Tagged with Iran

Assistant Professor Michael Cohen Visits Griffith Asia Institute

Griffith Asia Institute
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Griffith Asia Institute was proud to host Assistant Professor Michael Cohen last Friday May 17th. GAI’s Director, Professor Andrew O’Neil, and Professor Michael Cohen (University of Southern Denmark) were selected for the 2012 Collaborative Travel Grant Scheme Award for their project titled: Testing the Nuclear Umbrella: Asia and Europe Compared. The project has been awarded […]

Scent of “germ” warfare raises fear in the Mideast

Griffith Asia Institute
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“The sectarian war in Syria reportedly has claimed more than 60,000 lives and spawned concerns in the Middle East and the West about access to chemical weapons by non-state actors such as al Qaeda, Hezbollah and Hamas. Syria’s chemical weapons stockpiles are of immediate concern to Israel, Jordan and the United States, whether in Syrian […]

An Iranian opera singer calls Australia home

Queensland Conservatorium
Published AuthorNicole Butler
ABC TV News reports on an Iranian woman who has pursued artistic freedom by leaving her home country to train in Brisbane as a solo opera singer. The report features Lisa Gasteen and Shirin Majd who is taking part in the Lisa Gasteen National Opera School, at Queensland Conservatorium. Watch the story on the ABC […]