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The father of the current Amir of Qatar once complained to me that Canada would not approve of his small, but oil-rich state opening an embassy in Ottawa. Some years later, Qatar was successful in its bid for diplomatic presence in our capital; it headquartered its new embassy in a five-star hotel next to Parliament Hill and a geographical stone's throw from CSIS, our national spy agency.
I made a point to tour the construction site of the New Suez Canal during my recent visit to my birth country. I am glad I did.
Sudan, South Sudan, Chad, Algeria, Libya, Ethiopia, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Syria, Italy, Russia, France, Greece, Cyprus and China are an impressive list of countries that Egypt has reached out to, in the last six months, to further develop its international relations.
The terrorist attack of January 7 that killed 12 staff and police officers at the Paris headquarters of the tabloid paper Charlie Hebdo should be a turning point in our war against the increasingly ugly crime of terrorism.
We used to believe it is a crime to organize, support and give political cover to terrorist organizations. Things have changed.
As long as the US supports some terrorist organizations and condemns others in order to advance its own political agenda, humanity will be plagued by a persistent evil that beheads, kills, maims, terrorizes and destroys everything in its path.
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper is trying to convince Canadians that he is against terrorism while his national spy agency, CSIS, is engaged in supporting terrorism abroad. Moreover, Harper now claims he cannot fight terrorism at home unless Bill C-51, legislation that gives sweeping new powers to police and CSIS, is passed.
Believed to be the last directly revealed divine testament, the Holy Qur'an uses stories and biographies to make specific teaching points, to illustrate important facts of life, and to impart foundational lessons in spiritual discernment.
An important point driven home by the Qur'an is that you don't have to be personally or directly appointed by the Almighty to be a messenger or prophet; just strive to be good and do good work.
Except for that of Jesus, the Qur'an doesn't mention the death of any other individual.
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