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News Wire Feed Light Reading 3/17/2021 LONDON – One year since the onset of the pandemic, organizations globally have undergone major transformations as they seek to strengthen resilience, increase agility and deliver greater efficiencies. 89.2% of business and IT leaders agree COVID-19 has caused significant changes to their operating processes, while 87.3% say it has accelerated their digital transformation strategy. These are the findings from...

Today’s columnist, Mark Kerrison of New Net Technologies, invokes David Bowie to get the point across that the vast majority of security issues are tied to changes.

Global and Conflict Journalism Tickets (£3.83) here. Deborah is foreign affairs editor, covering the biggest foreign stories around the world and carrying out her own investigations. She has reported from Europe on Brexit the United States on Donald Trump, and broken stories on suspected Russian disinformation operations and suspected cyber attacks in the UK. Before joining Sky, she was defence editor and previously Iraq correspondent at The Times. She covered wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Li...

Vigil for Syria Join us in an online Vigil for Syria, marking ten years of the Syrian conflict, as a public expression of solidarity with the Syrian people. About this Event Monday, 15 March marks the 10 th year of the conflict in Syria. The people of Syria continue to face great instability, with around 80% of the population currently estimated to be living in poverty. Food insecurity and human rights violations are issues of great concern. This leaves us in no doubt of the ongoing pain and s...

Commemoration of 10 Years of the Syrian Crisis The Media Line Staff Join us to commemorate 10 years since the start of the Syrian uprising where a panel of experts will analyse this decade of destruction. About this Event March marks 10 years since the start of the Syrian uprising. A panel of experts will analyse what this decade of destruction means for the Syrian people, Syrian politics and the geopolitical environment now and in the future. Speakers: Wake up to the Trusted Mideast News so...

Understanding Violence and Political Markets in Africa and the Middle East The Media Line Staff After four years of researching violence, conflict and across Africa and the Middle East, what have we learned? About this Event The Conflict Research Programme has been investigating the logics of war and peace across five countries in the Middle East and Africa over the last four years. Findings cover the link between extremist identity politics and political marketplaces, the countervailing role...

Join us for a special International Women’s Day event, celebrating the lives of Manchester Muslim women from around the world and their cultural heritage. They will share their personal stories, poetry, paintings, recipes, artefacts, music, performance, celebrate famous women from their country of origin. Learn about ‘Bakhoor’ ceremony, the women’s crafts of Egypt and of course food even digitally! Meet the contributors: Barbara Dresner | Maryam Afolabi | Suzie Bolchover |Hanane El Hadi...

Cadbury Creme Eggs Now Come in Beer Form © Provided by Food & Wine Cadbury teamed up with Goose Island to release a limited edition Creme Stout for Easter. But even though these brewery-meets-candy mashup arent as unexpected as they used to be, the combination of sweet treats and alcohol can still be an attention grabber: Just ask Cadbury. The Easter mainstay teamed up with the Goose Island Beer Company to release a Creme Egg-flavored stout. Launched today, the limited-edition Goose Island x...

Middle Eastern Cook Along with Peter Lien The Media Line Staff Tickets (£5) here. About this Event Join Peter as he demonstrates how to make Pistachio Chicken and Pomegranate Couscous (or Rice). You can either sit back and watch the demonstration or cook-along in time to enjoy for dinner. Peter Lien is an experienced cookery tutor and founder of Cook Bristol, he is well known to many WI members as a Denman tutor and previous Head of the Denman Cookery School. Cost £5 – open to all. Nonmem...

Tickets (£5) here. Egypt Centre fundraising lecture. Tickets for this event cost £5. We also welcome additional donations, for which we are extremely grateful! About this Event Abstract: The late 19th and early 20th centuries are popularly called the “Golden Age” of Egyptology – a term that begs a lot of questions. Golden for whom? And how? Large-scale excavations in Egypt, both official and unofficial, enriched museum and private collections outside Egypt, and scientific and popular pu...