Enhancing the use of social media as an early warning system
By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL: Social media should finally play an important role in society. As the name suggests, these are social and can take on important tasks as media – being in the service of a healthy society. This is another chance and a challenge as well, to give social media more responsible objectives […]
Stigma caused by isolation in modern society
By Dr. Hassan Humeida – KIEL, GERMANY: We live in a world heavily tainted with stigmatization of all kinds. A high-performance world in which we rarely see or tolerate people with disabilities in public. Even old people who lived under one roof with their relatives in past decades and who have set ways accents […]
The poisoning of life by drugs – Direct and indirect effects
By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL: Today, many people are not satisfied with themselves, their performance or surroundings. Today’s man is in search of the perfect drug that can make everything possible in life. It doesn’t matter what the drug is made of, it can be chemical, herbal, or both in one compound. What matters is […]
The booming business of weapons: Winners and losers
By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL: Weapons are proliferating worldwide and are particularly plentiful among the poorest sections of the population. Weapons can kill people, but cannot feed people, in any way, anywhere. A big business can be made globally with weapons and their trade, buying, selling and exportation. This is in favor of the weapon […]
Thank you for the AsiaN 10th anniversary forum
By Sang-ki Lee, AsiaN founder and publisher Former president of the Korea Journalists Association SEOUL: AsiaN, the print and online expression of the Asia Journalist Association (AJA), held the ‘Next Leadership Toward Active ESG’ forum at the National Assembly Library in the Korean capital to commemorate the 10th anniversary of its foundation. Former UN Secretary-General […]
The Life of Activists – Leaving own life for others
Youth Climate Strike in Seoul, South Korea (Greenpeace) Dr. Hassan Humeida – Kiel, Germany KIEL, GERMNAY: When we look at the lives of activists in different fields, we find a number of real threats to this professional group. Activists as a term reveals that this special target group achieves above-average performance of the normal person […]
Journalists – Living in a dangerous world
By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY (1) According to the new reports, and most recently in late 2021, it is clear that the lives of journalists worldwide are in danger. Controversially, this news comes from the International Federation of Journalists. So, it is clear here how serious the threat to this professional group is. (2) Journalism […]
On Being Asian
By Alin Ferrer-Garganera Asia is complex and complicated. Among the seven continents, she is quite extreme. Largest continent, largest population, fastest economic growth. But also, the biggest source of pollution and the most vulnerable to climate impacts. Without a doubt, she has one of the most colorful histories. Uniquely Asian is a truth. Sumptuous […]
Op-ed: ‘Clash of civilizations’ theory will come to no good end
By Zhong Sheng A senior American official from the State Department recently astonished the world with her racist comments portraying China-US relations as “clash of civilizations”. The Director of Policy Planning Kiron Skinner seems to be quite blunt about her deeply-rooted racism. She called US ties with China “a fight with a really different civilization […]
A bit of (realistic) pessimism
The election of Donald Trump who, in spite of his hard-living tendencies, has been talking about meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for hamburgers, led to an increase in talks about a deal between Pyongyang and Washington. Nonetheless, as somebody who has dealt with North Korea for some 30 years, I have a rather pessimistic, […]
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