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18 spectacularly wrong predictions were made around the time of the first Earth Day in 1970, expect more this year
AEI.ORG -- Today is the 52nd Earth Day. Here are 18 spectacularly wrong scientific predictions made around the first Earth Day in 1970. Harvard's George Wald predicted that, if immediate action is not taken, "civilization will end" by 1985 to 2000. In January 1970, Life reported "scientists have solid experimental and theoretical evidence that in a decade, urban dwellers will have to wear gas masks to survive air pollution ... and, by 1985, air pollution will have reduced the amount of sunlight reaching earth by one half." Scientific American published predictions that lead, zinc, tin, gold, and silver would run out before 1990. Kenneth Watt predicted that, by 2000, the world will be about "11 degrees colder," about double needed for an Ice Age. Barry Commoner predicted ...
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50 Years of Failed Eco-pocalyptic Predictions
CEI.ORG -- None of the apocalyptic predictions made with due dates, since the 1960s, have come true ~~ Stanford population biologist in 1967: 'Dire famine by 1975' and in 1970: 'America subject to water rationing by 1974 and food rationing by 1980.' ~~ NCAR scientist in 1970: 'Ice age by 2000' ~~ International team of scientists in 1978: 'No End in Sight to 30-Year Cooling Trend' ~~ UN in 1989: 'Rising seas to obliterate nations by 2000' ~~ Director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in 1989: 'New York City's West Side Highway underwater by 2019' ~~ US Defence Chiefs in 2004: 'Britain to have Siberian climate by 2020' ~~ Al Gore in 2008: 'Ice-free Arctic by 2013' ~~ Nature in 2013: 'Arctic ice-free by 2015' ...
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The Two Big Falsehoods of Critical Social Justice
AREOMAGAZINE.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 2014: "Too often, as the world grows more complex, the temptation for some is to shield themselves from complexity, we seek the comfort of our own simplicities, our own specialities.... Progress is possible when complex issues are subjected to competent, intelligent, nuanced and sophisticated analysis, free from dogmatism."] ARTICLE: Critical Social Justice (CSJ) does not see reality the way the rest of us do. Many of its tenets are bizarre, blatantly false and cartoonish oversimplifications of reality. CSJ scholars and activists believe they have a much more sophisticated understanding of social justice issues than the average person. They do not. CSJ is based on two big falsehoods that perpetuate the idea that CSJ is fundamentally about goodness. CSJ is rooted in postmodern ideas that science, evidence and reason are tools of oppression and these are merely white, male, Western cultural traditions. By rejecting science, evidence and reason, CSJ cannot be falsified. This is a very neat theory and ...
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Research Finds Conservatives Are More Happy, Generous, And Purposeful Than Liberals
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- THEFEDERALIST.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 1983: "[Muslims in the West] will have to take a long term view of their position in their society with the deep conviction that they do not and should not forsake their traditional attitudes to their faith and the family."] ARTICLE: A massive study of 16 Western countries spanning 40 years, concluded "conservatives reported greater meaning in life and greater life satisfaction than liberals." Research has long shown that conservatives are happier overall and have happier families. And the more conservative they are, the happier they are. Pew report Republicans' much higher levels of happiness are constant from rich to poor. Other studies show conservatives express greater personal control and responsibility, a more positive outlook, and greater religiosity and moral clarity than liberals. Conservatives are also vastly more likely to believe marriage is essential for strong families. Conservative Republicans are also consistently more generous than Democrats across all ...
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In This Time of War, I Propose We Give Up God
NYTIMES.COM -- NEW YORK TIMES -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 1965: "Left-wing attitudes tend not only to destroy the Faith of a man towards his religion but also the respect of one individual towards another. When the Faith is broken down everything goes with it: the family, society, the individual, the intelligence."] ARTICLE: God, it seems, paints with a wide brush. He paints with a roller. If he were mortal, the God of Jews, Christians and Muslims would be dragged to The Hague. And yet we praise him. We emulate him. We implore our children to be like him. Perhaps now, as missiles rain down, is a good time to stop emulating this hateful God. Perhaps we can stop extolling his brutality. Perhaps now is a good time to teach our children to pass over God -- to be as unlike him as possible. Killing gods is an idea I can get behind. This weekend ...
