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DISCOVERING SYRIA
Syria???s truths???its authoritarian repression, its poverty and unemployment???belie its very freedoms, its refusal to succumb to clichés about…
‘There Is No Limit That Anyone Can Place On Israel’s Violence’
Extracts from this interview with the former Indian diplomat appeared in printIs Israel becoming a rogue state and…
Some Arabs Are More Equal…
Like Themis, the Greek goddess of justice, the Arab awakening has proved to be blindingly even-handed ??? treating…
Thousands shout for freedom in southern Syria
Thousands called for liberty on Thursday in the southern Syrian city of Daraa, defying a deadly government crackdown…
Odd Ball
While most dictatorships in the neighbourhood have vanished within days of the Arab Spring, the Bashar al-Assad regime…
How Islam Became Hijacked By Revisionists
The brutal killing of over 130 innocent people in Paris is another example of the mindlessness of Islamic…
The Unmourned Exodus
Some of the world???s most ancient Christian communities are found in the Arab world. Sadly, however, religious persecution…
Some Arabs Are More Equal…
Like Themis, the Greek goddess of justice, the Arab awakening has proved to be blindingly even-handed ??? treating…
Why the Arab Spring Hasn’t Spread to India???but Should
Last summer in Delhi, when a new overpass was built where the massive Outer Ring Road goes over…
Democracy has to be redefined to suit the times
A contrasting situation exists with respect to democracy in the present world. While there is encroachment of politics…