Muslim Issues

Has there ever been a Middle Eastern war of such hypocrisy? A war of such cowardice and such mean morality, of such false rhetoric and such public humiliation? I’m not talking about the physical victims of the Syrian tragedy. I’m referring to the utter lies and mendacity of our masters and our own public opinion – eastern as well as …

Ignored by the government, UNHCR, NGOs and Muslim Politicians   Muslim settlements in Mannar dates back to more than one thousand years.In her book “The Muslims of Sri Lanka” eminent historian Dr. Lorna Dewaraja explained that by 9th century Muslim settlements were established in the coastal areas including Mannar. Muslims in and around Mannar area were descendants of early Arab traders who …

he West’s moves aimed at regime change in Syria are on a  fast track. But regime change won’t come about as easily as the West thinks. Syria is certainly not going to be like Iraq or Libya although the war in Syria has escalated and the rebels seeking to topple the Bashar al-Assad regime have grown to be a better …

Russian Ambassador Vitaly I. Churkin briefs correspondents following the Security Council’s unanimous decision to extend the mandate of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) for 30 days. Credit: UN Photo/JC McIlwaine   UNITED NATIONS, Jul 23 2012 (IPS) – Just before the Western-inspired resolution against Syria was vetoed in the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey …

Jon Chase/Harvard Staff Photographer Fareed Zakaria addressed the Harvard Alumni Association during the Afternoon Exercises at Harvard's 361st Commencement. We live in an age of progress”   Commencement address by Fareed Zakaria [as prepared] May 24, 2012 Thank you so much, President Faust, Fellows of the Corporation, Overseers, Ladies and Gentlemen, and graduates. To the graduates in particular, I have …