Winds of Change in the Middle East
Two unrelated steps taken by Sheikh Nahyan of Abu Dhabi indicate how strong the winds of change are blowing in some countries of the Middle East. He invited Pope Francis to his country and has made Hindi the third court language of his kingdom along with Arabic and English. Pope Francis is the first head of the Catholic Church to step into Arabia the birth place of Islam. He was also allowed to address a congregation attended by over one lakh people. This is a huge huge gesture. It conveys a strong message of tolerance which some leaders in our country have forgotten. Equally significant is the step regarding Hindi. While we are still fighting about the status of Hindi […]