The Women of India

Sania Mirza is not the only Indian woman who is making global waves. Arundhati Roy won a booker award for her work The God of Small Things, and has become a renowned critic of the Bush adminsitration. Aishwarya Rai according to Julia Roberts has the most beautiful face in the world. A former Miss Universe she has an interesting persona -- a mix of West and East indicative of India's rapid Westernization even as it makes a distinct mark on the globalization bandwagon.

Read about them here: Aishwarya Rai, Arundhati Roy.

Can She Change the World?

It is difficult to believe that a slender, 18-year-old Muslim tennis player from India has the potential to change the world, but it is equally difficult to overestimate the effect Sania Mirza is having on millions of young men and women, and especially women, in the world's second most populous country....To read more click here.

Sania Mirza is from my home town and I am very proud of her achievements.

US Policy in the Middle East

US Policy in the Middle East

This is an interview of Dr. Khan by Marty Moss-Coane on the NPR-Philly show called Radio Times. Feel free to register your thoughts and reflections.

To listen to the show using mp3 player click here.

Culture/Social Impact of High Connectivity

South Korea is the most wired nation in the World with over 70% of the population having access to broadband internet access. Read and reflect on one of the negative consequences of high connectivity. Is this an aspect of the emerging global digital culture? I have more to comment, but I want to post this blog quickly so that I can return to the cricket pc game that I started a couple of hours ago :)

CHINA

The presentation on China was information rich. I understand that organizing so much information and presenting it in such a short period must be a challenge to all of you. But keep up the good work.

The Chinese presentation was excellent in many areas but a bit weak on the political structure of China. The key areas that must be covered in country presentations are, political structure, economy, culture, foreign affairs and the impact of globalization. You are welcome to cover other issues but the above fove must be covered. I recognize that my photography is not on par, but I promise to improve as we go along.