Timely Notes
US, the Arab Revolt and al-Qaida
At this juncture, the United States faces a clear choice between the Arab peoples and al-Qaida. Can we hope that this time the United States will choose wisely?
Read the full article here. Posted on February14, 2010.
Pakistan's Democracy Deficit
God has honored the children of Adam, the Qur’an says. Shamefacedly, Pakistan’s elites have dishonored the children of Adam in Pakistan for more than six decades. Now is the time for the Pakistani children of Adam to raise their hands and their voices to regain the honor that they have lost and that is theirs by God-given right.
Read the full article here. Posted on February 2, 2011
Making History in Egypt
The events unfolding [in Egypt] mark yet another attempt by an important segment of the Islamicate to end the stasis of history imposed by Western powers. Starting with the industrial programs of Mohammad Ali Pasha in the early decades of the 19th century, Western powers have reversed several previous attempts by the Arabs to re-enter the stage of history. Will the Western powers again choose to stand in the way of this new beginning? Almost certainly, they will try both overtly and covertly. Is it possible that this time such obstructionism is too late – and counterproductive as well? In the early 1920s, the Western powers failed to dismember Turkey. They have failed to derail the Iranian revolution. Can they now stand up against another surge of people power in the Arab world, in Afghanistan and Pakistan – and beyond?
Read the full article here. Posted on January 29, 2011
