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Abdus Sattar Ghazali
Executive Editor,
American Muslim Perspective
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Author and journalist.
Author of
Islamic Pakistan: Illusions & Reality;
Islam in the Post-Cold War Era;
Islam & Modernism;
Islam & Muslims in the Post-9/11 America.
Currently working as free lance journalist.
Executive Editor of American Muslim Perspective: www.amperspective.com
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, March 13, 2008 Pakistan resists capitulating to new US demands
More than six years after 9/11, the US has handed over a new list of 11 demands to Pakistan. US Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen's two recent visits to Pakistan were reportedly linked to the new 'wish-list' envisaging immunity for the US military and auxiliary personnel to be deployed in Pakistan under a new US plan.
SHARE Thursday, March 6, 2008 The forgotten oil war in Sudan
According to F. William Engdahl, author of the book, 'A Century of War: Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order, the present concern of the current Washington Administration over Darfur in southern Sudan is not, if we were to look closely, genuine concern over genocide against the peoples in that poorest of poor part of a forsaken section of Africa. No. "It's the oil, stupid."
(3 comments) SHARE Saturday, March 1, 2008 New massive survey of Muslims belies Bush rhetoric "why do they hate us?"
The war on terror was premised on this key question: why do they hate us? The common answer from Washington is that Muslim 'radicals' hate our way of life, our freedom and our democracy. It means that Muslims do not believe in freedom and democracy, in other words they are primitive people. Tellingly, the presidential rhetoric stands refuted and exposed by the latest survey of 500,000 Muslims in more than 35 Islamic states.
SHARE Thursday, February 28, 2008 Pakistan's post-election scenario
Whatever the configuration of the new government, Washington is facing a changed political landscape in Pakistan, including the diminished fortunes of its favored ally, Musharraf, in the battle against extremism.
(4 comments) SHARE Wednesday, February 27, 2008 Fear mongering and racism in presidential race
A furor has erupted as a photo of Barack Obama in a white turban spread across the Web, drawing accusations of fear-mongering and racism from the Obama campaign.
SHARE Tuesday, February 26, 2008 The Oil factor in Kosovo independence
On February 17, Kosovo broke away from Serbia and declared its independence. Not surprisingly it was instantly recognized as a state by the U.S., Germany, Britain and France. With 4203 square miles area, Kosovo may be a tiny territory but in the great game of oil politics it holds great importance which is in inverse proportion to its size.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, February 24, 2008 Was 1991 Gulf War a prelude to the 2003 Iraq debacle?
Historian Dr. Stephen J. Sniegoski, is perhaps right when he says: the neocons could not have initiated the 2003 war if the 1991 Gulf War had not taken place. In that sense the first Gulf War was a prelude to the 2003 war on Iraq, in which the U.S. government would pursue a policy in complete harmony with the thinking of the neocons to precipitate regime change and destabilize the Middle East.
SHARE Thursday, February 21, 2008 Pakistan polls a repudiation of Musharraf as well as the Bush administration
Not surprisingly, the elections in Pakistan were seen as a referendum on President Musharraf's eight year's autocratic rule. They are also a repudiation of the Bush administration, which has staunchly backed Mr. Musharraf for more than six years as its best bet in the campaign against the militants in Pakistan.
SHARE Monday, February 18, 2008 Feudal factor to determine polls in Pakistan
Pakistanis vote in general elections Monday (Feb. 18) amid accusations of pre-poll rigging and concern about security situation in the wake of rise in suicide attacks. Hundreds of international and local observes are in place to ensure fair and free elections. However, if history has any guidance, manipulation or no manipulation, the results are very much predictable at least in the rural areas where most of the voters live.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, February 17, 2008 Reflections on the Black History Month
Knowledge of the past is a key to understanding the present. French Philosopher Paul Valery says it is necessary to study history, even to study it deeply, in order to obtain a clear meaning of our immediate time. There is always a connection between the way in which men contemplate the past and the way in which they contemplate the present.
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, February 14, 2008 How intelligence agencies frame "terrorism" charges?
A British Court of Appeal, on February 13, 2008, completely exonerated Lotfi Raissi, a British pilot of Algerian origin, from the charges that he trained some of the hijackers in the 2001 terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and Pentagon. His episode is the latest example of how British and U.S. intelligence agencies try to frame terrorist charges against innocent people.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, February 13, 2008 Lessons from the Japanese internment during WWII
The February 19 marks the Day of Remembrance when President Roosevelt signed an Executive Order that sent about 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry to concentration camps during the World War Two.
SHARE Monday, February 11, 2008 Manufacturing a fig leaf of Democracy in Pakistan
Popular perceptions about the integrity of the electoral process in Pakistan are dismal. Only 21% of the country's voting age population believes elections in the country are free and fair. This is one of the lowest in the World. In a Gallup International study of around 60 countries, Pakistan is ahead of only Philippines (19%) and Nigeria (9%).
SHARE Wednesday, January 30, 2008 India alarmed as Chinese-built Gwadar port of Pakistan becomes operational
India has expressed concern over the Chinese built Pakistani port of Gwadar. Indian Naval Chief, Admiral Sureesh Mehta said last week that the Gwadar port has "serious strategic implications for India." "Being only 180 nautical miles from the exit of the Straits of Hormuz, Gwadar, being bulit in Baluchistan coast, would enable Pakistan take control over the world energy jugular and interdiction of Indian tankers."
SHARE Tuesday, January 29, 2008 Why Musharraf rebuffs US plan for joint operation in volatile tribal territories?
In an atmosphere of mistrust and misgivings about American policies in the region, it is difficult for President Musharraf to yield to US pressure for joint military operations in the volatile FATA region. Already Pakistan army's bloody operations, which are now spilled into the interior of the country in the shape of suicide attacks, have damaged its image. Many in Pakistan see this operation as against their own people.
(2 comments) SHARE Thursday, January 24, 2008 Islam-West division is worsening
Majority of the people in Muslim and western countries believe that Islam-West division is worsening while each side thinks the other disrespects their culture, says a report on Muslim-Western relations released on January 21, 2008 in Davos, Switzerland.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, January 18, 2008 Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On January 21, the nation pauses to remember one of its most important civil rights leaders with a national holiday. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most influential and respected civil rights leaders who inspired the world and helped bring about laws that ensure fairness and equality for all Americans.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, January 14, 2008 Imagine a world without Islam!
Take away Islam, and the world would still be left with the main forces that drive today's conflicts, including colonialism, cross-national ideologies, ethnic conflicts and terrorism, says Graham Fuller, a former Vice-Chairman of the National Intelligence Council at the CIA.
SHARE Thursday, January 10, 2008 Why Pakistanis see US bigger threat than Al Qaeda?
Majority of Pakistanis see the American military presence in the region a far greater threat to their country than Al Qaeda, according to a new survey by the World Public Opinion Organization.