“The Great Leader Erdogan” now resembles the late Chairman Mao Zedong because he dictates from high. At least Mao had the excuse of ruling a one-party-state because of the enormous traumas that engulfed China. However, modern day Turkey is going in the wrong direction because “The Great Leader Erdog

Dialogue between people of different faiths is a pressing necessity. Yet, relatively few dialogue initiatives have been launched by Muslims. This is because Muslims, generally speaking, don’t believe in building bridges with non-Muslims in religious matters. They believe in converting them. And ther

Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi appears likely to run for the presidency given the perilous situation in Egypt. It is easy for skeptics to drum up the Hosni Mubarak era but what can the same skeptics says about Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan and Syria? In all the above, with the exception of

The most astonishing thing about the recent talks wasn’t what happened in Geneva but what happened outside of the talks. Once more, the maverick Obama administration was at its estranged best. This applies to America starting once more to fund sectarian and terrorist forces while talks were underway

The intrigues of major NATO and Gulf powers have collectively helped al-Qaeda affiliates and a plethora of Sunni Islamist terrorist movements to spread from Iraq to Libya. Indeed, nations like Mali and Tunisia have been dragged into the intrigues of outside nations that only have short-term objectiv

Once again Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy law is in the limelight after a Briton, Mohammad Asghar, has been sentenced to death on blasphemy charges.
His tenant, with whom he was having a dispute, brought the charges against him alleging that he had claimed to be Islam’s prophet in Rawalpindi.

What is the purpose of interfaith dialogue? It is generally accepted that the purpose of interfaith dialogue is to establish harmony among religious groups. This kind of interfaith dialogue has been going on since long, may be several hundred years. But, according to my experience, all these exercis

The present decade is synonymous to a sunflower with its dark center reflecting a profuse cloud of myths about cancer and the bright periphery emancipating its complete treatment. The myths about cancer go parallel to the fact that it is now completely treatable. The days are long gone when cancer w

The focus of this year's World Cancer Day (4 February 2014) is on Target 5 of the World Cancer Declaration: Reduce stigma and dispel myths about cancer, under the tagline 'Debunk the myths' (the 4 myths of-- we do not need to talk about cancer; there are no symptoms of cancer; there is nothing I can

World Cancer Day: 4th February
Despite alarming cancer rates globally, with worst impact in low- and middle-income countries, one is forced to ponder if we really believe in 'cancer prevention is better than cure'. Cancer treatment is challenging and expensive, with very worrying 5-year survival ra

The recent news that two MLAs of the Goa Legislative Assembly had registered their birth at the Civil Registration Office in Lisbon created a major controversy in this State. Goa was liberated from colonial rule on December 19, 1961. Subsequently, the Goa, Daman and Diu (Citizenship) Order, 1962 bes

He’s done it again! Just yesterday, I got an email message from Swami-ji. It reads as follows:
Blessed Atman,
Your loving email has been received.
Noted what you write about the suffering of Mother Nasreen [name changed]. A sum of Rs 5000/- is being sent today to your address, which you may pass

India is a multi-religious society. It is imperative that harmony be maintained in a multi-religious society like India in which people have to live with differences. Now, difference is not simply a part of religion. In fact, it is an essential part of nature. It is a part of God’s creation plan its

Inter-religious or inter-community dialogue is a pressing imperative today. I have had the good fortune of having been able to engage in such dialogue initiatives, although in a limited way. When I was doing my PhD in Lampeter, from the University of Wales (1990-1994), I used to talk to my Christian

Christians in in the village of Waga Chakawa woke up on Sunday morning (January 26) in Nigeria and prepared for a day of worship. However, a day of rejoicing turned into another Islamist hell because Boko Haram members were waiting to start their usual slaughter. Boko Haram, like all militant Islami