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May
26
Gholamali Khoshroo is the Senior Editor of the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Islam and former Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Islamic Republic of Iran (2002-2005). Interviewed by Professor Joseph Camilleri, Dr Khoshroo discusses the challenges and opportunities of peace in the Middle East. Dr Khoshroo is also a contributing thought leader for Ideapod's launch in July, creating a “pod” to promote constructive relations between Islam and the West
May
21
We recently sat down with Shen Dingli, professor and associate dean at Fudan University’s Institute of International Studies, to discuss the future of Sino-US relations. Professor Shen Dingli is Vice President of the Chinese Association of South Asian Studies, the Shanghai Association of International Studies, and the Shanghai Association of American Studies. He received his PhD in physics from Fudan in 1989 and did post-doctoral research in arms control at Princeton University from 1989 to 1991.
May
02
Completing an Ultraman triathlon is an amazing feat. Winning your first Ultraman competition? Impossible.
But Stephen Ray Stafford did just that. Late last year Stafford not only won his first Ultraman competition but set two course records along the way. What’s even more amazing is that he is relatively new to the sport. Six years ago he didn’t own a bike, hated to run, and couldn’t swim more than a single pool length.
Apr
24
Reading and writing poetry can be intimidating. Many people read poetry and feel like they don’t get it. Others have an aversion to certain genres of poetry and equate their hatred of Shakespearean sonnets to a distaste for poetry in general. And some may simply think that poetry doesn’t matter.