Opinion

  We’ve all had intense moments. For me, one such moment happened while standing on the rooftop of Masjid al-Haram. Above me was only sky, below me, the most beautiful view of the Kaba’a and an acute sign of Allah, this life, and the life to come. I was surrounded by an overwhelming crowd – that exists nowhere else on …

While a large number of people expressed that the US President Barack Obama did not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, I am among one of those very few people who defended it saying that this was done on a hire-purchase system — “buy now and pay later.” But I am terribly disappointed since the president of the sole superpower has …

 mage Credit: Guillermo munro/©Gulf News   Yesterday, the Israeli military attacked and boarded one of the Turkish aid ships sailing to Gaza as part of a flotilla, killing 19 and injuring many more. As this occurred in international waters, it is not only an act of piracy but could also be construed as an ‘act of war'. This attack on …

I must take this opportunity to thank my good friend Minister A.H.M.Fowzie on his appointment as Minister of Disaster Management. In my opinion this is one of the most important ministries as it covers all the ministries. Generally when we talk about the disasters it is mainly natural calamities, such as floods due to heavy rain, earth slips, damages caused …

Moved by the miserable plight of Afghan girls Hollywood super star Angelina Jolie has set up a separate school, at a cost of US dollar 75,000,to accommodate as many as 800 students. The question which put to shame the worldwide 1.6 billion Muslims is where are the so-called Muslim millionaires and billionaires and what have they done to alleviate the …