December 2010 Blog Posts (2)

Is Saudi Arabia Ready For Reform?

Saudi society has long been dominated by the overzealous religious police, known as mutawa or mutaween, who strictly enforce the Saudi version of the Islamic Sharia Laws. The most visible manifestations of such enforcement include the almost total gender segregation, conservative dress code in public, and interruption of business for prayers five times a day.



There are some recent signs that the… Continue

Added by Riaz Haq on December 14, 2010 at 4:46pm — 5 Comments

FBI Framing Young Muslims in Phony Terror Plots?

The FBI has intensified its pursuit of "home-grown" terrorists, allegedly foiling scores of plots around the United States since 9/11 terrorist attacks in America. The question now being increasingly asked is: Would there be many such terror plots to foil without government informants used to create them?



It is believed that foreign-born nationals are easy to recruit as FBI's confidential informats (CIs). If they get reported for any reason by any one and found to have any… Continue

Added by Riaz Haq on December 8, 2010 at 8:30am — 3 Comments

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    EU-India Trade Deal: "Uncapped" Mass Migration of Indians?

    The European Union (EU) and India have recently agreed to a trade deal which includes an MOU to allow “an uncapped mobility for Indian students”, according to officials, allowing Indians greater ease to travel, study and work across EU states. India's largest and most valuable export to the world is its people who last year sent $135 billion in remittances to their home country. Going by the numbers, the Indian economy is a tiny fraction of the European Union economy. Indians make up 17.8%…

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    Posted by Riaz Haq on January 28, 2026 at 11:00am — 9 Comments

    Independent Economists Expose Modi's Fake GDP

    Ruling politicians in New Delhi continue to hype their country's economic growth even as the Indian currency hits new lows against the US dollar, corporate profits fall, electrical power demand slows, domestic savings and investment rates decline and foreign capital flees Indian markets. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has questioned India's GDP and independent economists…

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    Posted by Riaz Haq on January 25, 2026 at 4:30pm — 10 Comments

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