Philip Shaw

My UK Visit andScottish Referendum By Dr. A.K Enamul Haque Ph.D With Philip Shaw M.Sc I started thinking about writing this piece while I was in UK in the last week (May 1-6).  All on a sudden the Scottish Independence movement came to the forefront of public discussion in England.  Even though we (Bangladesh) were…

Philip Shaw M.Sc. With Dr. A.K. Enamul Haque I get enough to eat.  In fact, like many people in western countries it is always a tremendous battle to control my weight.  I am not necessarily winning the battle, but I certainly try hard, exercising every day and watching what I eat.  However, in my society…

Turning the Coin in Africa – Chinese way A.K. Enamul Haque PhD. with Philip Shaw M.Sc The last time I wrote this column was in May, 2011.  After this, I was silent and I apologize to you for this failure.  Meantime, Phil and I had discussed this issue several times and decided to start writing…

Justice is not seen to be done – the story of the killing Osama bin Laden A.K. Enamul Haque Ph.D. With Philip Shaw M.Sc. Osama Bin Laden was killed by the order of President Barak Obama in the morning of April 29, 2011.  The US Navy’s elite team was able to kill Osama Bin Laden…

Libya Gets Messy: What’s the West Thinking? By Philip Shaw M.Sc. With Dr. A.K. Enamul Haque Ph.D United International University, Dhaka Bangladesh The world has gone crazy? That’s the way I have felt ever since the start of the Western intervention into the civil insurrection and Libya.  In fact, at the time I was on…

The Gulf of Aden and Somali Pirates! A.K. Enamul Haque PhD With Philip Shaw M.Sc. Somalia has been on the radar of many nations in 2010 due to increased attacks on the ships traveling through the Suez Canal.  This is one of the few African countries, which is less understood by us.  According to my…

By Philip Shaw M.Sc. With Dr. A.K. Enamul Haque Ph.D We had a little bit of a hiccup with East-West this fall as the 15,000 mile separation between the authors does cause a good interruption once in a while.  I know Dr. Haque has been in London England and Sri Lanka and I’ve been riding…

World Cup 2010 Dr. A.K. Enamul Haque Ph.D with Philip Shaw M.Sc June-July was the month of World Cup for the whole world.  When I came first in Canada, I was stunned to see that Canadians also worry about the World Cup but not in football (soccer in North America) but in hockey.  That was…

Bangkok Blows Up in Violence By Philip Shaw M.Sc. with Dr. A.K. Enamul Haque PhD Some things are just hard to picture.  Over the last few weeks I have watched the events in Bangkok unfold and wondered about my friend.  I’ve never been to Bangkok Thailand.  However, my friend Enamul is in Bangkok often.  He…

The Debate over Muslim Women’s Wardrobe in the West By A.K. Enamul Haque, PhD With Philip Shaw M.Sc. The recent wave of controversy over wearing of veils by Muslim women in Europe is quite interesting to me.  I am not sure what they are talking about!  There are a few terms used in Muslim world…