...The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a Middle Eastern federation of seven states situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia. The seven states, termed emirates, are Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain. Independence (1971). By 1966 it had become clear the British Government could no longer afford to administer and protect what is now the United Arab Emirates. British MPs debated the preparedness of the Royal Navy to defend the trucial sheikhdoms. Secretary of State for Defence Denis Healey reported that the British Armed Forces were seriously overstretched and in some respects dangerously under-equipped to defend the trucial sheikhdoms. On 24 January 1968, British Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced the government's decision, reaffirmed in March 1971 by Prime Minister Edward Heath to end the treaty relationships with the seven Trucial sheikhdoms that had been, together with Bahrain and Qatar, under British protection. Days after the announcement, the ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, fearing vulnerability, tried to persuade the British to honour the protection treaties by offering to pay the full costs of keeping the British Armed Forces in the Emirates. The British Labour government rejected the offer.[32] After Labour MP Goronwy Roberts informed Sheikh Zayed of the news of British withdrawal, the nine Gulf sheikhdoms attempted to form...
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...Sir Dr. Fazle Hasan Abed ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Native name ফজলে হাসান আবেদ Born 27 April 1936 (age 77) Baniachong, British India (now Habiganj, Bangladesh) Residence Bangladesh Nationality Bangladeshi Ethnicity Bengali Citizenship British Education Naval Architecture Alma mater Dhaka College University of Glasgow Occupation Social worker Known for Founder and chairman of BRAC Parents Siddiq Hasan (father) Syeda Sufya Khatun (mother) Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, KCMG (Bengali: ফজলে হাসান আবেদ; born 27 April 1936) is a Bangladeshi social worker and the founder chairman of BRAC(formerly, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee). For his outstanding contributions to social improvement, he has received the Ramon Magsaysay Award, the UNDP Mahbub Ul Haq Award, the inaugural Clinton Global Citizen Award and the inaugural WISE Prize for Education. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 2010 New Year Honours for services in tackling poverty and empowering the poor in Bangladesh and globally. ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Early life Abed was born into the esteemed Hasan family, Baniachong, British India (now Habiganj, Bangladesh). He passed the matriculation exam from Pabna Zilla School and went...
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...occasional paper no. 7 world summit for social development after the golden age: the future of the welfare state in the new global order by gøsta esping-andersen unrisd united nations research institute for social development UNRISD work for the Social Summit is being carried out with the support and co-operation of the United Nations Development Programme. Proof-reading and layout: Rhonda Gibbes Dissemination: Adrienne Cruz UNRISD/OP/94/7 ISSN 1020-2285 Copyright United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD). Short extracts from this publication may be reproduced unaltered without authorization on condition that the source is indicated. For rights of reproduction or translation, application should be made to UNRISD, Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland. UNRISD welcomes such applications. UNRISD publications can be obtained from the same address. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Institute. after the golden age: the future of the welfare state in the new global order occasional paper...
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...AGHA HASAN ABEDI Introduction Agha Hasan Abedi also known as Agha Sahab (May 14, 1922 – August 5, 1995) was a Pakistani banker and philanthropist who founded the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) in 1972. BCCI was at one point the seventh largest private bank in the world, but it collapsed in 1991 after regulators in the United States and the United Kingdom found it was involved in a money laundering scandal. Mr. Abedi underwent a heart transplant operation in 1988, and died of a heart attack on August 5, 1995 in Karachi. Early Banking Career Agha Hasan Abedi was born in a well off Shia Muslim family in Lucknow, British India and migrated to Pakistan after the liberation of Pakistan from colonial rule in 1947. Beginning his career with Habib Bank before independence, he brought about significant changes in Pakistan's banking culture when he founded the United Bank Ltd (UBL) in 1959 in Chittagong. Starting as its first general manager, he quickly rose to the position of president and chairman of the board of directors. Under his stewardship, UBL became the second largest bank in Pakistan. BCCI Years When banking was nationalized in Pakistan in 1972, Mr. Abedi founded the Bank of Credit and Commerce International with the Bank of America NT & SA as a major shareholder. Registered in Luxembourg, the BCCI began its operations from a two-room head office in London. Over the years, it developed into a worldwide banking operation with branches in 72 countries and...
