Spotlight On Mid East

Spotlight On Mid East
the United States invaded and occupied Iraq. Advocates of the operation assured us that this would be “a cakewalk” that would essentially pay for itself.  The ensuing war claimed at least 6,000 American military and civilian lives.  It wounded 100,000 U.S. personnel. It displaced 2.8 million Iraqis and – by conservative estimate – killed at least 125,000 of them, while wounding another 350,000.  The U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq will ultimately cost American taxpayers at least
 $3.4 trillion,

Turkish Democracy

Turkish Democracy
“You who believe! Give away some of the good things you have earned and some of what the earth produces for you. Do not have recourse to bad things when you give, things you would only take with your eyes tight shut! Know that Allah is Rich Beyond Need, Praiseworthy.” 

Blaming the Muslims

Blaming the Muslims

Opinion polls suggest that Americans do not like Muslims very much. No surprise there, considering the steady diet of negative commentary. On the New York City subway one can learn from posters that Palestinians are savages while Israelis are civilized. For many years, the word "Islamic" has been used in much of the media as an obligatory prefix to the word "terrorist."

Pakistan in Search of Future

Pakistan in Search of Future

“American friendship is more dangerous than its publicly defined animosity. Rejecting cynicism but pondering on the US rationale of “war on terrorism”, there are ample similarities of the blueprint what happened in Iraq, the same fate could be waiting for Pakistan.