PARIS — I was in the House of Commons on an invitation, had the pleasure of shaking hands with the notorious David Blunkett, an acknowledged

Paris — As Baghdad burnt, her libraries were ransacked and her books flung into the river Tigris so that a passage had been made through

PARIS — Muslims stir in today's world because they are an assertive nation trying to finally integrate into the mainstream world. They are trying to make

Chirac has played its foreign policy of 'pacification' partly to keep its 5 million immigrant population mollified. In the first disturbing assertion that a European

The prudent takes no poison even if he possesses the antidote. — DANSE AVEC LES LOUPS! There's a Lebanese saying; “the mountain roared and delivered

Constitution is the sign of a matured nation and a rationally affluent civilization. Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, after casting one of the first ballots in

Afghanistan's democratic ballot, along with Iraq's a few months back, is a turning point in the annals of regional geopolitics. The elections in these two

It was a rare moment for me to feel a little pessimistic about the way the world is going. I, the eternal optimist, was shocked

PARIS — Today these suicide bombers operate in the very trains and buses that we take everyday to work. They have completely lost touch with

! PARIS — Muslims have not come out of emptiness; they incorporate values of spirit and civilisations of that of Pharaohs, Hellenistic and Zoroaster; it

PARIS — It is generally argued that the strategy post 'September 11' was fatally flawed as it wiped out traditional conformist wisdom of a measured

PARIS — As a puritan takes control of the church, it may be actually beginning of a new journey of Cardinal Ratzinger 'Dominus Iesus' fame

PARIS — The positive influence of sport on all aspects of human life – its benefits of instituting mutual understanding across divisions of race, culture

Even freedom seekers and optimists across the globe would be surprised with the pace of contemporary happenings: freeing Afghanistan from clutches of a bastardized version

During the first eight months of this year, the price of oil has risen to nearly $55 from just under $29. For the last 30

It is a predictable course to believe that civilizations don't just disappear; others who are hungrier, more aggressive and more energetic overtake them. The demographic

Islam has become a hostage to insane lunatics, out for revenge on their losing battles through the blood of innocent people. In the name of

“… he would not reign over the people if they did not wish it… ” — Cyrus the Great “The sons of Adam are limbs

Fighting the violence in Chechnya with lives of innocent children is barbarism of the highest order. It depicts the ugly facade of those who try

The lingering conflict in Iraq, more than a year after the end of the year, demonstrates the subtle dynamics of Iraqi Shi'ism and the extent

We are silent spectators of a demise of a vision, that of true egalitarianism and fraternity enjoined within the Prophet's last sermon. “Arab has no

''Bush's war has been the greatest thing that ever happened to Al-Qaeda. If Bush were making progress in the war on terror, we wouldn't be

Doha, Qatar — Sheik Yusuf al-Qaradawi, arguably Islam's most influential cleric, takes the podium at Omar ibn al-Khattab Mosque, a short distance away from the

The conflict in Iraq is a trite, tedious and rather tiresome issue since the virtual certainty of an American victory was never in serious doubt.

Human beings were born free. Why did you make them slaves? — Caliph Umar Political freedom within Iraq and ability of the populace to demonstrate