Modern-Day Slavery "There are more slaves today than at any point in human history" asserts author and journalist Benjamin Skinner. Even low-end Justice Department figures estimate that there are about 50,000 people languishing in hidden bondage. Ben talks to EGO about his book, “A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery” View |
The Second World Parag Khanna's recently published book The Second World is a bold look at geopolitics in the 21st century. "The reason I focus on the second world in my book is that these are societies/countries with more subtle mechanisms at work, where it’s not simply a matter of selling out to the highest bidder”. EGO highly recommends The Second World. View |
Poet of the East ...“Poet of the East,” which befits his efforts to transform modern India and Islam from helpless fatalism and spiritual apathy toward renewed cultural vigour and social progress". A short essay on the architect of modern India and Islam, Muhammad Iqbal, by Randeep Purewall View |
Whale Country A short personal essay by V.V. Ganeshananthan on family history and Sri Lanka: "A Tamil boy, not yet my father, was born in a village in the Tamil town of Jaffna, Ceylon, in 1944. Everything in the village looked beautiful to him then: it was peaceful, full of coconut and palmyra trees, and not far from the sea." View |
Secularizing India "The poet’s coffin floats in the mosque’s shadow. The world bears witness to the funeral, the janaazah of Urdu. This is the closing of the film Muhaafiz (‘In Custody’). Randeep Purewall and Kulwindar Singh Parhar explore the dilution of India's secular identity in this second of a three part essay series. View |
Whither India It is said that the past defines the present, and the present defines the future. Randeep Purewall and Kulwindar Singh explore the dangers of Hindu Nationalism and its impact on India's social fabric and its historical secular identity. View |
Kashmir in Ruins Jasreen K. Mayal writes about the tragic beauty of a region bombarded by attacks and crippled by rivalries, and about the memories associated with this haven of yesteryears. "Kashmir’s beauty is as captivating as its tragic story of violence. View |
Narendra Modi AAHOA (Asian American Hotel Owners Association) made a bold political move by inviting Narendra Modi, known for his obstruction of justice following the thousand or so deaths of Muslims in the 2002 riots, to speak at its annual event. Beena Ahmed investigates the motivations of AAHOA in disrespecting its Muslim members. View |
Importance of Being Offended EGO Columnist Beena Ahmad returns to the Danish Cartoon fiasco to reflect on what it really means to support or oppose them. "I have come to realize that I don’t want to confirm the stereotypes that are at the heart of this debate for others, namely that Muslims are innately programmed to self-destruct in Allah’s name." View |
Program Trading Program trading is increasingly becoming the business on Wall Street with banks using computer programs to execute trades to get to the market and its arbitrage opportunities quicker for years. This article introduces general concepts in program trading, including the strategies and technology infrastructure necessary for it. View |
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EDITORS
Omer Imtiazuddin
Sonia Mansoor |