IntroductionQur’an is the word of God, directly revealed in Arabic, to the last Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him) during 23 years of his Apostolic mission about fourteen centuries ago. It was instantly preserved by putting in to writing and memorization by his companions. God says: “Surely this is a Glorious Qur’an, inscribed on an…
In the contemporary world, the relations between people of the world are becoming more cordial as territorial borders are becoming less important in a globalizing world. Also, the people around the world increasingly share some common universal values such as the importance of genuine democracy, economic justice, human rights, rule of law and freedom in…
A billion dollar question that intrigues the minds of strategists the world over is about the future course that Afghanistan could follow, as the occupation forces are on their way out. The prospects of Nato withdrawal, as envisaged in the recent Chicago Declaration, raise dilemmas about bringing durable peace and stability to Afghanistan in the…
AbstractThe ghosts of hegemony and counter hegemony had has been haunting the true spirits of humanity, productivity, and the last but not the least, survival on the plan-et. Right from the beginning, the two opposite forces have been producing havocs in the human civilization. Afterwards, the emergence of power politics, economic domination, and militarization succeeded…
IntroductionThe Second World War was opened in Eastern and Southern Asia suddenly in early December 1941 by the Japanese. The British possessions in Hong Kong, Malaya, Borneo and Burma were overrun by the Japanese armed forces. In this article the Malaya Campaign, December 1941-February 1942 will be dis-cussed. The Indian, British and Australian forces had…
Basic question about democracy today is as to how established democracies around the globe are changing under the conditions of globalization of politics? If the 50 states of the Union (USA) lived pleasantly together under a federal constitution and if the forever fighting Europeans could unite in the European Union, what are the rea- sons…
The annual Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2012 was held in Beijing, China. Heads of the states rigorously reviewed the regional security issues and emerging movers & shakers elements in world power politics. China the 2nd largest economy of the world hosted the summit for the third time since its inception. It played remarkable role…
IntroductionA Canadian mathematician & theologian Dr. Gary Miller was active in Christian missionary work, but he soon began to dis-cover many inconsistencies in the Bible. In 1978, he happened to read the Qur’an expecting that it, too, would contain a mixture of truth and falsehood. He discovered to his amazement that the message of the…
Unprovoked shooting down of a Turkish Air Force (Tu AF) RF-4 Phantom aircraft by the Syrian air defence system on June 22 has sent shock waves across the world. Syria, already mired in multiple crises of serious magnitude has certainly added another one to its menu. Downing of Turkish jet has triggered a chorus of…
The large scale clashes between the Syrian Army and the fighters of the Free Syrian Army-FSA in Damascus since five days, and the death in the suicide bombing of five top Syrian Generals and cabinet ministers at the National Security HQ’s is a turning point in the struggle of the Syrian people to bring an…
