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Thursday 25 November 2004 (12 Shawwal 1425)

Editorial: Pak-India Handshake

All men of good will in Pakistan, India and Kashmir want peace. The alternative is unthinkable. India stands on the threshold of world economic power from which Pakistan can also expect to benefit... Full Story


Elections: How Ready Are We?

Registration for the municipal elections has begun in Riyadh. Apart from some newspaper articles and a few people interested in participating, there has been little change in the public atmosphere.... Full Story


Charlatans Disguised as Reformers

There is a vicious war of words going on between those who classify themselves as “reformers” in this land. Not being privy to the art of dialogue or the science of logic and argumentation, the “reformers”... Full Story




East Vs. West: Let Us Isolate Extremists on Both Sides

I find myself — an Arab citizen of the East who has lived for decades in the West — caught between two worlds. While I acquired my education in the United States and appreciate the Western experience,... Full Story


‘Iraq, We Are Destroying You Only to Save You’

Has there ever before been a war that so many people disapproved of but so few wanted to stop? Have the reasons for starting a war ever been so thoroughly discredited without turning into reasons for... Full Story


Keeping Moral Balance in the Desperation of Combat

Hard news about war comes to the home front. A group of Marines kill a wounded and unarmed Iraqi and walk away talking tough. I flashback to another war: World War II, New Guinea, 1944, leading... Full Story


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