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Honesty is the best policy
In the past few weeks one topic has dominated the conversation at many social gatherings and that is the arrest and detention of princes, businessmen and government officials who have been rounded up and sequestered, facing charges of corruption, money laundering, kickbacks and bilking the government of billions of dollars.Most if not all people I have come across have expressed their appreciation to the government for taking a stand against the corruption that has plagued much of Saudi society since the beginning of the 1980s. So much so that projects paid for handsomely by the government in the last century have yet to materialize today. With the arrests, the residents of this country expect increased accountability and financial transparency and are clamoring for further arrests of fat...
January 17, 2018

Honesty is the best policy

Pakistan and US: End of a bad marriage?
Donald Trump’s midnight brainstorm on Twitter accusing Pakistan of having had an endless party with the US aid of $33 billion and giving nothing in return except “lies and deceit” has come as a pleasant surprise to armchair warriors on the other side of the border.Finally, Uncle Sam seems to see what has been apparent all along to everyone in India. That the Pakistanis have been taking Americans for a grand ride with their continuing support to the Taliban and assorted militant groups, which has been obvious to everyone except the Yanks themselves.Every time Kashmiri militants struck or Indian and Pakistani forces clashed, media warriors would fume about why the Americans continued to arm and finance the enemy, while professing love for all things Indian.No wonder Trump’s Twitter...
January 16, 2018

Pakistan and US: End of a bad marriage?

Why Saudis are not revolting
Many foreign observers are wondering: If economic difficulties are fueling public outrage in our volatile region, why should Saudi Arabia be immune? From Tunisia to Iran, people are protesting hikes in food and fuel prices, unemployment and worsening living conditions. If that is what it takes to bring them out in protest, why aren’t Saudis following the trend? After the new Value Added Tax (VAT), reduced subsidies for fuel and food, double-digit unemployment rates, shouldn’t Saudis go out in protest? Why not?I tell them that living standards in Saudi Arabia and Arabian Gulf states for citizens are much better than in oil-and-natural-gas-rich Iran. This is because while Iran is overspending on Arab militants, over-reaching to foreign followers, at the expense of its own people, Arab...
January 16, 2018

Why Saudis are not revolting

The coming wave!
There is a cynical saying that there is always a bank for every citizen in Lebanon and that the number of Lebanese bank employees is more than the number of employees in restaurants. Lebanon has traditionally been the center of the banking industry and thus, with time, the central bank has become the most important symbol of the state. The stability of the central bank, and hence its currency, has always been the most important element of security for maintaining the state’s identity. Whatever the differences between the president and the political parties, there is something “looming” in the near future that strongly threatens this stability.There are signs of “decisive and unprecedented” financial and administrative sanctions because of the penetration of a huge amount of dirty...
January 15, 2018

The coming wave!

Punish those who violate regulations!
I have wanted to revisit the subject of people’s errant behavior for some time now. Such behavior is unacceptable, especially when it comes to public property and when it is apparent that some people despite the existence of strict penal measures for violations will not change or mend their ways for the better, but only become more ardent in cocking a snook at authorities and regulations, just because they are there.In addition such people derive some unknown pleasure from breaking the law, as if the destructive feat somehow bolsters their image as a “daredevil”, who does not care a whit for rules, authorities and public property.This violation of public property was especially apparent after the Jeddah Waterfront, JW, was opened. It took the authorities many years to construct a...
January 15, 2018

Punish those who violate regulations!

The fight against terrorism enters a new phase
In response to the Saudi initiative in pursuit of the unification of efforts of Muslim countries in the face of terrorism, the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition has been established. “Allied against Terrorism” was the slogan of the first meeting of the coalition hosted by Riyadh on November 26, 2017. The keynote speech by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman was clear and comprehensive as he relied on facts, not slogans. He reaffirmed the strong message of the coalition of over 40 countries, of their cooperation against terrorism. He said: “Extremist terrorism distorts the image of our religion and faith,” adding that: “Distortion of the image of our religion and terrorizing civilians will not be allowed in Muslim countries after today”.The final communiqué of the...
January 11, 2018

The fight against terrorism enters a new phase

Trump’s threats and painful defeat over Jerusalem
“Jerusalem is not for sale.” This is what the Palestinians said unequivocally through their President Mahmoud Abbas and other senior Palestinian officials. This was in response to United States President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off the aid provided by the US to the Palestinian Authority if it does not return to the negotiating table with the Israeli government.Trump issued this threat after declaring his recognition of Jerusalem as the eternal capital of Israel and his decision to transfer the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. This was in defiance of international laws, as well as resolutions of the UN Security Council and the General Assembly. These include resolutions for which the US voted in the past that declare the territories occupied by Israel after the 1967 war as...
January 10, 2018

Trump’s threats and painful defeat over Jerusalem

Friday sermons for the faithful
As I make my way to the mosque for Friday prayers, I often find myself wondering what the sermon of the day will be. The topics of recent times have not been inspiring enough and I must admit that I have found myself becoming increasingly dissatisfied with some of the topics the khateeb (preacher) has chosen to dwell upon.I am sure that other readers would agree that repetitive sermons on historical incidents, while being informative, do not necessarily address the real-time issues facing us collectively in this country. And besides, there are plenty of well-researched books on religious history that provide a much more thorough analysis.Nor am I interested in hearing about the goings-on in the Middle East or anywhere else on this planet in the mosque. We have live TV and other organs of...
January 10, 2018

Friday sermons for the faithful

Why BJP cries for Muslim women
How does a party that presided over the mass rape and slaughter of Muslim women get away with presenting itself as their champion and protector? Not only is the BJP known for its ‘love’ of all things Muslim, Islamophobia is at the core of its ideology, its very purpose of existence.Even if one ignores the Parivar’s role in thousands of anti-Muslim riots and historic crimes such as the destruction of Babri Masjid in December 1992, how can one shut one’s eyes to all that has happened under the Parivar over the past three and half years?From lynchings and coldblooded killings of Muslims in broad daylight to rising hate attacks at the hands of the ruling party men and even senior leaders, these past few years would go down as one of the darkest periods in the country’s history. All...
January 09, 2018

Why BJP cries for Muslim women

Theocratic Iran vs. Marxist Soviet Union
IN 1994, I was visiting Los Angeles and met an Iranian taxi driver. He had moved to the US after years of living under the Khomeini rule. Summing up the difference between the life during the Shah era and a decade after the revolution, he said: The royalists would eat more than the rest of us, but would leave the remains on the table. The mullahs would eat even more, but would make sure they take every bit with them. Nothing is left behind.Corruption has always been there, it only got worse under the theocratic regime. The same can be said about the danger Iran has posed to its neighbors. While the Shah’s government had tried to act as the Sherif of the Gulf region, the mullahs exported revolution, and drove to extend their empire way beyond its existing borders. Shah Mohammad Reza...
January 09, 2018

Theocratic Iran vs. Marxist Soviet Union

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