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Beware of the Trojan Horse: A Critique of Social Justice
AREOMAGAZINE.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 2015: "If I were trying to sum up in a single word [AKDN's] central objective, I would focus on the word 'opportunity.'"] ARTICLE: Social Justice (the idea of correcting for unequal outcomes [as opposed to correcting for unequal opportunity]) defines fairness in terms of outcomes, rather than processes. It carries an implicit assumption that, were it not for such injustice, equal outcomes would be the norm. However, equal opportunity (the absence of arbitrary discrimination) does not imply equal probability. Since people differ in a myriad of ways, we have no reason to expect equal outcomes. As Sowell notes, "Given the innumerable factors influencing the current well-being and misfortunes of individuals and groups, the presumption of being able to disentangle all these factors and determine ...
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Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) Interview with the Author: Central Asian Ismailis
News story -- Dr Dagikhudo Dagiev is the author of the IIS's most recent book--and first Open Access title--Central Asian Ismailis. In this interview, he reveals how he hopes the book will open up new ground in the study of the Ismailis of Central Asia. What can readers expect from the book? The book is one of the first comprehensive studies of ...
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The Economics of a Model Magazine -- BoAI Vol #1
GOOGLE.COM -- The Honorary Secretary of the Council of Great Britain said "I felt that this publication is a very welcome step towards the ultimate goal of providing for the inquiring minds of our younger generation a logical foundation of our faith, a rational appraisal of our all too often confused history." We believe that an informative magazine of this type had to appear as such is the demand of the circumstances. But let us now consider the economics of such a magazine. All our workers are honorary and we lose Shs. 10,000/a month. Our revenue from advertisements is meagre. So we are asking the community, particularly businessmen, to come forward and prove by action that these words of praise are not ...
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Honrar valores partilhados durante o Ramadão
Portugal -- O Centro Ismaili acolheu ontem à noite um jantar de Iftar, no qual participaram o Presidente da República Portuguesa, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, a Princesa Zahra e o PrÃncipe Hussain. Representantes de outras comunidades religiosas, diplomatas e funcionários governamentais foram convidados a quebrar o jejum ao lado dos lÃderes do Jamat, do Imamat Ismaili e da Rede Aga Khan ...
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Rising Stars 2021 - Featuring 30 Under 30
Pakistan -- The Ismaili Council for Pakistan's Youth Coordination Forum is honored to launch the collective profiles of young Ismaili leaders from Pakistan under the "Rising Stars - 30 Under 30". The Rising Stars initiative was launched in 2021 by the National Council for Pakistan's Youth Coordination Forum to celebrate the achievements of these Ismaili youth. The Risings Stars initiative has ...
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Impact of the current conflict on sub Saharan Africa
Mozambique -- As all are aware the current geopolitical scenario and ongoing military conflicts are holding a significant impact on societies, economies, organizations, and communities. In Africa, the conflict is expected to generate a commodity crisis as most food is reliant on exports from countries undergoing conflict.With such context, it is key and critical that we adjust and adapt our livelihoods ...
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VIDEO: Aga Khan University | A Tale of Teaching Transformation
When students expressed dissatisfaction about how they were being taught, @Aga Khan University sought solutions to help make faculty teaching more engaging. Today the learning culture is different. The Haile T. Debas Teachers' Academy has put excellence in teaching on par with #excellence in research. Its impact was noted when AKU received the 2022 Award of Excellence for Disruptive Education, a category ...
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VIDEO: Schools2030 India Innovations: Learning Walls
In response to the pandemic lockdowns, the Aga Khan Foundation worked with communities in Bihar through the Schools2030 programme to find innovative ways to keep children learning. The Learning Walls were white boards or paper, set up in community locations. A volunteer would write a new puzzle or riddle daily, and the community would work together to solve it. ...
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VIDEO: Schools2030 India Innovations: The Learning at Home Kit
In response to the pandemic lockdowns, the Aga Khan Foundation worked with communities in Bihar through the Schools2030 programme to find innovative ways to keep children learning. The Learning at Home Kit comprised stationary, paper and card, puzzles, word games and more. They were designed for different age groups and were distributed to thousands of families across the region, ensuring that children ...
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