December, 2009

• 2 December

  One day the wall will fall in the Arab world, By Rami G. Khouri

  The 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall Monday passed very quietly in the Arab world, because the meaning of the wall’s fall – the transition from total state control to human freedom – also bypassed the Arab world. Not the Islamic world, or the Middle East, but the Arab world. For many reasons, the Arab world collectively …

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• 1 December

  Swiss ban mosque minarets in surprise vote

  The referendum by the nationalist Swiss People’s Party labelled minarets as symbols of rising Muslim political power that could one day transform Switzerland into an Islamic nation. Geneva: Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on minarets on Sunday, barring construction of the iconic mosque towers in a surprise vote that put Switzerland at the forefront of a European backlash …

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• 1 December

  Dubai in deep water as ripples from debt crisis spread, By Patrick Hosking and David Robertson

  THEY ATTEMPTED TO CREATE A PARADISE ON EARTH – TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD, BIGGEST HORSE RACE TRACT IN THE WORLD, BIGGEST AIR PORT IN THE WORLD, BIGGEST CAR RACING TRACT IN THE WORLD USING THE BLOOD AND SWEAT OF THE ASIAN BLACKS. NOW IN A HELL HOLE. Work has been halted on the artificial islandsFears of a dangerous new …

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November, 2009

• 30 November

  Politics of Babri Masjid, By Kuldip Nayar

  “LET the temple come up.” This was the remark by Atal Behari Vajpayee when I asked his reaction to the destruction of the Babri Masjid one day after. I was surprised by his comment because I considered him a liberal force in the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). Yet I did not attach much importance to his remark. Now that the …

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• 30 November

  DR.A.M.A.AZEEZ – ICONIC NATION BUILDER, By Susil Sirivardana

  A.M.A.Azeez was born in Jaffna in 1911 and died in Colombo in 1973. His comparatively short life of 62 years forms a captivating swathe in modern Sri Lankan history.Viewed as a whole, perhaps its greatest lesson is as a metaphor for Nation Building. Juxtaposing Azeez’s lifework  besides the needlepoint in time that we are poised today, we thought it appropriate …

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• 27 November

  PALESTINIANS LOSING FAITH IN OBAMA’S PEACE DRIVE

  November 29 marks the international day of solidarity with the Palestinians. As this day nears, hope of an independent Palestinian state emerging during United States President Barack Obama’s first term in office is fast diminishing. Even Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has lost faith in the US-mediated peace process. To mark the international day of solidarity with the Palestinians, Abbas …

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• 26 November

  Why this Indifference towards (Sri Lankan) Muslims?

  One after the other political leaders from the west, especially Britain and France, rushed to the island to show their humanitarian concern for the displaced Tamils who were used as human shield by the now defeated Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam, LTTE, which claimed to fight for the interest of this very same people. However, these Western politicians’ humanitarian concerns …

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