Tag: Irfan Hussain English Articles
The three-year itch- Irfan Hussain
he Guardian ran a two-page article chronicling the details of the UAE president’s vast property portfolio in London.
The daily made it clear that...
Take that, TikTok – Irfan Hussain
IMAGINE you have been parachuted to power to run a country of 220 million with myriad problems of poverty, unemployment, illiteracy and malnutrition.
You have...
The missing Shemzas – Irfan Hussain
AT a time when Pakistan is convulsed with political and economic crises (when isn’t it?), the region in turmoil; and the world order on...
The missing Shemzas – Irfan Hussain
AT a time when Pakistan is convulsed with political and economic crises (when isn’t it?), the region in turmoil; and the world order...
No more a pariah – Irfan Hussain
WHILE the Middle East is still abuzz with the opening up of relations between Israel and the UAE and with Bahrain, people have largely...
Decay and decline – Irfan Hussain
CITIES change. They grow, decay, stagnate, thrive. Rivers alter their course. Plagues lay waste to populations. Conquerors ravage the countryside, cutting off food supplies.
But...
Inanity at the top – Irfan Hussain
CAN anybody make Sheikh Rashid keep quiet? I doubt it, as he has made a career of sounding off on every topic and before...
The celestial dance- Irfan Hussain
THE one constant in life is that nothing is permanent, and everything is in perpetual motion.
From sub-atomic particles to the giant spheres that float...
The celestial dance – Irfan Hussain
THE one constant in life is that nothing is permanent, and everything is in perpetual motion.
From sub-atomic particles to the giant spheres that...
Brothers at war – Irfan Hussain
ALL too often, when relatives fight, it’s over money and property, not about people. And while religious and political grievances might be tossed around,...