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Forgiveness is strength

Forgiveness is strength

17 December 2015

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong,” wrote one of the 20th century’s wisest men, Mahatma Gandhi. The British ruled his country with...

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Ignore Trump’s bigotry at your peril!

Ignore Trump’s bigotry at your peril!

13 December 2015

Donald Trump is smashing red lines at the rate of knots yet his popularity with Republican voters is soaring. Most polls place him way ahead with 35 per cent...

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Saudi and the UAE, the ‘Shield of the Gulf’

Saudi and the UAE, the ‘Shield of the Gulf’

06 December 2015

Our region is war-torn and fractured. We are facing multiple threats of multiple kinds. This is the most dangerous era I have ever lived through, surpassing the 1991...

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United we stand. United we succeed

United we stand. United we succeed

02 December 2015

December 2, 1971 was much more than a simple signing of a treaty, it changed our lives forever. It broke down not only physical borders and barriers, but overtime it...

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Challenge all those who distort Islam’s message!

Challenge all those who distort Islam’s message!

27 November 2015

Morten Storm, the Danish co-author of “Agent Storm: My life Inside Al-Qaeda and the CIA”, recently aired his anti-Islamic views on Fox News, abusing this media platform...

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Trump has ripped off his mask

Trump has ripped off his mask

25 November 2015

I was wrong and I do not mind admitting it. My support for the front-running Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was a mistake. Initially, I admired his...

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Why has our planet become savage?

Why has our planet become savage?

22 November 2015

These days I find myself in a permanent state of shock, horror and confusion. We live in a world where human life is devalued, where barbarism, racism and bigotry are...

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The world must act to destroy this disease

The world must act to destroy this disease

16 November 2015

Paris is in mourning. We are all in mourning for those who thronged the glorious French capital on Friday evening little knowing it would be their last. All except the...

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