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Two sides of an issue
One such reader went to the extent of addressing the President and Prime Minister of India to intervene on his behalf and set me straight. He wrote:
‘The shameful collapse of Indian judiciary’
“The Indian Supreme Court has ensured that India will go down the path of the Middle East, where conflicts over mythology and different versions of history have raged for centuries and are alive even today. The future does not look ...
At what price a PhD degree?
And does it not encourage those who want to obtain such a degree to look for an easy option? A finding of the Ministry of Higher Education identified 110 offices selling forged degrees from non-Saudi universities. The agencies had been ...
Quick with the prescriptions
In some hospitals, it is not uncommon to find patients waiting dolefully for their monthly prescription of mind soothing drugs. The psychiatrist on duty seems to have a quota to fill and patients are shuttled in and out, willingly led ...
Say no to energy-boosting drinks
They are found in the drinks sections of supermarkets and mini markets everywhere; most come with exotic names and in eye-catching containers. But are these drinks which are primarily targeted towards our youth harmful in the long run? Should parents ...
The abuse of prayer breaks
“Why not write about the break times?” she volunteered helpfully as she often does when I present her with a blank look. “Why don’t you highlight the issue of the extraordinary number of break times business establishments in the Kingdom ...
Kashmir should be free
Historically, the Kashmir dispute is a fallout from the Partition of India. The Muslim-majority parts of British India became Pakistan and the Hindu-majority regions became the Dominion of India. There were, at that time, some 575 princely states in India ...
The Israeli operatives in Washington
These spies are not your covert foreign agents. No indeed! These operatives are Americans who publicly proclaim their allegiance to the flag. They could be your next-door neighbors, mowing the lawn on a Saturday morning or throwing a couple of ...
A marriage of convenience
“Misfar” marriage refers to a union contracted so that a woman may cohabitate with her foreign “husband” for the period of time he is visiting a foreign country. These women are usually divorced after a short period which ranges from ...
The other side of the coin
My recent articles on Kashmir have evoked a wide range of responses that keep trickling into my mailbox. The majority seems to be in agreement with my alarm at the course of action the Indian government has chosen to take ...
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