A Global Movement for Change Next week, world leaders gather for a momentous occasion — the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro.

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Islamic Microfinance: A Model for Alleviating Poverty By Tasnim Nazeer

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Half-a-Trillion-Dollar Halal Industry Looks for Credibility by: Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

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Former US Diplomats: Washington Should Learn Lessons from Failures in Dealing with Iran The United States should learn a lesson from the failures of its previous wars and resolve its disputes with Iran with diplomacy instead of threats of war that could lead to disasters, two former senior diplomats wrote in a leading U.S. newspaper.

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Virtual Embassy or A Center for Penetration and Sabotage? Dr. Mahmoud R. Amini

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Forbes Regards EU Sanctions on Iran a Silly Idea Forbes on Sunday issued an essay by Tim Worstall emphasizing that EU's policy on posing sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran's crude oil is a mere silly idea.

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Food Crisis Emerges as Global Threat by: Iwan J Azis, head of the Asian Development Bank's Office of Regional Economic Integration

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UN Warned G-20: The Clock Ticks UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in an essay warned against world population growth and resulting the economic uncertainties.

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Iran’s Oil Bourse Fades American Capitalist Glow Iran is working on a program that could help undermine the dollar's preeminence as the world's reserve currency.

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Reasons Behind Iran's Subsidy Plan While Western Media spare no effort to demonize Iran over the subsidy plan, there are several strong reasons behind act which should be addressed.

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Ankara not Bound to US-led Sanctions against Tehran/ Turkey Willing to Coexist with a Nuclear Iran Turkish daily Today's Zaman reported that despite the pressure by the United States and its allies, Ankara will not bond to their unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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OPEC; A Key Influence on Oil Markets at 50 OPEC, marking its 50th anniversary Tuesday, remains a key influence on oil markets with non-OPEC output set to fall and consumers burning fossil fuels despite higher demand for renewable energy.

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Asia News: Iran, Russia, China to Forge a New Energy Axis This Year .

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Sustained Growth in Agriculture Sector Vital for Global Food Security Deutsche Bank Study

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Geothermal Power Technology Green to the Core .

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Wind Power in Iran In 2008, Iran generated 85 megawatts of electricity from wind power, being ranked 30th in the world.

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Food Crisis and Land Investment in Developing Countries International Food Policy Research Institute

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The Wildland Fire Problem An Integrated Approach to Reduce Fire Losses

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Has oil replaced gold as the best 'anti-dollar' hedge against currency weakness? By: Martin Li

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Power from Wind to Energy Green Earth