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Tawakkol Karman

The Worst Initiative in the History of All Revolutions

Qais Ghanem, MD | Posted 03.03.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Tawakkol Karman, Ahmad Saleh, Mohammed Basindwa, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Familiocracy, Politics Yemen, Awadh Mabjar, Politics Saudi Arabia, Abdu Ganadi, Saudi Arabia Politics, Yemen Politics, Canada Politics News
Qais Ghanem, MD

The Gulf Initiative, while only partially solving the conflict, gave the President of Yemen carte blanche immunity. It also allowed men who aided and abetted him in oppressing the Yemeni nation for three decades to continue to hold the same sensitive positions they previously held.

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3 Nobels For Women Don't Equal Progress for So Many

Glen Pearson | Posted 02.12.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Gender Inequality, Gender Equality, Womens Rights, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkol Karman, Female Nobel Prize Winners, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Nobel Prize Women, Canada Politics News
Glen Pearson

Let's not fool ourselves into thinking that our charitable efforts are turning the corner for women globally. There have been certain advances, but with the trend for affluent nations cutting back on development dollars, any gains might be lost due to a lack of international investment in the state of women.

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Major Players in Yemen's Resistance

Qais Ghanem, MD | Posted 01.02.2012 | Canada
Read More: Saleh, Yemen, Tawakkol Karman, Hillary Clinton, Naef Bin Saud, Al-Qirbi, Yemen News, Canada News
Qais Ghanem, MD

Diplomats, like all humans, develop trust and even friendship, which can be used or abused to influence opinions and hence decisions in politics. It is to his credit that Dr. Al-Qirbi has been such an effective ambassador for Ali Abdulla Saleh. But it is equally to the misfortune and detriment of the Yemeni nation.

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