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...Introduction Sir Fazle Hasan Abed is a social worker and the founder and chairman of BRAC, the largest NGO in the world. Fazle Hasan Abed was born in 1936 into a landed family in Baniachong in Bangladesh’s Habiganj district. Fazle Abed's father and his three uncles were adopted by Syed Shamsul Huda, who was one of the most influential personalities in Calcutta. Under Syed Shamsul Huda's direction, Fazle Abed's father Syed Mustafa Ali and his three uncles received education from the prestigious St. Xavier's College, Calcutta. However Fazle Abed's family moved out of Calcutta and he matriculated from Pabna Zilla School and went on to complete his higher secondary education from Dhaka College. Then He left home to attend Glasgow University, where, and in an effort to break away from tradition and do something radically different - he studied Naval Architecture. Later he joined the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in London. The 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh had a profound effect on him, then in his thirties, a professional accountant who was holding a senior corporate executive position at Shell Oil. The war dramatically changed the direction of his life; he left his job and moved to London to devote himself to Bangladesh's War of Independence. There, he helped to initiate a campaign called "Help Bangladesh" to organize funds to raise awareness about the war in Bangladesh. Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder and chairperson of the world's largest NGO, he is...
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...but the complexity of untangling the overlaps within each of these categories makes the task virtually impossible. In assessing the different perceptions, concepts and definitions of terrorism, it appears that the most disparity lies within the description of terrorist motivations. It is vital to be comprehensive in the categorization of motivations because the methods and targets selected by terrorists are often reflected by their purpose. This paper will examine contrasting perceptions regarding an event some call terrorism. Its nearly three years after the Nov. 5, 2009, shooting rampage in Fort Hood, Texas, an event some call "terrorism". Major Nidal Hasan, American-born an Muslim, currently faces the death penalty if convicted of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder. Maj. Nidal Hasan, the gunman opened fire after shouting "Allahu Akbar!" 1 Spindlove, J. R., & Simonsen, C. E. (2010). Terrorism today, the past, the players, the future. (4th ed. ed.). Prentice Hall. Pg. 3. 2 Mahan, S., & Griset, P. L. (2007). Terrorism in perspective. Sage Publications, Inc. Chapter, Why has...
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... which lies in the pleasant hill-and-lake country of central Texas. Carnage is just what transpired on Nov. 5, 2009. The Fort Hood shooting was believed to be one of the worst mass shootings ever on a military base in the U.S.; a gunman killed 13 people and wounded some three dozen others (Bergen, 2011). The shooter was a 39-year-old military psychiatrist and was taken into custody after being wounded by base police. Officials identified him as Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a devout adherent of Islam. The incident triggered sharp debate on whether the shooter was a deranged individual, a terrorist, or perhaps both and whether authorities had paid sufficient attention to warning signs in his behavior that might have enabled them to prevent the tragedy (McCullough, 2011). This paper explores the leadership attributes displayed by the officials after the massacre happening. Part 1 Introduction to Crisis Situation On November 5, 2009 at Fort Hood, Texas, U.S. Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire on members of the military, killing 13 before he was shot and arrested (CNN, 2009). The Fort Hood shooting event started at about 1:30 in the afternoon at the base's Soldier Readiness Processing Center (CNN, 2009). The gunman, who was wearing an Army uniform, shouted "Allahu Akbar!" (An Arabic term that means “God...
