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In "Opinion / OP-ED"
June 14, 2018
US, Iran and EU interests
June 13, 2018
King Salman’s decisive initiative to salvage Jordan from its economic woes
June 12, 2018
What is required from the new labor minister?
June 12, 2018
Cold-blooded rabbis are not men of the cloth
June 12, 2018
Trump’s N.Korea summit falls short of Nixon-goes-to-China moment
MY first visit to the United Arab Emirates was in the early 1990s to attend a training course organized by the Saudi National Commercial Bank in Jabel Ali. We landed at the old Dubai airport, so I couldn’t see the new terminal, which is famous for its free tax zone.The road to Jebel Ali passed through Sharjah and I did not have the opportunity to visit Dubai. It had to wait till after my graduation in the United States, seven years later.In the decade I missed, the UAE witnessed dramatic development. I keenly followed the global interest in investment, employment and tourism opportunities in the rising UAE. When I visited the country the second time, I made sure to go through the new airport, and visit Dubai harbor, markets and towers. My last visit was to Abu Dhabi, less than a year,...
June 12, 2018
Saudi-UAE alliance: Where is it headed?
June 11, 2018
Singapore summit and growing US-China rivalry
IT has become a pattern, of late, that most of my ideas that get me thinking before writing an article generally emanate from a situation that I have experienced from a chance dialogue with random people on the streets, restaurants or inside some shops, especially when neither of us nor the group, in which I am in, are deliberating some issue.This time too I was accidentally provoked into writing this article, as I happened to be, ironically, at the right place at the right time! Before I dwell on the incident, let me clarify at the outset that I have nothing against any community or race, and am raising this issue just to pinpoint the ignorance of people in using others to emphasize their intelligence or status. This usage of a comparative narrative is inbred in many of us, and it is high...
June 11, 2018
‘Do you think I am Indian’?
Wherever they live, and now Muslims reside throughout the world, they seek during the holy month of Ramadan to come closer to Allah by obeying His commands that include kindness to all, particularly family, neighbors, the weak and animals, good behavior, patience and giving charity. Fasting during the month, supplemented by prayers and piety, is a means to seek Allah’s pleasure.I’ve observed Ramadan in several places – from cities in the United States where I was the only Muslim, to the Grand Mosque in Makkah where I was among hundreds of thousands of people engrossed in reading the Holy Qur’an or prayers. I also prayed in Madinah and Jerusalem and my wife and I also visited the cave of Hira where the Prophet (peace be upon him) first received Allah’s message through the angel...
June 08, 2018
Ramadan and its blessings around the world
June 08, 2018
The Kingdom’s cultural revival
