By Saeed Qureshi
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The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was simply beating about the bush while expressing the American administration’s reaction to the emerging monumental crisis in Egypt. She was talking to CNN anchor this morning.
Posted in Articles, Muslim World, Opinions from Abroad
By Nicola Nasser
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The Arab world is the beating heart of the overwhelmingly Muslim Middle East, and the Arab masses are angrily moving for a change in the status quo, practically dictated by the military, economic or political hegemony of the United States, which in turn is whipped by the regional power of the Israeli U.S. strategic ally.
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By Abolhassan Bani-Sadr
By removing a despot who was the main obstacle to democracy, the Tunisian revolt has immense importance for the Arab and Islamic world. Above all, it has opened up a future which, due to the iron grip of an authoritarian political system backed by European and Arab governments, had been considered closed.
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By Jonathan Power
There is little doubt about it that in the last two decades mankind has taken giant strides forward. There are many indicators of this. I would single out half a dozen, most important: the sharp and steady decline in the mortality rate of mothers and their children, the rise in the educational levels of young girls, the eradication of an important number of infectious diseases, the fast spread of human rights and democracy, the downward path of the number of wars, and the emancipation in South Africa and the US of black people.
Posted in Articles, Opinions from Abroad, World Affairs
By David Beatty
Lebanon is about to face one of those moments that illuminate the character of a country. The Special Tribunal for Lebanon investigating the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is about to move into high gear. The institution’s prosecutor has now handed over draft indictments to a pre-trial judge. It is widely believed that persons connected with Hezbollah will be named.
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By Philip Bowring
Nothing could be more symbolic of the rise in Indonesia’s status in the world: Garuda, the national airline named after the sacred, mythical bird that is its national emblem, is being marketed to global investors. It has been reaching out to global investors as the government seeks to raise at least $1 billion by selling a large stake in what was long an accident-prone carrier shunned by passengers and airports alike.
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By Richard Weitz
The processes associated with globalisation — the spread of sensitive nuclear technologies throughout the world, improved means of communication and transportation, and the worldwide diffusion of knowledge through the internet — have exacerbated nuclear terrorist threats. Consider the following examples:
Posted in Articles, Nuclear Issues, Opinions from Abroad
By Wasim Ahmad
Selective quoting from Hadeeth has the same problem as does the selective quoting from Quran. While quoting a single Hadeeth one ignores the fact that he might be ignoring thousands and thousands of Ahaadeeth. It has been noticed that nazariyah pahle wujood mei(n) aata hai aur daleel ba’d mei(n) laa’i jaati hai. But the impression given is that because of these dalaa’il (evidences) we have reached to the following nazariyah (theory)! The reality could be just the opposite.
Posted in Articles, Opinions from Pakistan, Religion
By Afshain Afzal
Hardly any day passes when news of US’ and its allies’ homicides and atrocities in Pakistan, Afghanistan and elsewhere are not heard. The recent cold blood murders in Muzang, Lahore, in which a group of American covers officers in two private vehicles killed three innocent civilians, is a route affair.
By Dr Raja Muhammad Khan
Honouring its deep-rooted strategic alliance, United States has finally decided to lift the ban from the Indian companies, directly or indirectly, linked with the Indian defence production, procurement, supplies, research, and development. U.S has imposed sanctions on these defence related companies following the Indian nuclear blasts in May 1998.
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