Razi Azmi

Nothing is eternal or immortal, not even the universe. Everything can be destroyed, including the famed Twin Towers. Anyone can be tracked and killed, even Osama bin Laden. Theories come and go, with the exception of conspiracy theories. The latter have a life of their own, defying the normal rules and laws of survival and […]

At a time when enlightenment is seeping through the Islamic heartland in the Middle East, jahiliyah (stubborn arrogance) is taking Pakistan by the throat. If the founder of the country, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, were alive today, he would live in fear, like the millions of others who share his secular ideology. Murderous thugs control the […]

Now that the modern pharaoh of Egypt has been toppled from his pedestal, it is time for the man in the White House to reflect and draw some lessons. As for the remaining pharaohs of this world, the autocrats, kings and tyrants of the Middle East and elsewhere, they will learn their lesson the hard […]

Once upon a time, there were 10 of us — eight brothers and sisters and, of course, the parents. Slowly but surely — as surely as night follows day — time has taken its toll and our numbers have dwindled. There are now only three of us left on this earth after the demise of […]

A political tsunami has hit Egypt. Call it a Tunisami, after its place of origin. A contagion of mass revolt is gripping the Arab world. The popular upheaval that started in tiny Tunisia has now engulfed Egypt, the giant of the Arab world. Who would have thought that events in a quiet, small, insignificant country […]

In Tunisia, a popular uprising sparked by the self-immolation of an unemployed youth has sent Ben Ali packing. He was president since 1987. In Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo still clings to power after 10 years as president, despite losing the election to Alassane Ouattara and regardless of the opposition of the United Nations (UN) and […]