This class, taught at the 2014 Summer Rihla Program in Konya by Hamza Yusuf, provides and enlightening translation and commentary of Imam al-Ghazali's brilliant opening chapter. Playlist: • Shaykh Hamza Yusuf on ... Buy on sandala.org
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4334114/ The enforced opening of Thailand’s cigarette market to imports in 1990 has become a cause celebre in debates about the social and health impacts of trade agreements. At the instigation of leading US-based cigarette manufacturers, the US Trade Representative (USTR) threatened trade sanctions against Thailand to compel the government to liberalize its domestic cigarette market. Thailand’s challenge to the USTR led to referral to General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) arbitration.
