Tag: Iraq
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More Than Seven Millions Converge on Karbala
Imam Hussain, grandson of Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) from his beloved daughter Fatima, wife of Imam Ali, Muhammad’s cousin and his successor, was murdered in the barren plain of Karbala in Iraq, about fourteen hundred years ago, but his death, even today, is commemorated as…
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US and Iran Showdown Disastrous for the World
Encircling Iran by maintaining its military presence in five of the seven countries sharing borders with Iran, the US is already working overtime to neutralize Iran’s nuclear programme with threats or coaxing. Whereas, Israel, all the time, is cajoling US for some tangible action beyond…
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Iran and the US: Regime Change Not an Option
Anti Iran enthusiasts in the US hope that one day Iran will witness yet another homegrown revolution of its own and get rid of the Mullah (Clergy) enjoying sweeping powers there. A reality check, however, tells entirely a different story and reveals why regime change…
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What Have We Made of Ourselves?
Whatever may have caused it; whatever may have provided the inspiration; whatever may have given the impetus to the present killing spree in the lands of Islam, one thing is certain: the onus of responsibility lies on Muslim leadership especially the religious leadership.The religion whose…
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From Mecca to Karbala
A Journey without equalImam Hussain’s one way journey from Medina to Karbala fourteen hundred years ago wasn’t an ordinary journey. It was a journey of sublimity, enlightenment and deliverance for humanity. Imam Hussain (AS) treaded a path laden with challenges and difficulties but accepted the…
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Escalating Rhetoric and Actions
It took about six years for Bush administration to come to terms with realitiesin Korean peninsula and start direct negotiations with North Korea that it had been demanding all along. It took a lot of wrangling as well as adamant nuclear explosion by NK to…
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Telling Aspects of Sailors’ Row
British Sailors’ issue has reached its ultimate end, however, it has left many shadows in its wake that need highlighting. Although this had not happened for the first time, yet it was painted as if Iran had committed some felony capturing 15 UK sailors who…
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Bull in a China Shop
No one underestimates Washington ‘s immediate ability to deliver ‘shock and awe’ that mostly is time fixed in April-May this year, however, what one doubts is the US ability to deal with post ‘shock and awe’ scenario at regional and global level.Unfortunately protagonists of US…
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Iraq: Hackneyed Divide and Rule
As part of a revamped plan to control the capital the US is embarking upon a course of action that will have a lasting impact on Iraq as well as the whole region: the fissures that the US is trying to create are bound to…
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Failure of International Diplomacy
The US has finally succeeded in getting Iran referred to the UNSC for possible sanctions due to unsolved row over its Nuclear Programme, however, it has exposed many a weakness of international diplomacy that has always left much to be desired.The US hegemony in International…