January, 2012

• 12 January

  Energy Wars 2012 By Michael T. Klare

  Welcome to an edgy world where a single incident at an energy “chokepoint” could set a region aflame, provoking bloody encounters, boosting oil prices, and putting the global economy at risk.  With energy demand on the rise and sources of supply dwindling, we are, in fact, entering a new epoch — the Geo-Energy Era — in which disputes over vital resources …

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• 10 January

  MALIGAHENA MUSLIM SCHOOL PROJECT: BEARS GOOD FRUITS

  I write these words to express my great gratitude to philanthropist Al-Haj. Z.A.M. Refai and Engineer AGA Barrie of Beruwala, Sri Lanka and old boys of the above school for, dedicating themselves for the development of their alma-mater, under a master plan estimated at the cost of 75 million SLR. Further, it is hoped highlighting some of the achievements made …

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• 10 January

  Anwar Ibrahim found not guilty of sodomy Al Jazeera and agencies

  

    Malaysian politician says justice has been served and pledges to topple the government in next elections. Al Jazeera's Harry Fawcett spoke to Anwar Ibrahim after the verdict at the Kuala Lumpur High Court   Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been acquitted in a surprise end to a politically charged sodomy trial. The popular leader has called the trial a government …

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• 10 January

  Ibrahim: US Must Cease ‘Ambivalence’ Toward Muslim World by Ben Linden

  

  NEW YORK, February 9, 2011 – The US should actively support the burgeoning democratic movements in Egypt and throughout the Muslim world, argues Anwar Ibrahim, who sees American support for embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the context of a larger "policy of ambivalence." "You talk about democracy and freedom; you support autocrats and dictators," said the former Deputy Prime Minister …

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• 8 January

  The Plight of Iraqi Children By ADNAN AL-DAINI

  

  THE sectarian and ethnic divisions among Iraqi politicians have now become so deep that trust across the sectarian and ethnic schisms, Shia, Sunni, Kurdish, is now practically non-existent. Any action or statement by any politician, whether well-intentioned or not, is viewed through this destructive prism.  Where do we go from here?  Is there any action that all politicians could agree …

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• 8 January

  Hamas and the Brotherhood: Reanimating History By RAMZY BAROUD

  

  What truly worries Israel is not the radicalization of Muslim societies, but the rise of Islamic politics to represent a rational, mainstream political discourse. It threatens Israel because it could rally many Arabs around one cohesive political agenda, and repositions Palestine, once more, as central to what many Muslim intellectuals refer to as the “Islamic Awakening”. Senior Hamas leader Ismail …

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• 8 January

  Pakistan: No More Business As Usual With USA, Reconciliation with Taliban By ASIF HAROON RAJA

  While Pakistan is restructuring its foreign policy that had been tailor made to suit American interests only, the US is striving to normalize Pak-US relations but there will be no more business as usual. Process of peace with Pakistani Taliban should be given a push to end the self-destructive war on terror. WHEN the US decided to invade Afghanistan and …

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