Musharraf – President or Dictator?
When the then Pakistani strongman, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, had grabbed power in October 1999 by ousting Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, he had given justifications...
My Day At the UN To Discuss the Darfur Crisis and Global Warming
In 1972, my parents and the five of us along with seventy thousand other Asians had to flee Uganda, having lost all our life...
War on drugs getting nowhere
About The Author
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D'Souza is an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. She has Expertise in...
A Tribute of Love to Brother Roger
In the silence of the starsIn the quiet of the hillsIn the heaving of the seaSpeak LordIn the stillness of this roomIn the calming...
Tsunami: The Gods At War
Some of you must be familiar with the movie "The Gods Must Be Crazy". An empty Coke bottle dropped by a passing pilot was...
Four Years On: 9/11 Is Not Forgotten
About The Author
M.P. Bhattathiri, Retired Chief Technical Examiner , Govt. of Kerala.Come september, many disasters are happening around the world.. Katrina storm in US,...
Ships of the Desert Racing on Sand
By: Deepak Pereira, Mangalorean.com Team, Oman
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The Seventh Annual Camel race was held on the 21st of December 2006 at...
Through The Slips & Gully
"Whats in store for 2007 world cup?"
That's what I wrote as the end line of my first part of the world cup...
Spotlight On Bullfighting In Oman
Muscat, April 16: Bullfighting has its origins in ancient Spain where the Matadors (on foot) and much later the Picadors (on horseback) are now...
Paragliding And Paramotoring In UAE
We were enjoying the pleasant weather, driving along the Corniche road in Abu Dhabi on March 23rd night at 9.30 p.m oblivious to the fact that...