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...After studying the theoretical aspect of a subject matter, understanding its practical implications is one of the prime steps of learning. Our assignment is on history of legendary and successful Entrepreneur, which is fully in the organizational context. During the process of preparing this assignment, we could enrich our knowledge about many aspects of the Entrepreneurial Management that we have explored with the light of our limited knowledge. The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady acceleration. Therefore, we have chosen Sir Fazle Hasan Abed - a living legendary leader, organizer, risk taker and an innovator who has cosmopolitan acceptance to complete our assignment. His life history as a successful entrepreneur inspired us to take extra interest and effort to know about him and we have become more resourceful on this living legend. SIR FAZLE HASAN ABED - A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR Born 1936 (age 74–75) Baniachong, British India (now in Habiganj District, Bangladesh) Residence Bangladesh Nationality Bangladeshi/British Education Naval Architecture Occupation Founder of BRAC Parents Syed Mustafa Ali (father) Introduction An entrepreneur is person who assumes the organization, management, and risks of a business enterprise. He assumes the risk and management of business; an undertaker of economic...
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...Salafism Anwar al-Awlaki was a radical imam and key international charismatic figure in jihadist circles prior to being killed in a U.S. air strike in Yemen in September 2011. Awlaki allegedly served as a leader in the terrorist group known as Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).57 He was a U.S. citizen born in New Mexico in 1971 and had been linked to a number of domestic jihadist plots.58 U.S. officials have said that he directed foreign terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s failed Christmas Day 2009 bombing attempt.59 However, according to publicly available sources, his exact connections to homegrown violent jihadists are largely unclear. Before his alleged November 5, 2009, gun rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan purportedly exchanged e-mails with Awlaki. It remains publicly unknown how the contact...
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...Mr. Fazle Hasan Abed BRAC Founder and Chairperson Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder & Chairperson, BRAC - Born in Bangladesh in 1936, Abed was educated at Dhaka and Glasgow Universities. The 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh had a profound effect on Abed, then in his thirties, a professional accountant who was holding a senior Corporate Executive position at Shell Oil. The war dramatically changed the direction of his life: he left his job and went to London to devote himself to Bangladesh's War of Independence. There, Abed helped initiate a campaign called "Help Bangladesh" to organise funds to raise awareness about the war in Bangladesh. The war over, Abed returned to newly independent Bangladesh to find the economy of his country in ruins. Millions of refugees, who had sought shelter in India during the war, started trekking back into the country. Their relief and rehabilitation called for urgent efforts. Abed decided to initiate his own, by setting up BRAC to rehabilitate returning refugees in a remote area in northeastern Bangladesh. This work led him and BRAC to deal with the long-term task of improving living conditions of the rural poor. He directed his policy towards helping the poor develop their capacity to manage and control their own destiny. Thus, BRAC's primary objectives emerged as alleviation of poverty and empowerment of the poor. Under Abed’s leadership, in the span of only three decades, BRAC grew to become the largest development organisation in the world...
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...Bangladesh vs New Zealand 2nd ODI live Streaming Online at Dhaka [pic] CLICK HERE TO WATCH LIVE FREE STREAM ONLINE Today match, Bangladesh v New Zealand 2nd ODI at Dhaka.Bangladesh is readdy to win today match.BD Captain Mushfiqur Rahim is expect to win today match.A good news for Bangladeshi sopporter Sakib Al Hassan is back.All Bangladeshi players are expect win today match & win the Scrice.Rubel Hossain said to the Jagroto news – i will try to get more wicket and bowling smartly.Mashrafe Mortaza (BD ex. captain) is also except to win the match. New Zealand is ready to fright the today match.New Zealand is give to pain the Bangladesh.New Zealand is also expect to win the match. CLICK HERE TO WATCH LIVE FREE STREAM ONLINE Preview Bangladesh will be looking to wrap up another ODI series victory over New Zealand when the two sides clash in the second ODI on Thursday. Rubel Hossain was the man of the moment for the hosts, taking a hat-trick after the rain break to ensure the Kiwis had no chance of staging a comeback. New Zealand were further jolted when Kane Williamson had to return home in the middle of the series, leaving an already week batting line-up far more vulnerable. The bowling (except Tim Southee in the first ODI, which they lost by 43 runs, looked ordinary and Brendon McCullum will expect a much better show on Thursday. Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim, who led from the front with a splendid 90, did suggest that the...
