Sunday, 22 April 2012

US occupies Pakistan’s Miran Shah in effort to dismantle Haqqani group

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The US has finally acted. Miran Shah, headquarters of the Taliban's Haqqani group, is now under US occupation. The American flag flutte...
Sunday, 15 April 2012

Blogging and twittering: my ‘offline’ persona goes farther online

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Social media marketing is a maze I am slowly trying to navigate.  When I started blogging , I did not realize it would be my first step into...
Sunday, 8 April 2012

Libya, Syria, ‘known unknowns’ and the Law of Unintended Consequences

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The Law of Unintended Consequences can be blamed for many events. However, some events are probable, if not entirely predictable. The fa...
Sunday, 1 April 2012

A Pakistani speaks up: no transport 'apartheid' for Indians in Singapore

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A polytechnic student recently tweeted a (seriously) racist remark against Indians. It follows an aspiring politician's earlier comments...
Sunday, 25 March 2012

Judas Priest, Sufis, Singapore's Esplanade and interreligious harmony

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In Singapore and globally, interreligious harmony days come and go. Global forums, international organizations and even local politicians o...
Sunday, 18 March 2012

Greek Zorbas, Western outlaws and the Arandora Star

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Good authors generally write about subjects they know, have personally experienced or researched in depth. This familiarity with their subje...
Sunday, 11 March 2012

Afghanistan: more about American ‘nation building’ efforts

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After more than ten years of blood, money and guts , American policy makers must be fretting at their lack of progress in Afghanistan. Betwe...