Dr. Ali Ettefagh serves as a director of Highmore Global Corporation, an investment company in emerging markets of Eastern Europe, CIS, and the Middle East. He is the co-author of several books on trade conflict, resolution of international trade disputes, conflicts in letters of credit, trade-related banking transactions, sovereign debt, arbitration and dispute resolutions and publications specific to the oil and gas, communication, aviation and finance sectors. Dr. Ettefagh is a member of the executive committee and the board of directors of The Development Foundation, an advisor to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, and an advisor to a number of European companies. Dr. Ettefagh speaks Persian (Farsi), English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic and Turkish.
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Ali Ettefagh
Tehran, Iran
Dr. Ali Ettefagh serves as a director of Highmore Global Corporation, an investment company in emerging markets of Eastern Europe, CIS, and the Middle East.
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Very interesting observations. I tend to agree that it is just a wishful chasing of shadows, funny that the timing is more or less in a similar recession setting in Britain, perhaps to divert attention away.
But this time, it is different as the Archbishop of Canterbury has called for widening the net of Enlgish Common Law and also include some elements of Sharia traditions in British jurisprudence. It will be a long walk, and not a leap, but it is a start to transform from a state-sanctioned Church of England to a multi-cultural society.
The poster makes good points...the one exception being the categorization of Salman Rushdie as an author propelled to fame by an Iranian fatwah. He had, after all, already been awarded the Booker Prize for 1981s Midnight's Children, which is a fantastic book I recommend Mr. Ettefagh read if his country allows it to be printed. Which I'm sure it doesnt.
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Very interesting observations. I tend to agree that it is just a wishful chasing of shadows, funny that the timing is more or less in a similar recession setting in Britain, perhaps to divert attention away.
But this time, it is different as the Archbishop of Canterbury has called for widening the net of Enlgish Common Law and also include some elements of Sharia traditions in British jurisprudence. It will be a long walk, and not a leap, but it is a start to transform from a state-sanctioned Church of England to a multi-cultural society.
October 7, 2008 4:37 AM | Report Offensive Comments
Posted on October 7, 2008 04:37
The poster makes good points...the one exception being the categorization of Salman Rushdie as an author propelled to fame by an Iranian fatwah. He had, after all, already been awarded the Booker Prize for 1981s Midnight's Children, which is a fantastic book I recommend Mr. Ettefagh read if his country allows it to be printed. Which I'm sure it doesnt.
October 6, 2008 3:22 PM | Report Offensive Comments
Posted on October 6, 2008 15:22