Should Muslims wish Christians a Merry Christmas? In Kuwait, some say no – Africa & Middle East – International Herald Tribune KUWAIT CITY: Is it religiously acceptable for Muslims to wish their Christian colleagues or acquaintances a Merry Christmas? In Kuwait, it depends on who you ask. Well, I got one Kuwaiti wishing me a [...]

People are funny. I was having a discussion with a person from Kerala about why India has problems and hasn’t done better in terms of developing the poor etc. Corruption was his answer and was what I was going to say also. The civil service in India was developed after independence in the fifties, deliberately [...]

This article says it all. And I think it applies to more than international politics. I see this on the job too. I’ve posted Thomas Friedman’s articles before.