quarters of world trade, over half of the world's energy consumption, and 18 percent of the world's population. The Western world sees itself as a paragon of civilizational progress and modernity, whereas the Rest (the East and Global South) is much more diverse in terms of culture, ethnicity and civilizational identity.
Middle East and Africa 3 years ago
Netanyahu needs one more party for coalition, may seek more time
The deal with United Torah Judaism (UTJ), announced late on Tuesday, promised Netanyahu control of 53 of the Knesset's 120 seats with his conservative Likud party. That left Shas, an ultra-Orthodox party with 11 seats, as Likud's last likely ally.
Society 3 years ago
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R20 summit concludes with calls to modernize faith
As the Group of 20’s first Religion of 20 (R20) summit drew to a close on Thursday, religious leaders concluded that modern problems called for modern solutions, as pressure grows for a recontextualization of religious values.
Opinion 5 years ago
Shared responsibilities of followers of Judaism and Islam today
This year, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan coincides with the Hebrew period of the Counting of the Omer, the days between Pesach — Passover celebrating the exodus from Egypt — and Shavuot, the anniversary of the revelation of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
