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A Unique Opportunity for Peace
By Adil Ahmad | January 6, 2005I have always wondered what it is with Muslims, oil, civil unrest and, at this point in time, natural disasters.
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Opinion
Al-Qaida Remains More of a Threat than Iran
By Adil Ahmad | September 30, 2004Reading Tuesday's editorial pages, I was jarred out of my semi-conscious state of late-night procrastination.
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Axis of Evil Announces First Summit in Pyongyang
By Adil Ahmad | July 15, 2004Axis of Evil leaders seem closer to achieving unity because of their common desire to support worldwide terror than at any time since their covert organization was exposed by President Bush in early 2002. In a joint statement released yesterday, the foreign ministers of Iran and North Korea announced the First Axis of Evil Cooperation Summit to be held in Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, early next year.
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Same Old Mindless Cliches
By Adil Ahmad | July 1, 2004To the Editor: After reading Mr. Feoktistov's article from The Dartmouth ("Preaching Hatred at Dartmouth," June 29), it seems to me that a few Dartmouth students have forgotten that an article or a paper or any piece of writing is supposed to consist of at least a small amount of original thinking. Quoting out of context, repeating the same old mindless cliches (Muslims are required to kill Jews, for instance) and using banal inflammatory arguments (for instance, "...seems to have a fondness for militant violence"), Mr Feoktistov's article is a mere reproduction of any piece written by Daniel Pipes, Michel Houellebecq and other writers who seem to enjoy lambasting Muslims. I could very well have been reading a Middle East Forum article and not one written by a Dartmouth student. I am not even going to delve into the argument regarding the merits of the verses and explanations Mr. Feoktistov quotes out of context because I will then be committing the same offense that I am accusing Mr. Feoktistov of -- namely plagiarism. Muslim writers and scholars have clearly explained the circumstances behind the revelations of the verses and traditions that are supposedly "anti-Semitic" and are available on the internet for everyone to read. As a past president of Al-Nur and board member for several terms, I can, however, assure you that the presence of what Mr. Feoktistov claims to be "filth" is not meant to incite "anti-Semitic" violence or any type of violence for that matter and is meant for "informational purposes" only. Quite frankly, I was quite unable to find the infamous "tanks, guns, missiles, atom bombs" explanation.
Opinion
The Best Politicians Around
By Adil Ahmad | June 29, 2004A lot of things are happening in the world of politics these days. The Bush-Kerry showdown is just beginning.
Opinion
Remembering a Civil Rights Hero
By Adil Ahmad | April 12, 2004Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is celebrated every year. Washington and several other states have official holidays on Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Who is Watching You?
By Adil Ahmad | April 7, 2004Late last week, I got on the 8:00 a.m. bus to go my office in downtown Seattle as usual. I sat down at my usual seat and starting reading my usual Harvard Business Review.
Opinion
On the Israeli Wall
By Adil Ahmad | March 31, 2004When Robert Frost wrote in 1915 that "Good fences make good neighbors" he was not referring to any lofty ideals of privacy and individuality " he had, in fact, rejected all symbolic interpretations of his piece.
Opinion
Would the Framers Cringe?
By Adil Ahmad | March 2, 2004To the Editors: Reading the editorial pages of The Dartmouth over the last week reminded me of the New York Times editorial pages.
Opinion
The Striking Success of Pre-emptive War
By Adil Ahmad | January 27, 2004President George W. Bush gave a State of the Union speech last Tuesday night that outlined his foreign policy goals and recent successes.