The OIC and Palestine
The Organization of Muslim Cooperation (OIC) has so far miserably failed to liberate the long-persecuted Palestinians from the yoke of imperial Israel. The organisation of the divided Muslim countries has…
Palestine: revolt of the oppressed
Dubai eye The writer is a Middle East based columnist. “Where should we go after the last frontier? / Where should the birds fly after the last sky?” – Palestinian…
What causes terrorism?
Faisal Ali Raja wrote an article in these pages (‘Terror and the youth’, Feb 9) which claims that a large youth population and low per capita income perpetuate terrorism. A…
Iran after the nuclear agreement
After years of vitriol, when the Iran nuclear agreement was operationalised there was a routine quietness about it that belied the scale of the transformation that had been set into…
Modi’s US mission
Dubai eye “Out, damned spot! out, I say!" Lady Macbeth shrieks in horror in the great Shakespearean tragedy. As she aimlessly wanders through the maze of the royal castle, she…
Fanning the flames of sectarianism
Some time ago, Sarah Palin, the woman once loved by the US media for her telegenic looks and histrionics complete with that sensuous Alaskan drawl – impeccably imitated by Tina…
Iran comes in from the cold and our opportunity
Israeli anger is easily understood. Anything that makes life easier for Iran is anathema to Israel. The nuclear deal which puts a cap on Iran’s nuclear programme for the next…
Fruitful fallout
The contrast last week could hardly have been sharper: indignation, rage and firebombs on the avenues of Athens; barely restrained joy on the streets of Tehran. The citizens of Greece…
Implications of Iran’s N-deal
BY all accounts, a “framework” agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme is likely to be concluded by end-March between Iran and the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, UK and US). A…
Palestine’s peril
It is hard to recall any other people who had to face such insurmountable hardships in their struggle for freedom and statehood as the brave Palestinians have since the State…
