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Articles with tag: arab

Gaza: A New Awakening in the American-Arab Youth

Yasmin Qureshi   Jan 21, 2009   interacts: 11

During the election campaign many discussions centered on why Muslims have no voice in the campaign. Some analysts concluded it was because Muslims are not part of the ‘American story’.

The Palestinian Puzzle

Mohammad Gill   Jan 7, 2009   interacts: 934

Israel and the Western world has projected Israel as a peace loving country; they pretend Arabs are the trouble shooters who don't want peace, the reality is however quite complex.

Hop Aboard the Interfaith Express

Feroz Qutabshahi   Nov 19, 2008   interacts: 24

Ironically, the main organizers of Interfaith conference at UN was His Majesty King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, country with the worst record in history on religious tolerance.

Wag the Tail

M A Shah   Aug 29, 2006   interacts: 24

In one of my articles, in a comment - someone wrote that we Asians are treated like dogs in the Middle East. How true.

Kill for a Pill

Fazeel Chauhan   May 6, 2006   interacts: 11

And then call this patriotism like Hitler
Then call it “christianity”
And murder, “sanctioned by jesus
And god bless America”


Pakistan Rocked

ijaz gul   Oct 28, 2005   interacts: 44

The electric pylon with the transformer was dancing to and fro and there seemed no end.

August 2003

Aruna Rangarajan   Oct 24, 2005   interacts: 110

Eventually I learnt to leave my Kraft cheese at home, stop talking about Luke Perry, and dress up to look poorer.

Hazrat Khansaa

zainab siddique   Jul 22, 2005   interacts: 41

Khansaa’s (R.A.) poetry has its own value and her poetical genius has always been acknowledged not only during her life time but even today, not only by the pre-Islamic Arab poets but also by people of all the times and places.

Of Nostalgia in Saudi Arabia

Saman Jafri   Sep 17, 2004   interacts: 26

Eight years ago, when I was planning to join my better half in Jeddah my friends were worried for me. You will suffocate there, they always said.

French Not the Only Offenders on Hijab

Tarek Fatah   Jan 21, 2004   interacts: 216

Are French and Saudi laws on Hijab flip sides of the same argument?

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