UVM Professor Saleem Ali is on extended professional leave directing a
research center in Australia but will continue occasional commentaries
that strike common themes across the miles. Today he offers some
thoughts on the current controversy over bringing F-35 planes to
Burlington.
As the viral video titled "Kony 2012" dominates discussions on
Africa, commentator and UVM Professor Saleem Ali responds to criticism
about Western activism.
Commentator and UVM Professor Saleem Ali has been thinking about why so many Pakistanis don’t trust the United States, despite well established efforts to provide financial aid.
This week, as we observe the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King,
commentator and UVM Professor Saleem Ali has been thinking about how
nonviolent protest in the twentieth century was learned – across
cultures.
Commentator and UVM Professor Saleem Ali has been reflecting on how the Occupy Wall Street Movement can connect us to the holiday spirit of philanthropy.
Commentator and UVM Professor Saleem Ali reflects on how Vermonters that
hail from the Balkans region have cause for cautious optimism about the
lands of their origins
In considering the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, commentator and UVM Professor Saleem Ali wonders how we might prevent terror attacks from derailing peace processes.
Commentator and UVM Professor Saleem Ali has been thinking about the broader implications of the controversy regarding pay-scales for university executives in Vermont.