Islam is derived from the word ‘salaam’ which means peace. It is a religion of peace whose fundamentals teach its followers to maintain and promote peace throughout the world. Thus every Muslim should be a fundamentalist i.e. he should follow the fundamentals of the Religion of Peace: Islam. This blog is done by one of [...]

He’s forty, she’s eleven. And they are a couple – the Afghan man Mohammed F. and the child Ghulam H. “We needed the money”, Ghulam’s parents said. Faiz claims he is going to send her to school. But the women of Damarda village in Afghanistan’s Ghor province know better: “Our men don’t want educated women.” [...]

Yesterday while at Gulf Bank getting some cash from the ATM there was a lady begging outside the bank. The bank was closed as it was about 4:30 pm and the banks don’t open until 7:00 pm or so. So she was sitting there all covered in black. You couldn’t see her eyes, face or [...]

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.