If individuals start to walk on the path of spirit and feel a sense of the sacred connectedness, then social, economic and political problems will also begin to get resolved.
Political Islam is not a homogeneous bloc.
The underlying reason for this is the Europeans' fear that Islamists could gain power. Many still consider authoritarian Arab regimes to be the lesser evil.
When it comes to France, it seems to me the fundamental question is how a former colonial power should interact with its former colony.
Of course former colonial powers are always more present and influential. They're the ones who need to defend the EU's values on the frontlines.
It's wrong to focus only on economic cooperation and then to hope that a sufficiently stable system will become democratic more or less by itself. The EU needs to urge its neighbors to pursue both economic stability and political modernization in equal measures.
Tunisia is extremely dependent on economic conditions in Europe, which is why it also experienced shockwaves from the euro crisis.
Of course children benefit from positive feedback. But praise and rewards are not the only methods of reinforcement. More emphasisshould be place on appreciation--reinforcement related explicitly and directly to the content of the child's interest and efforts.
He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies.
You jackass. We're all going to die here. You know that, right?' Harrier said. Yeah," Eugens said shakily. '. . . Guess I might as well die here with you as out on the desert with a bunch of other jackasses.
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