Philosophy
The end of all Arab Springs
It could have been avoided. 'The state mind,' as we say, could have acted better. There were intelligence reports of a possible uprising since May
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Probe ordered into legality of Thessaloniki university sit-in
A Thessaloniki prosecutor on Thursday ordered an investigation to determine whether members of student associations conducting a sit-in at the administrative faculty of the northern port citys Aristotle University should be charged with disturbing the peace.
Umbrella Generation: Hong Kong's despairing youth split with old guard
Hong Kong's unprecedented student-led democracy rallies have highlighted a stark divide between a disenfranchised younger generation who say they have little to lose, and an older guard who favour pragmatism over protest
Acclaimed Turkish movie director Pirselimoğlu returns with a ‘doppelgänger’ story
Director and writer Tayfun Pirselimoğlu returns with yet another lonely male protagonist, lost in an existential crisis in this week’s ‘Ben O Değilim’ (I’m not Him)
Bias in the judiciary
There was a time when the Greek justice system was shackled to the whims of political parties as appointments and often decisions were dictated by central party headquarters.
Today, the judiciary may have rid itself of this bane but it is still at risk of becoming politicized as judges are increasingly sensitive to the impulses of the public mind and the overall political atmosphere.
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Our own worst enemies
A new study has come to exemplify the cliche notion that Greeks find it easier to excel abroad, where they fare much better than they do at home.
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Bid to grant the disabled full college access
Education Minister Andreas Loverdos Monday asked university and technical college directors to lift obstacles to disabled applicants studying at higher education institutions.
In a letter, Loverdos urged the managers to revoke provisions... which violate the principle of equality and the right to higher education.
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"Serbia wanted capitalism, no place for socialist laws"
"Serbia wanted capitalism, no place for socialist laws"
BELGRADE -- Serbia has voted for a new social system - and it is capitalism, Serbia's Foreign Minister and First Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dačić noted over the weekend.
Death, dying and martyrdoom
In Islam the concept of death is not the end, but a transition to paradise for believers and a sentence to hellfire and doom for the wicked âEvery soul will taste of death. And you will be paid your reward fully only on the day of resurrection.â (Quran 3:184).
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How mediocracy rules and wins
Why should we live with this? Why do we have to put up with people without a single act of kindness, generosity and tolerance? Why? Is it a crime to be a well-educated and hard-working person in this country? Why do we have to adapt to the ruthless, senseless, ignorant, hungry lives of the so-called âmajority?â Do they want to be like this anyway?
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