Saudi Arabia is the second largest producer of dates in the world, growing around 300 varieties. But one of them is increasingly attracting more attention.
summary , a series where asian readers, from all over, are showcased and appreciated because they deserve to be loved, respected, and treated like queens
inspired by , amar x100pre by @f1version
status , ongoing
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๐ฆ๐ซ YOU HATE CUZ YOU AIN'T , oscar piastri
๐ฆ๐ฒ DOWN SOUTH , lando norris
๐ฆ๐ฟ KILLER COOKIES , charles leclerc
๐ง๐ญ STALKER! , max verstappen
๐ง๐ฉ ONLINE LOVE , max verstappen
๐ง๐น THE MOTHERLAND , lewis hamilton
๐ง๐ณ SULTAN'S SON IN LAW , alex albon
๐ฒ๐ฒ MEET THE FAM , carlos sainz
๐ฐ๐ญ WEDDING OF DREAMS , lando norris
๐จ๐ณ SO HAWT , f1 grid
๐ฌ๐ช WINNING DRIVE , f1 grid
๐ญ๐ฐ THE ART OF CURSING IN CANTONESE , max verstappen
๐ฎ๐ณ MAIN TERA BOYFRIEND , logan sargent x fem! gf! reader
๐ฎ๐ฉ NEW YEARS KISS , lando norris
๐ฎ๐ท VELOCITY OF LOVE , lewis hamilton
๐ฎ๐ถ SPICES OF LIFE , yuki tsunoda
๐ฏ๐ต BOW DOWN , winter break in full swing and lewis takes a trip to the land of the rising sun and leaves with the heart of there darling princess
๐ฏ๐ด TOUR LIFE , logan sargent
๐ฐ๐ฟ JUST DANCE THE KARA ZHORGA , daniel ricciardo
๐ฐ๐ผ SUGAR BABY , lando norris
๐ฑ๐ง 10 YEARS IN THE MAKING , pierre gasly
๐ฒ๐พ PRESIDENTIAL ANNOUCEMENT , a secret that has been hidden for 2 years finally is revealed and the people couldn't be happier with the out come
๐ฒ๐ณ QUICK LERNER , lando norris
๐ณ๐ตI THINK THEY KNOW , charles leclerc
๐ด๐ฒ NOBODY BETTER , lance stroll
๐ต๐ฐ LOVE AT FIRST ROTI , max verstappen
๐ต๐ธ PROUD OF MY HERITAGE , a fast passed romance has the world captivated as secrets are shared and kept but they eventually all come out in the end
๐ต๐ฌ UNDER THE BAR LIGHTS , carlos sainz
๐ต๐ญ MY PERFECT PERSON , charles leclerc
๐ถ๐ฆ HEATED , charles leclerc
๐ธ๐ฆ DAD DOSEN'T APPROVE , toto wolff
๐ธ๐ฌ CAN'T BEAT THEM BUY THEM , mick schumacher
๐ฐ๐ท DISPARCH WATCH , the princess of kpop is on hiatus japan with a special someone but people are in denial until they publicly confirm it
by type, I don't mean which specific flag is your favourite, but which general design you personally like the most (regardless of dragons and other symbols that automatically increase their coolness, obviously. or the countries they represent.)
not all the world's flags are here because there are too many for the character limit. in case you're wondering, the most prevalent design is 3 horizontal stripes!
To all the free people of the world ...Today is your day to say your word everywhere: โStop the genocide in Gaza, and open the Rafah crossing for aid to enter the hospitals and the population.ุฒ โHere there is no medicine, no water, no food, no electricity, no fuel.โ To all the free people of the world, Go out today everywhere, and do whatever you want to support us .ุงโ๏ธ๐ต๐ธ ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฑ๐พ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ท๐น๐ณ๐ฉ๐ฏ๐ธ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ด๐บ๐ฌ๐ช๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ธ๐น๐จ๐ซ๐ธ๐ฟ๐ง๐ฏ๐ง๐ผ๐ง๐ซ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ฟ๐น๐ฉ๐น๐ฌ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ธ๐จ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐จ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ถ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ต๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ช๐จ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ณ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ฆ๐น๐ท๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐พ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐พ๐ช๐ฎ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ช๐ถ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฑ๐ง๐ธ๐พ๐ต๐ฐ๐บ๐ฟ๐ง๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐น๐ฏ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฝ๐ฐ ๐จ
BRICS Summit in Xiamen, Southeastern China's Fujian Province on September 5, 2017. ยฉ Mark Schiefelbein/POOL/AFP
Dmitry Trenin: The Founder Members of BRICS Face a Historic Decision as They Attempt to Reshape the World Order
Expanding the membership and working towards financial independence from the West are two important challenges to be discussed at the Johannesburg summit
โ Monday August 21th, 2023
Never has the BRICS group attracted so much interest around the world as in the run-up to the 15th leadersโ summit this week in Johannesburg.
This in itself shows the growth of the bloc's importance since its first gathering โ at the level of economics ministers โ on the margins of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum in 2006, and the initial proper summit in Ekaterinburg in 2009.
