by Ghassan Al Imam | Jan 17, 2008 | Opinion
The Bush Administration recently and belatedly accepted the viewpoint of Arab governments that the continuation of the Israeli occupation is the main motive for the religious violence in the region and in the world, and that the blatant bias of the administration in...
by Ghassan Al Imam | Jan 6, 2008 | Opinion
Pakistan is an Islamic state but when it was established in 1947, it never crossed Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s mind that it would become a religious state. Jinnah was part of the Ismaili community. He was one of the Muslim leaders close to [Mahatma] Gandhi during the Indian...
by Ghassan Al Imam | Mar 4, 2007 | Opinion
He never took leave from either the national or country-based leadership or from the ruling family. He did not even take leave from the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of his Ismaili sect. Retired Brigadier General Ahmad al Mir Milhim passed away suddenly. He passed...
by Ghassan Al Imam | Feb 4, 2007 | Opinion
The scene is a composite one; it would be naive to attempt its deconstruction. It’s no longer possible to dissociate what is happening in Lebanon from what is happening in the West Bank, Gaza or Iraq; the conflict is the same. The problems here and there are...
by Ghassan Al Imam | Oct 4, 2006 | Opinion
There is no end to history. History may repeat itself, but in a continuous, living procession. History is time periods that alternate politically and ideologically. History does not pause at the victory by some state or ideology. History did not pause at the dazzling...