Day: March 30, 2013

Israel lacks intent for peace

Arab News Monday 1 April 2013 US President Barack Obama last week visited Palestine, Jordan and Israel and brought once more the issue of just settlement for the Palestinian people to the front. Obama emphasized the need for new dialogues to be commenced. In my opinion it is a wonderful […]

A 40-Year Quest for Justice

courtesy; nytimes  By SHAHIDUL ALA DHAKA, Bangladesh FOR the past month, tens of thousands of Bangladeshis have filled Shahbagh Square here, demanding justice for crimes committed in 1971, when Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) attained its independence from Pakistan. Ordinary people — grandparents, people in wheelchairs, men with beards, women in hijab, […]