The Road to Hajj: Japan, Azerbaijan

[the_future_modernes]

Road to Hajj-Japan Part One

Al Jazeera meets the man making Hajj possible for Japan's small Muslim community


Road to Hajj - Japan - 26 Nov 09 - Pt 2

The road to Hajj - Azerbaijan - 25 Nov 09 - Pt 1

Al Jazeera follows pilgrims from this former Soviet state as they prepare for Hajj.


The road to Hajj - Azerbaijan - 25 Nov 09 - Pt 2

Economic Predators

[the_future_modernes]

'Vulture funds' sue poverty-stricken Liberia - 26 Nov 09

Two offshore investment funds are taking the poverty-stricken African state of Liberia to London's High Court, over an unpaid debt that dates back to the 1970s.

The Caribbean-based companies, described as "vulture funds" want more than $20m.

But Liberia says it can't afford to pay the debt, and accuses the firms of profiting from poverty.

Barbara Serra reports

looking at the european union

[the_future_modernes]

Empire - Europe: A Superpower on the Fast-track - 25 Nov 09 - Pt 1

As Europe adopts a new treaty to strengthen its union, and choses new authorities to speak with one voice for the continent, it confronts the fact that, with twenty seven countries, 500 million people, a combined economy bigger than the US, and almost 2 million soldiers under arms, the European Union is to all intents and purposes, a superpower. Will 27 nations be able to pull as one and become a dominant power in the 21st century?



Empire - Europe: A Superpower on the Fast-track - 25 Nov 09 - Pt 2