Is the US Going to Withdraw from Syria or Not?
The U.S. administration has been persuaded to leave a residual U.S. force (400 soldiers), which would certainly make SDF happier…
Tortures, Executions, and Sisi’s Unlimited Credibility in the West
This is how the Washington Post concluded its piece on the executions: “Egypt has been battling Islamic militants for years.
How the Egypt’s Judiciary is Aiding the Sisi Regime to Maintain its Oppression
In March 2016, the Supreme Disciplinary Board forcefully removed 47 judges who were part of a group being charged of being “pro-Islamist.
Is the Turkish Opposition Really an Alternative?
The opposition should demonstrate that the alliance between the three political parties –here we can include the Islamist Felicity Party (SP)– form a strong and dependable force for ruling the country.
Between Rock and a Hard Place: The Armed Syrian Opposition In Idlib
The National Front for Liberation included 11 Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army factions, including Faylaq al-Sham, Jaysh al-Nasr, the Free Idlib Army, the First and Second Coastal Divisions, the First and Twenty-Third Divisions, the Second Army, Jaysh al-Nukhba, Shuhada al-Islam Darayya, and Al-Hurriyat Brigade.
Assad’s Comeback? A Lebanese Perspective
Nowadays, Hezbollah is shifting back the focus to Israel as a tool to regain its lost legitimacy in the Arab and Islamic world.
Abiy Ahmed’s Ethiopia: Bandwagon or Hegemony?
Ethiopia has always been against any form of Islamist movement sponsored by foreign powers.
China’s Zouchuqu Policy and Turkey-Pakistan Economic Relations
The transfer of three FETO schools in the capital city of Islamabad to the Turkish Maarif Foundation was also discussed.
What Does the Golden Rule of Politics Say for CHP’s Conservative Candidates?
Although accused of manipulating religion for the sake of politics, the CHP insistently tries to assert that it does not have any problem with Islam through the candidates it has nominated for the upcoming local election.
Taking Stock of the Syria Withdrawal Decision
The Syria withdrawal decision is criticized on many fronts but most critics complain more about the style and timing than…
Tunisia in a Predicament: Echoes of the Tunisian Revolution Lingering
In 2014, it also witnessed the establishment of a grand coalition and power sharing that lasted until September 2018, between two ideologically opposite groups – the Islamic party of al-Nahda and the secular party Nida Tounes.
Turkey’s Fight Against Terrorism: PKK, not Kurds
Therefore, Turkey has also occupied with the participation of Islamist auxiliary troops a year ago, the Kurdish Canton Afrin in northwest Syria.
Turkey’s Relationship with Pakistan and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
he Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Imran Khan, on the invitation of the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, paid an official two day visit to Turkey on January 3-4, 2019.
How has Turkey Championed Humanitarian Aid? An Interview with Kızılay President Kerem Kinik
And when we determine and set up our new model, we will present new means of social business within Turkey as we have been contacting Bangladeshi social entrepreneur Muhammad Yunus and Islamic Development Bank about giant international finance models.
The Muslim Brotherhood: Rise, Fall, and Future Prospects
A major story in the midst of all these developments was whether the Islamic groups in Egypt or Hizb al-Nahdah in Tunisia were going to advocate Islamic rule or adopt the prevailing system of governance – of which they pursued the second.
FETO indictment: Solving the puzzle of the spiderweb
The strategy of the organization in regards to the role of religion, the indictment remarks, has been ‘flexible’ and tolerant; not imposing Islamic religious practices on people, but rather giving religious messages that are comfortable with the local way of living accepted by the locals.
Soylu: Almost 300,000 Syrians returned to their homes after Turkey’s operations
The reason for this, unfortunately, is racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, and particularly the populist policies of governments due to the wrong analysis of the 21st century by the Western civilization.
Discourse of Fear in Indonesia: Upcoming Presidential Elections
Though there are numerous nationalist and Islamic parties, two presidential candidates are backed by two political camps based on mutual understandings and interests.
How Iran is Investing in Shi’ism in the Name of Soft Power
Shia Islam – one of the main components of Iran’s geopolitical design - is the feature that allows Iran to be a prominent actor in the Islamic world.
What does the French Democracy Crisis Indicate?
n France, although the rise of the far right, Islamophobia, anti-refugee rhetoric and populism do not seem to directly contradict the notions of people’s right to vote and national sovereignty at first glance, it definitely challenges the liberal democratic system that came into prominence in the aftermath of World War II.
