UAE MATES ISRAEL
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Houbara Bustard (Tilor) was the bird of choice for the Emarati Sheikhs in the seventies. Their new found oil…
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THE EMERGING NEW MUSLIM ORDER
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan I moved to Saudi Arabia in 1979. The fruits of oil wealth were beginning to show. Development was happening…
COVID FATIGUE REVIVES MEMORIES
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan The human mind works in fascinating ways. Confinement frees the mind from the body and the soul wonders. Our…
NEW WORLD ORDER
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan The main arterial road in Tehran is named after the renowned Persian poet Firdowsi. The author of “Shanameh”, one…
IS CHINA FLEXING ITS MUSCLES?
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan “Wake a tiger with a long stick” is a quote from Chinese leader Mao Zedong, father of the Chinese…
FILLING THE MANAGEMENT VOID
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan It was the late eighties. We were flying back to Riyadh from Islamabad after a week in Pakistan. I…
RELIGION HEALS SO WHY DO WE FIGHT OVER IT?
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan I reside in Mississauga, one of cities encircling Toronto in the shape of a horse shoe. This city has…
HUMAN PAIN OF A LOCKDOWN
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan The difference between the rich and the poor has never been more glaring in Pakistan. The rich are emptying…
IS CORONA THE NEW WEAPON OF WAR?
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Corona Virus is a clear and present danger. Honestly, just researching for this article was a scary experience. I…
SECULARISM IN FULL RETREAT
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan The first time I landed in Bombay, now Mumbai, was mid eighties. It was in the evening as the…