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Asian Tribune is published by World Institute For Asian Studies|Powered by WIAS Vol. 11 No. 295               

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Letter from America: Armenian Genocide – fact or fiction? – Part 1

Sun, 2012-02-05 14:20 — editor
By Dr. Habib Siddiqui

Last month, the French Senate approved a controversial bill with a 127-86 vote that makes it a criminal offence to deny that genocide was committed by Ottoman Turks against Armenians during World War I.

Letter from America: Living between the two worlds – 2

Sun, 2012-01-29 10:47 — editor
By Dr Habib Siddiqui

My port city of Chittagong, situated on the coast of the Bay of Bengal, in Bangladesh is no longer the town that I grew up with or the city that I left some 34 years ago when I came to North America to pursue higher studies.

Letter from America: Living between the two worlds - 1

Sun, 2012-01-22 13:18 — editor
By Dr Habib Siddiqui

Like many citizens of our world these days, I live between the two worlds. The last month I was away from my adopted country visiting my native home in south Asia. I still have my parents and siblings living there, and many school-day friends.

Letter from America: Is the change in Myanmar for real?

Sun, 2012-01-15 12:52 — editor
By Dr. Habib Siddiqui

In its latest gesture of amnesties, the military-backed regime of Thein Sein in Myanmar has released many political prisoners. Those freed included veterans of the 1988 student protest movement, monks involved in the 2007 demonstrations and ethnic-minority activists like U Kyaw Min (a member of the Committee Representing the People’s Parliament led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi). Truly, the names of those released read like a who's who of Burma's most prominent political detainees. In a statement broadcast on the TV, President Thein Sein said those released were people who could "play a constructive role in the political process".

Urinating on dead Taliban insurgents: US Congressman tells Marine critics ‘War is Hell’

Sun, 2012-01-15 02:40 — editor
Daya Gamage – Asian Tribune Foreign News Desk

A 22-year US military veteran who spent 43 months of active duty in the Middle East, including combat in Iraq and during the first Gulf war, most recently as military adviser to US operation mission in Afghanistan and currently the Republican Party’s US Congressman, Alan West commenting on the US Marines urinating on dead Taliban soldiers, while advocating maximum punishment, told the Marine critics they should ‘shut their mouth, as war is hell’.

U.S.A congratulates President Ma on his victory

Sun, 2012-01-15 00:47 — editor
-Press Release

The United States congratulates President Ma on his victory in Saturday’s elections in Taiwan. Taiwan has once again held a free and fair election. The people of Taiwan should be proud of this latest milestone for their democracy.

Letter from America: All those Republican Candidates

Sun, 2011-11-20 04:40 — editor
By Dr. Habib Siddiqui

The American public likes to be entertained and this is the time of the year, thanks to the presidential hopefuls, when they get more than their share of entertainment. Just watch the Republican debates on the TV, or listen to their silly talks on the radio, or read their comments or views on a plethora of issues, you are sure to get plenty of entertainment.

Letter from America: the Assad Regime Must Go

Sun, 2011-11-13 14:26 — editor
By Dr. Habib Siddiqui

As usual the Syrian government of Bashar Al-Assad has made a travesty of its promises. It was only a week ago before Eid-ul-Adha that the tyrannical regime had promised to abide by an Arab League proposal to halt all violence, release all detainees, withdraw all armed elements from populated areas and allow unfettered access to journalists and to Arab League monitors. But the violence in Syria has not stopped.

Letter from America: Eid-ul-Ad’ha

Sun, 2011-11-06 12:15 — editor
By Dr. Habib Siddiqui

This Sunday is the 10th day of Dhu’l Hijjah in the Muslim calendar. It is the day of Hajj - Eid al-Ad'ha or Yawm al-Nahr -- when the pilgrims in Makkah sacrifice halal animals following one of the oldest traditions of mankind, dating back to the time of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) Alayhis Salam (meaning: peace be upon him).

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