About 20 countries are reportedly seeking admission to the five-member organization and the list of countries that will be represented at the meeting in South Africa is three times as long. This is a sign of the times and points to two things: the yearning of many non-Western nations to become more consequential to how the world is run, and the growing pushback against self-serving Western dominance in global politics, economics, finance, and the media.
This does not mean, however, that BRICS (an acronym made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) will have an easy run in reshaping the world order. Ahead of the Johannesburg summit, two issues emerged as the main challenges to the groupโs further evolution. One is expanding membership. A number of countries from all over the globe have lined up at BRICS' door, ready to walk in. These include Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belarus, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Going for a big-bang enlargement would be a loud statement, to the effect that an alternative to the US-led system of alliances and partnerships is being built. However, the question is would such an expansion make a much more diversified BRICS immediately stronger or not?
Within BRICS itself, views on enlargement differ. Yet, there is a model that can prove useful. Another non-Western group, with some of the same participant states, did manage the enlargement issue without diluting effectiveness. This was the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which started with Russia, China, and three Central Asian states. Over time, the SCO has found a formula for categories of participating countries and criteria-cum-processes for admitting new full members. The organization was able to extend its full membership to India and Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Iran, with a number of others in line for admission. If the SCO approach is adopted by BRICS, this could be a solution.
The other challenge for the bloc is coming up with new financial instruments to reduce the non-Western economiesโ dependence on the dollar. Washingtonโs weaponization of its currency in its Hybrid War against Russia and its concurrent manipulation of trade and technology against China have made the issue urgent. Western restrictions have hampered the activities of the BRICSโ New Development Bank. Calls have been made for the group to create a common currency, to break the dollar's monopoly in world finance. Yet, it is self-evident that creating a reserve currency for five very different economies, of which China accounts for two-thirds of the combined nominal GDP of the group, will run up against the jealously guarded principle of national sovereignty. The original goal of achieving financial independence will not be met.
A more practical way would be to improve the currently growing practice of using national currencies in trade between BRICS countries. The yuan and ruble account for more than half of Sino-Russian commercial turnover; Russia accepts the rupee for the oil it ships to India; Brazil trades in yuan with China; and so on. While these transactions have the merit of being free from third-country interference, they can and do incur costs, due to the problems with convertibility of some currencies, their limited use outside the issuing country, and the instability of the exchange rate. These are the issues that need to be addressed. While a BRICS currency is still a long way off, it would make more sense to work on improving the system of international payments and settlements within the group.
BRICS is often compared to the G7. Yet, although is some ways the comparison can be justified, the two groups are fundamentally different in their ambition, structure, and evolution. The G7 is politically, economically and ideologically homogenous, while BRICS is rich in diversity on all counts; the G7 is essentially led by the United States, with the others, the ex-great powers, unquestionably accepting that leadership, whereas in BRICS, Chinaโs economic weight does not translate into a Beijing hegemony. The G7 is globalist in the sense of seeking to project its models and morals on the rest of the world, and BRICS countries are wholly focused on their national sovereignty. At the same time, the G7 is clearly exclusive, with the West sitting clearly above the rest, while BRICS is just the opposite: it embraces the diversity of different civilizations and cultures.
The G7โs role is to preserve the old order in which the West is dominant; the BRICS membersโ ambition is to build elements of a new, more diversified and better-balanced world order โ first of all among themselves and then to further impact the evolution of the world system. BRICS is not an attempt to create a zero-sum alliance. It is the core of what one can call the World Majority that aims at development rather than dominance. The going will be hard and not unopposed but, with more pieces to the puzzle affixed, the foundation of a more open and inclusive world order will eventually emerge.
โ Dmitry Trenin is a research professor at the Higher School of Economics and a lead research fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations. He is also a member of the Russian International Affairs Council.
But There Is A New Month I want Introduce You All To For The Month Of April
A Month Dedicated To The Arab Muslim โช๏ธ ๐ฆ๐ช Community
National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM) takes place in April. It celebrates the Arab American heritage and culture and pays tribute to the contributions of Arab Americans and Arabic-speaking Americans.
Beginning in the 1990s, Arab American heritage was celebrated sporadically in various states at different times of the year, primarily in school districts. It wasn't until 2017 when Arab America began a national initiative to coordinate all states under National Arab American Heritage Month. On April 30, 2019, Arab American organizations asked Congresswoman Debbie Dingell to issue a congressional resolution proclaiming National Arab American Heritage Month. It was then introduced to the house on April 30, 2019, and then referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. The largest and most promising achievement towards federal recognition of the month of April as the National Arab American Heritage Month was the proclamation published by the U.S. Department of State, which was accomplished on April 1, 2021, by the efforts of independent Syrian-American advocate and author, Pierre Subeh.
An identical bill was introduced in the House on May 1, 2020, to support the designation of an Arab American Heritage Month but it has not currently been passed.
Some individual states (such as the Commonwealth of Virginia) and 26 others observed April as Arab American Heritage Month early on before any federal recognition was proclaimed. It wasn't until April 19, 2021, that the first recognition on a federal level was issued, which was published as a White House letter from president Joe Biden recognizing April as the National Arab American Heritage Month, otherwise called NAAHM.
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