Is Iran a threat?
October 12, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsDr Faisal Mikdadi asks if Iran is a threat and if so, to whom?
Faysal Mikdadi
Dr Faisal Mikdadi asks if Iran is a threat and if so, to whom?
Dr Faysal Mikdadi remembers the Sabra and Shatilla massacre in 1982 and examines the findings of the Kahan Commission which found that responsibility lay with former Israeli Defence minister, Ariel Sharon
Faysal Mikdadi takes a look at the reality of the 'American Dream'
Dr Faisal Mikdadi looks at some of the arguments used to justify Israel's annexation of Palestinian land and discusses the 'right of return'
Syria's Civil War is essentially a war between the majority Sunni Muslims and the minority Alawites (Shi'ites) who have ruled Syria for over 40 years. The result is a foregone conclusion. President Assad will lose and the Alawites will be ousted. Or will they? And before they do, what will be the price paid by others, asks Faysal Mikdadi.
Doreen Carvajal writes in the New York Times about the possibility that our genes carry some memories of our ancestors' experiences and 'unfinished business'. Dr Faysal Mikdadi wonders whether this is beneficial, now and for a future generation.
Dr Faysal Mikdadi discusses the consequences of the division and disorganisation seen amongst the countries of the Arab world