Importance Of East Research Articles

BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES: UNDERSTANDING BUDDHIST DEVELOPMENT FROM ORIENT TO OCCIDENT WITH REFERENCE TO ITALY AND DANTE

On the viewpoint of topographical location Orient and Occident are two sides of the globe.Socially,culturally,linguistically, traditionally, politically, philosophically and psychologically both are two entirely different entities. Rudyard Kipling wrote the poem titled 'The Ballad of East and West' in which he said “Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet”(Jouhki,2006,p 01).However,when the matter of meditation,religion,spirituality,devotion,high spirits,deep feelings and beliefs etc.arises it is observable that Occident tends to go in line with Orient.But unfortunately due to false beliefs both eastern and western scholars took no importance of East on the West and it has been made to notice that only Orient has learnt from the Occident.Kipling expressed further “But there is neither East nor West,Border,nor Breed,nor Birth,When two strong men stand face to face, tho' they come from the ends of the earth!” (Jouhki, 2006, p 15).The present paper tries to explore the influence of Orient to Occident especially in the frame of the reference of Buddhism

The State of Sea Systems and Practices in East and Southern Africa

This paper develops a comparative overview of SEA in Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa regarding legal, institutional and procedural perspectives, in order to assess their effectiveness and unveil main constrains. It is clear from this brief review that SEA is a tool of environmental governance that is of growing importance in East and Southern Africa. With regards to the institutional and legal framework, both Kenya and Tanzania have formal provisions for SEA, but no specific legislation. The main constrains on SEA effectiveness are related to the lack of a clear mandate and institutional framework, guidelines for procedures and public participation. As this analysis and case studies from the three countries examined here reveal, Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa have expanded their use of SEA as a preventive mechanism for environmental policy and to enhance the efficiency of strategic decisions. While each of these countries has made great strides in developing the SEA process and integrating it into their decision-making processes, much work remains to be done. Ongoing refinement to the SEA process, both within this region and elsewhere in the world, will mean that this important tool integrates sustainable environmental management principles and practices into policies, plans, and programmes and the decision-making process.

First report of cassava brown streak disease and associated Ugandan cassava brown streak virus in Burundi

Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) is a virus disease of great economic importance in East and Central Africa. The earliest reports recognised CBSD as a virus disease spread both through infected cuttings and by a whitefly vector (Storey,…

Feeling the Pinch: Kenya, Al-Shabaab, and East Africa’s Refugee Crisis

Kenya currently hosts over four hundred thousand refugees.In the last two decades it has turned towards a policy of containment in an attempt to confine refugees to its two rural camps, Kakuma and Dadaab. Kenya’s tolerance forthe ongoing refugee problem which peaked in the 1990s due to major conflicts in the region is waning and concurrently issues of national security are growing. The Somali armed faction, Al-Shabaab, has been reportedly infiltrating Kenya’s Somali refugee community. Recently, there have been reports that the government of Kenya has been covertly recruiting Somali refugees to return to Somalia to fight against Al-Shabaab. The use of refugees by Kenya to counter the threat of Al-Shabaab demonstrates a new perception of outside threats and suggests that Kenya is now willing to sacrifice ideals of humanitarianism to secure its border with Somalia. The border remains officially closed but thousands of refugees fleeing the violence in Somalia continue to pour into Kenya.
 To understand why Kenya is taking such a hardened stance towards refugee populations, it is important to comprehend Kenya’s strategic importance in East Africa.Secondly, in the complex relationship between internal factors and international pressures, one can discern the friction between adhering to the human rights of refugees whilst remaining a global player in the war on terror. A comparison of Kenya’s past treatment of refugees to its present position suggests that the nation’s most significant priority is national security, and not remaining a haven for humanitarianism.