Monthly Archives: August 2008

The Main Slaughterhouse in Shuwaikh

When Kuwait University Dental School was established there was soon a demand for a special animal teaching model for oral surgical methods. Dental students throughout the world are frequently trained in different flap designs and suturing techniques by using mandibles … Continue reading

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Back to Reality

The realities in international chess-playing Iran are analyzed today by Bernard Avishai and Reza Aslan for the Washington Post. While the notorious Bush Administration seems to be less willing in its last days to launch an attack on nuclear facilities … Continue reading

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The World is Flat and Almost Unexplored

The dissatisfying situation at German Universities for already established professors as well as academic hopefuls is well-known for years. However, the common overload of teaching, lack of resources and time for research, an inflexible administration, lack of transparency in appeals … Continue reading

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Credible Diplomatic Approaches

In its recent report the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) discourages Israel of planning and conducting an air strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities in Natanz and Esfahan similar to that of Iraq’s Osirak reactor in June 1981 and the … Continue reading

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Not Pushing Iran into a Corner

There is a lot of talk about a missed deadline these days when it comes to Iran’s nuclear issue. On July 19, the 5+1 talks with Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili took place with a surprise appearance of William … Continue reading

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