Hekima Review No. 6 (May 1991)

Lately, our world has been tossed about by all sorts of events, some natural, others man-made, the latter topping the list. None of us, for example, will lend a deaf ear to the hostilities currently underway in the Gulf, where the outbreak of war, followed by even worse atrocities within Iraq, saw the day after diplomatic efforts had ended in vain. While the world rejoiced over the news that the war itself had ended so quickly, we should also take stock of the human lives it cost,  the ecological and economic damage it inflicted, and the repercussions it has for peace and stability in the region itself and the rest of the world. What is certain in any case is that innocent people have lived incredible nightmares and many have not survived this experience; others are maimed for the rest of their lives. Children, assets for a better future, are certainly the ones hit most. How much better will their future be, as things have turned out this way?