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...performing their assigned tasks. This paper will reflect the communication process and how the troop’s behavior can have a good or bad affect to others, whether it is with fellow colleagues, family or friends. The culture of the Army is diverse with many various races, gender, religious background, whether one is on active duty or in the reserves. This could include members of the civilian area that are serving overseas station at the Camp’s as well. With this type of culture in the Army, the espoused values would be what are being taught to the troops on a daily basis. This is a very structured environment with no room for error. These values must be obeyed or it could result in harmful results. For example, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, who was stationed at the Ft. Hood Base in Killeen, TX, had the espoused belief that America's wars in Iraq...
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...Brian Stoller Ms. Baker ENG1322-04 4 February 2013 A Murderer by any other name…. During my stay on the fabulous the Fort Hood Military Reservation I had the distinct pleasure to deploy with the 1st Cavalry Division to the desert paradise that is Iraq. I spent the majority of 2009 in the war-torn wasteland and was lucky enough to get my two week vacation near the end of October. While on vacation in the Chicago land area, I received a strange phone call from my boss. He asked me if I was on Fort Hood right now. Thinking it was a strange question, I said “no I’m not, why?” he said turn on CNN and he had to go and abruptly hung the phone up. Thinking how odd the whole thing was I turned on the TV and was shocked at what I was looking at. It was near real time coverage of a mass shooting on Fort Hood. Initial reports were sketchy but what they knew was that there were many dead and/or wounded, and the shooter was in uniform. Later it was revealed that the shooter was an Army psychologist by the name of MAJ Nadal Hassan, that he may or may not have acted alone, and he was a terrorist. This is a term in the US which is attached with a particular gravity, and extreme recourse, for terrorist are not mere criminals, but enemies of the state. There are a number of constitutional powers that are weapons against such an adversary. But is MAJ Nidal Hassan truly a terrorist, or is this just a workplace shooting? As the almighty political media spin machines power up, they were quick...
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...(India) Interviewee: Hasan (Saudi Arabia) Ankit: What was something that interested you the first time you come to the U.S.? Hasan observe that the life style of United State is very interesting and easy going than Saudi Arabia. Ankit: What are your differences between your home country and America? Hasan point out many differences between Saudi Arabia and United States like different rules, Weather conditions and life style. Ankit: How many languages are spoken in your country? Hasan inform that in Arabic is only language spoken in Saudi Arabia. Ankit: What are your values, beliefs, principles, etc.? Hasan explain that people of Saudi Arabia follow principle of give the respect to time and they believe parents are guide their children better than other people. Ankit: Do you think becoming an American citizen is the best way to assimilate to American society? Hasan suggest that becoming American citizen is not only way to assimilate to American society, he believe one’s should preserve their own culture. Its take time to combine with American culture and society. Ankit: Do you notice any improvements in yourself since living in the U.S? Hasan notice that after been United State he learn to manage time in life. Ankit: How do you picture yourself in five years? Hasan reply he looking himself working as good position with big firm after 5 years. Ankit: If you have children do you prefer them to be educated here or in your country? Hasan reply he would prefer...
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...shop: The shop we choose is Hasan basralai. We chose the shop because of our personal relation with the owner. He has been doing business in one of our group memebers locality for 4 years. He is very experienced and eloquent when it comes to selling his products. There is another reason for choosing the shop. It is the ease of doing the master budget on a shop which primarily sells shirts. His shop does not have many of the expenses a typical manufacturing shop would have. All of his products are bought from whole sellers so there is only an inventory that we must consider while making the master budget. Background of the shop: Mr hasan has been doing business for many years in different places. He used to be a rickshaw puller but when he became old and it became very difficult to pull rickshaw he decided to establish his own shop. Now his son helps him in his business. He cannot employ any sales person due to his limited profit margin. It becomes very difficult for him to run his family with such a trifling amount of money. He primarily sells shirts. That the product we will be focusing on to in our master budget. The location of his dokan is in khilkhet bazar. Its below the over bridge where it remains very crowdie at pick ours. Sales budget: The price per unit of shirt is tk 350. And hasan basraalai does not sell in credit so all the money is collected in their own quarter. hasan basraalai ...
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