Author Archives: Rashid Faridi

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About Rashid Faridi

I am Rashid Aziz Faridi ,Writer, Teacher and a Voracious Reader.

Do You Know These Writing / Publishing Resources?

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Savvy Writers & e-Books online:
, . Are you sometimes scrambling for phrase ideas or marketing tips, not sure, if your query is proper written or do you want to find out where the next writing contest takes place?…

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World’s 2.5 billion smallholder farmers are key to global food security and sustainability

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
Ezekial Rop, a smallholder farmer in Moiben, Kenya (photo credit: Jeff Haskins). ‘Supporting smallholder farmers to play a greater role in food production and natural resource stewardship is one of the quickest ways to lift…

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Guest Post:Welcome to Exurbia

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

Guest Post by Dr. George Morgan If you drive on the highway from Australia’s capital Canberra to its largest city Sydney, you pass a sign that seems strangely out of place. ‘Welcome to Sydney’, it declares. Yet all around are … Continue reading →

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Drones and ‘the world as free-fire zone’

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on geographical imaginations:
Fred Kaplan has an interesting essay on the history and use of armed drones by the United States at MIT Technology Review: ‘The world as free-fire zone‘ (June 2013).  Kaplan provides a telling critique of…

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