Topic: Middle East

Sharia

Shawn Baldwin from CMG (Chicago) in 2009 writes on Sharia for the Critical Capital Management seriesREAD»

Sharia Shariah Shari'ah: A Global Liquidity Solution by any name

Shawn Baldwin from CMG in Chicago defines alternative liquidity solutionsREAD»

Education: Tongue-Tied in Arabic

The U.S. government has identified Arabic as one of the "critical languages" for those entering the workforce in the next few decades. Yet, how Arabic should be studied remains controversial, as the overwhelming criticism of ...READ»

Global and Local Market Trends

When people talk about the latest market trends with regards to multimedia, they often speak in terms of global or macro usage. READ»

Pop!Tech: A Website to Rejigger Your Brain

Shake up your thinking before you read today’s news. Think you know who really controls the Middle East? Think again. HBS prof Juan Enriquez kicked off this morning’s Pop!Tech by screening a remarkable Web site: mapsofwar.com. ...READ»

Five Ways Obama Could Best Spend His $1.4M in Nobel Cash

The Fast Company staff offers five from-the-hip ideas of organizations that could use Obama's chunk of change to make a massive impact. READ»

Excellence versus Perfection

Michael J. Fox once said, "I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business." Those words rang true as soon as I read them. Early in my career I was a graphic designer ...READ»

Beach Reading?

The July issue of Fast Company (available online soon) features an article on summer reading for smart leaders, in which we recommend six non-business books that serve up business ideas and lessons. The business section in today's ...READ»

What's the News About the Nightly News?

This month, Anne exchanges email with Tom Brokaw, anchor and managing editor, NBC Nightly News With Tom Brokaw.READ»

Now: May 2008

What's happening in May.READ»

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Is Increasing the Minimum Wage the Answer to the Right Question?

On Wednesday, Congress passed a bill 315-116 which would increase the federal minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 in just over a two-year time frame. This, of course, assumes that the U.S. Senate can pass a similar bill that ultimately ...READ»

Politically Proactive

Make things happen by mastering the game of day-to-day politics.READ»

OneVoice at Davos

There's always the potential for drama, and for progress, when leaders confront the authentic voices of their people. That's what happened yesterday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, at a panel on the Middle East conflict ...READ»

Water Desalination: The Answer to the World's Thirst?

As supplies of fresh water evaporate, the world turns to the sea.READ»

• GE's New Ecomagineer Spills It

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Al Jazeera's (Global) Mission

Can an English-language news network with radioactive DNA actually be good for Brand America? U.S. business better hope so.READ»

LG Plans to Spam the Smartphone Market: 13 Phones Due 2010

LG's smartphone division is planning something a bit special--a press release just unveiled three new Windows-powered phones due very soon. And that's just the tip of the iceberg: ten more are due in 2010. The only phone from the ...READ»

Learning from Lebanon

Today's news is still filled with grim financial statistics from all around the globe. Yet there is one headline that hasn't gotten much attention: Beirut is Booming! Yes, that Beirut!  When you think of Lebanon, your first ...READ»

Class of '07: The The Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Award Winners

Organization What It Does Results Grade ACCION International CEO: María Otero www.accion.org Winner's Statement Trains banks around the world to be microfinance partners, making small loans ...READ»

It's Official: World's Largest Solar Pipeline Gets European Backers

T. Boone Pickens scrapped his massive wind power plan, but that doesn't mean hope is lost for other large-scale renewable energy projects. Enter Desertec, a solar pipeline spanning from North Africa and the Middle East to Europe. The ...READ»

The Unimportance of the Next President

Today America chooses a new president in what is one of the most pivotal elections in history. The world changed sharply during the Bush administration with two recessions, 9/11 attacks, wars in the Middle East, and rising new ...READ»

Getting to Peace

How does alliance management play out on the international stage? Two strategy experts offer advice to Arafat and Sharon, Powell and Musharraf.READ»

Red Herring 100 Europe Awards

trivago wins Red Herring 100 Europe Award The European travel website trivago is one of Europe’s most promising young internet companies according to Red Herring. With the cost-free internet service travelers always find ...READ»

Religion and Social Responsibility, Moishe Alexander

In Egypt last week President Barack Obama gave a speech titled "A new beginning." I think that is an unfortunate title for what some consider to be an important speech. Can you imagine a speech entitled "An old beginning." The ...READ»