Letter to Editor-Jan 2007
Al Maliki’s failure (www.khaleejtimes.com)
9 January 2007
EID is a festival of sacrifice. As such, the execution of Saddam Hussein on that day was wrong; yet, however, his supporters say he died like a lion. They mean he sacrificed his life for the people of Iraq. Prime Minister Al Maliki’s claim is that the people celebrated Saddam’s death and that the execution was a gift for those who were maltreated by Saddam and his regime. But, by choosing the day of sacrifice for the execution, the government has inadvertently made him a martyr. The aim of capital punishment is to show to the people the fate that awaits those who commit heinous crimes. This aim was not achieved in this case, because of the hurry with which the Iraqi dispensation executed him, and by choosing the wrong day for it to happen.
— Ahsan Ghori, Abu Dhabi
People as people
21 January 2007
THE exposure by media of racism involving an Indian diva in Big Brother reality show proves, if anything, the intolerance and cultural hypocrisy of some people. Racism is prevalent in its various forms all over the world. It affects the common man and many suffer it silently for obvious reasons. When people go to live in developed countries as minorities, these things happen. I believe racism can be eradicated only if people accept people as humans irrespective of their class, creed, colour, sect and gender.All religions basically teach people to respect one another, but what we see now all over the world is only disrespect and violence, against each other, be it physical or mental.
- Ahsan Ghori, Abu Dhabi
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9 January 2007
EID is a festival of sacrifice. As such, the execution of Saddam Hussein on that day was wrong; yet, however, his supporters say he died like a lion. They mean he sacrificed his life for the people of Iraq. Prime Minister Al Maliki’s claim is that the people celebrated Saddam’s death and that the execution was a gift for those who were maltreated by Saddam and his regime. But, by choosing the day of sacrifice for the execution, the government has inadvertently made him a martyr. The aim of capital punishment is to show to the people the fate that awaits those who commit heinous crimes. This aim was not achieved in this case, because of the hurry with which the Iraqi dispensation executed him, and by choosing the wrong day for it to happen.
— Ahsan Ghori, Abu Dhabi
People as people
21 January 2007
THE exposure by media of racism involving an Indian diva in Big Brother reality show proves, if anything, the intolerance and cultural hypocrisy of some people. Racism is prevalent in its various forms all over the world. It affects the common man and many suffer it silently for obvious reasons. When people go to live in developed countries as minorities, these things happen. I believe racism can be eradicated only if people accept people as humans irrespective of their class, creed, colour, sect and gender.All religions basically teach people to respect one another, but what we see now all over the world is only disrespect and violence, against each other, be it physical or mental.
- Ahsan Ghori, Abu Dhabi
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posted by AHSAN GHORI @ 10:22 PM
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