ALI GUNES

  Ageing Population: Challenges and Solutions Ali Gunes University of New York Tirana aligunes@unyt.edu.al   According to the research conducted by the United Nations, “t he world’s population is ageing. Virtually every country in the world is experiencing growth in the number and proportion of older persons in their population ” (Ageing , United Nations , n.d. For further information, see also World Population Prospects 2022, n.d.). For the United Nations, it is “ one of the most significant social transformations of the twenty-first century”. It affects almost “all the sectors of society, including labour and financial markets, the demand for goods and services, such as housing, transportation and social protection, as well as family structures and intergenerational ties” (Ibid.). The world's demographic landscape has drastically changed due to the ageing population. Globally, life expectancy has increased due to improved living conditions, healthcare advanc...

  Navigating Complexity and Challenges: Strategies for Overcoming Organizational Challenges at Universities Ali Gunes University of New York Tirana a ligunes @unyt.edu.al In today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, universities face unprecedented complexity in their organisational structures and functions. Of course, this complexity and poor function derive from numerous factors, including globalisation, technological advancements, the tendency of artificial intelligence to become a part of life and education, shifting demographics of the regions, and increased competition among higher education institutions. As universities strive to adapt and excel in this dynamic environment, they meet numerous challenges in managing their internal operations effectively. Hence, it is of utmost importance to understand the nature of complexity within university organisations and suggest strategies for overcoming these challenges and complexity, which gives rise to their unsatisfac...

  The Role of Mothers in Shaping Family Traditions and Values in Children Ali Gunes The University of New York Tirana aligunes@unyt.edu.al   A couple of days ago, I argued with a colleague concerning the changing role of mothers in contemporary consumerist society, where both husband and mother must work to sustain their livelihood. The capitalist economic system forces them to behave this way because it creates a perception that men and women must work and consume what they earn. This is how our identities and worldviews are unknowingly constructed through various propaganda channels, such as advertisements, television, social media, etc. My colleague claimed that nursery and, today, preschool replace the mother's role in raising children. When I asked him that it is not a matter of bringing children up physically, but children also have emotional and spiritual sides, which should be nurtured; society has its values and norms, which should also be transferred to th...

  Osmanlı Geçmişini Unutmak Araplara Hiçbir Fayda Sağlamadı Mostafa Minawi Cornell Üniversitesi Tarih Bölümü Öğretim Üyesi Çeviri: ali güneş, gunesali1@gmail.com Kaynak: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/8/20/forgetting-the-ottoman-past-has-done-the-arabs-no-good   Bir Osmanlı İmparatorluğu tarihçisi olarak, milyonlarca insanı kendi yakın geçmişlerinden koparmanın suç olduğuna inanıyorum . Emperyalizm, Arap dünyasında ele alınması gereken zor bir konudur. Bu kelime Fransız ve İngiliz sömürgeciliğinin yanı sıra günümüzün yerleşimci kolonisi İsrail'i çağrıştırıyor. Ancak emperyal yönetimin daha yerli ve uzun süreli bir biçimi olan Osmanlı emperyalizmi genellikle çağdaş tarih tartışmalarının dışında bırakılmaktadır. Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nun yerine geçen bazı devletler, Osmanlı yönetimini yerel müfredatta basitçe Osmanlı veya Türk “ işgali ” olarak özetlemeyi seçerken, diğerleri yerel düzeyde popüler olarak satın alınmaya devam eden ve iyi prova edilmiş “ ...

  SOSYAL BECERİLERİN GÜNÜMÜZDEKİ ÖNEMİ ali güneş gunesali1@gmail.com   I İki ay önce Sosyal becerilerin bireysel ve mesleki gelişmeye/ilerlemeye etkisi üzerine İstanbul’da Uluslararası bir konferansta sunum yaptım. Sunum ile ilgili teklif geldiğinde ilk önce bayağı şaşırdım… Zaten genel olarak zamanımızın büyük çoğunluğunu sosyal medyada geçirerek sosyalleşmiyor muyuz? Sosyal medya aracılığı ile dünyanın her yerinde milyonlarca insanla tanışmıyor muyuz? Seyahatlerimiz artmadı mı? Belli eğitim kademelerinden geçmiş kişiler, özellikle üniversite mezunları olarak sosyal becerilerle donatılmış olarak zaten mezun olmuyor muyuz? Bu ve benzeri düşünceleri kafamda biraz yoğurduktan sonra, olayın farklı bir yönünün olabileceğini düşündüm… Başladım okumaya… Okudukça gördüm ki olay benim düşündüğüm kadar basit değil… Çok daha farklı ve derin bir konu… II Hızla gelişen, küreselleşen ve değişen bir dünyada yaşıyoruz. Her gün yeni taleplerle, yenilikçi çalışma ...

  Why do Muslims seek to immigrate to Western countries? ali gunes gunesali1@gmail.com   Two days ago, I met two immigrants from two different Muslim countries. We talked about numerous things. Then the talk came to the situations in their countries. I do not want to disclose their names because they prefer to remain anonymous for security reasons. When our talk progressed, I asked them why they left their home, memories, land, and stories behind and came to Türkiye as it is not easy. One of them read the lines from Warsan Shire’s Poem “ Home ”: “ no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark …”   Later, when I gradually started decoding their words, I understood that they were not willing to stay in Türkiye but to go to a Western country as soon as they found any opportunity. Western countries are Islamophobic; they always hate, degrade, and humiliate Islam and Muslims. Thus, I worried about why they wanted to immigrate to these non-Muslim countr...

Does the Freedom of Expression allow us to desecrate what is sacred to other people? ali gunes gunesali1@gmail.com Similar to the previous burning of the Muslim Holy Book Qur’an carried out by Rasmus Paludan a short while ago, Salwan Momika, an Iraqi refugee, burned and insulted the Qur’an during the recent Muslim feast of sacrifice or Eid-al-Adha in front of Stockholm Central Mosque, Sweden, under the police surveillance. Initially, the Swedish government defended the incident under the guise of freedom of expression and thought. Yet, this incident took severe criticism from almost every part of the world – Muslims and non-Muslims. The harshest criticism has come from Turkey, which continues to blockade Sweden’s NATO entry application because Sweden, Turkiye claims, not only overtly supports and accommodates PKK terrorists but also uses them against Turkey for its smear campaign of human rights abuse. For example, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan harshly criticised Sweden for allowing...