Hindustan Times
I do not know what the cultured political stalwarts of the BJP have to say about it, but Narendra Modi, Gujarat’s chief minister, let a great opportunity slip when he turned down a Muslim skullcap and a keffiyah, a traditional tussled kerchief, offered to him as mementos recently. Read more
(75 votes, average: 2.77 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 7:28 pm
Filed under India, World · Tagged BJP, Gujarat chief minister, Hindustan Times, keffiyah, Muslim, Muslim skullcap, Narendra Modi, news, They call me Muslim, Zia Haq
As the evening chergui, a mild Atlantic breeze, blows across the squeaky clean Moroccan capital, the city’s hip young crowds are out on the tidy streets, cafes and parks. There’s no sign of an Arab spring here. Nor is one being expected. Read more
(19 votes, average: 3.26 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 7:58 pm
Filed under Religion, World · Tagged African Union, Arab Spring leaders, Arab world, Atlantic breeze, Berber minority community, Casablanca, Islamic world, Libya, Mohammed VI, Morocco, Parliament, Taib Fassi Fihri, Tunisia
Journeying across the Maghreb region – the northernmost belt of Africa across the Mediterranean – last month pretty much got me what I consider to be a front-row seat to the Arab Spring. Read more
(10 votes, average: 2.6 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 7:21 pm
Filed under Religion, World · Tagged AR Abu Dawia, arab spring, Arab world, Casablanca, Ghazi Ghrairi, Hosni Mubarak, International Forum for Democratic Transitions, Islam, Libya, Maghreb, Mediterranean, Mohammed VI, Moroccan King, Morocco, rabat, Tangier, Tunisia, Turkey, Zia Haq, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
