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Explaining the Russian-Turkish fallout!
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi History and psychology may help in explaining current affairs. In the case of Russian-Turkish relations, they certainly do.  Here we are watching a power play of two exceptional personalities, representing great, proud, rebounding peoples. Both men came ...
Turkish-Russian dispute: Valid questions
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi I dream sometimes of going back to my journalism school in the University of Oregon, to discuss, in a pure academic environment, Mideast issues from afar, as I often did during my student years there. Then, I ...
Jeddah sinks again: Why? Who’s to blame?
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi “Did you know that the amount of rain which fell on the city of Jeddah last Tuesday amounted to 57 million cubic meters of water? And what the tens of dams that have been built since the ...
Defeating terrorism: Campaign starts at home!
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi “So where do we draw the line and decide enough is enough?” asked my wife. “Terrorists are killing us everyday in many ways. To put us on a constant alert is the worst kind of killing. It ...
Arab coma!
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi An Arab investor was in a coma for five years. When he woke up from the coma, they put him in a hospital room with a satellite TV. Imagine his shock as he went from one news ...
Russo-Farsi word game in Syria!
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi When Caliph Ali was on the verge of victory, the opposing army called for truce, and when he refused, they raised copies of the Qur’an on the tips of their spears, demanding Islamic arbitration. Ali saw through the ...
Saudi and Turkey — face-off with Russian alliance?
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi In Istanbul, last week, I had the opportunity to discuss Saudi-Turkish relations with many politicians, academics, and media persons. Over Turkish coffee and delights, we reviewed Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir’s visit to Ankara last week and ...
Russia and Islam: Missed opportunity?
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi IN Moscow this year, city authorities gave permission for Muslims to have their Eid Al Adha prayer in the largest mosque and its surrounding streets. Perhaps, they never anticipated the unprecedented attendance. Hundreds of thousands filled the streets ...
The selfishness culture!
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     As a result of one-family, one child law in China, those who are lucky enough to have a male child, they shower him with love, admiration and attention. The result is what is called the “little emperors” ...
Iran... holy Haj and dirty politics!
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     “SO is Iran’s criticism of Saudi management of Haj and its demand of a share in Haj administration politically motivated?” wondered the host of a BBC Persian TV program. I said: Yes, it is politics at its ...
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