The Humanities are needed more than ever

By Sharom Ahmat

March 2011 FEATURE
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“ …the Humanities need to hook on to all sectors: government, business, industry, citizen groups, students, scholarly societies and even philanthropists. The challenge for the Humanities is to demonstrate their worth, highlight their educational and research achievements…”Taken from the keynote address at the Opening Dinner of the Ninth Regional API Workshop of The Nippon Foundation Fellowships for Asian Public Intellectuals (API) Programme, held on November 20, 2010 in Penang.IN MY SEARCH (for a suitable topic), I found inspiration in what...

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