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Thank You, Sir. May I Have Another?

Yemenis are suckers for punishment. In psychology, Stockholm Syndrome is a term used to describe a real paradoxical phenomenon wherein hostages express empathy and have positive feelings towards their captors; sometimes to the point of defending [...]

Yemeni Youth Demand Inclusion in Terrorism Talks

Resonate! is a youth initiative aimed at convincing world powers to involve youth representatives in discussions about combating terrorism in Yemen. A detailed description (in English and Arabic) of the initiative can be found on its [...]

Changing Westernized Habits of Japanese Consumers with Food Security PSA

About a month ago, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries released this interesting PSA (Public Service Announcement) to alert Japanese consumers about the inevitable long term effects of their changing pallets. As the cool [...]

Nova Scotia Humanitarians To Direct Kenyan Orphanage – Climb For Funds

2 people – 6 days – 5895 meters – $15,000 to help the children of East Pokot, Kenya. Jeff Britton, 29, and Jenny Walker, 26, are no strangers to international travel. However, coordinating a fund raising [...]

Yemeni Tribal Norms: Better To Kill A Woman Than To Beat Her

A frank interview in the Yemen Times investigates tribal norms in Yemen and the role of ‘Sheikhs’ as tribal leaders who influence a country’s judicial, political, and security climate. This comes on the heels of two [...]

More Masdar City Photos & News

A previous entry on Your World Today noted the ambitious project in Abu Dhabi to create a zero-carbon and zero-waste walled city called ‘Masdar City’ (Masdar means ‘Source’ or ‘Resource’ in Arabic). Two days ago, BusinessWeek [...]

07-07-07 Live Earth Concert

Make sure to tune in today and watch the Live Earth Concert in broadcast on TV channels around the world. The Live Earth Concert is a live global concert in support of climate change. Performances by [...]

Ridiculous Red Tape

Readers rejoice! After a mere three years of deliberation, Halifax City Hall finally gave its endorsement to the $80 Million Waterfront Hotel and Condo project of developer Ralph Medjuck of Centennial Properties. The last waterfront project to be [...]

Starbucks strikes Ethiopia deal

I have been following this situation since Ethiopia first announced their intentions to trademark their coffee beans and, together with Oxfam, lobby Starbucks to pay more for their Ethiopian supply of Coffee beans. The new rates [...]