Can the Taliban Deal with their Handicaps?
Their crackdown on basic human rights in the name of an extreme interpretation of Islam has set the country back by many years already.
American Political Opportunism and the Long Overdue Rohingya Genocide Determination
” Likewise, led by Myanmar’s military-patronized Buddhist, Islamic, and Hindu leaders and cronies, the newly formed Interfaith Peace and Harmony Council joined the military regime in dismissing and denouncing Blinken’s “determination” as a fantastical announcement, falsely claiming that there was no corroborating evidence.
Power Politics and Moral Accountability
China, Russia, and countless Islamic movements would mount constant challenges to Washington’s efforts to shore up its superpower status.
Iran Nuclear Talks: Iran-Russia Cooperation Exempted from U.S. Sanctions
Lavrov today, Russia will remain beside the Islamic Republic of Iran until reaching a good and sustainable agreement, continuing to play the constructive role it has played since the start.
Iran’s Proxies in the Middle East: A Halted Transition to Politics?
As a response, the Islamic Republic of Iran increased its investment in creating a network of proxies throughout the Middle East to secure its survival and keep the enemy at bay.
Xinjiang: The New Face of the Old Problem in China
For this purpose, it is important to position Chinese state violence at the crossroads of the post-socialist neoliberal development and the surge in Islamophobia since the West’s “war on terror” was launched.
Israel Will Not Grant Palestinians a State: What Should the PLO Do?
Other Palestinian political parties, which have a political representation similar or stronger than that of Fatah, such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad, are not part of the PLO.
Iran’s Bitter Choice and the Russia-Ukraine War
Furthermore, since Iran is a Shiite-dominated country, it is seen by Russia as a balancing factor against Islamist Sunni groups in the Caucasus.
What French Presidential Election Means for French Muslims and Turkey
Read: Éric Zemmour: An Anti-Semitic Candidate For a Better Islamophobia in French Presidential Elections?While discussions about the French presidential election candidates continue, Marine Le Pen and Eric Zemmour, candidates known for their far-right views, come to the fore along with Macron.
Comparing Russian Military Interventions in Syria and Ukraine Is Misguided
Back in 2015, the Russians were fighting NATO-backed rebel groups and Islamic State (DAESH).
Russia-Ukraine War: Why India, Israel, and Pakistan Have Chosen Silence
Islamabad's balancing act is simpler than that of New Delhi: its relationship with the U.
Rayan, the Moroccan 5-Year-Old, and the Unspoken Miseries of a Media Show
Yet, despite considerable efforts, thus far, Morocco has not yet managed to host the coveted cup; Morocco is busy with selling a positive image of its status as a moderate, pro-Western Muslim country, and one that spearheads the fight against “Islamist terrorism.
China vs Russia in Central Asia?
To be precise, unrest in China’s western province Xinjiang and its bordering with the Islamic republics of Central Asia, which are rich in oil and gas; the vacuum created in the region with the retreat of Moscow; and the military withdrawal of Washington from Afghanistan prompted the Chinese to come up with a developmental strategy through which they can address the country’s core concerns of threat of terrorism, instability in the wider region, and effective exploitation of the regional hydrocarbon resources.
Still Waters Run Deep: Germany’s Far-Right Extremism Problem
In addition to the minor parties NPD (National Democratic Party of Germany) and Der Dritte Weg (The Third Path) or the right-wing extremist movements PEGIDA (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the Occident) and Identitäre Bewegung (Identitarian movement), the AfD (Alternative for Germany) is a symbol of how strongly right-wing extremism is present at the political level in Germany.
Stealing Innocence: The Theft of Refugee Children in Sweden
Statistically, no matter how dire the situation, agreed-upon expert knowledge in the field of social work, such as from reputable Canadian Islamic scholar, academic and social worker, with expertise in child welfare, Sadique Pathan, clearly states that "it's better to keep families together and intervene in other ways to ensure child safety.
What Does the Current Ukraine Crisis Mean for Stockholm?
This problem has led to the decline of the aforementioned welfare state paradigm, inter alia, triggered the rise of anti-migrant sentiments and xenophobia, Islamophobia, and racism, hereby shrinking the so-called liberal values of the Swedish social democracy.
The U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq: One Boot Inside, the Other Out?
n January 2020, a military strike by the United States assassinated Qasem Soleimani, the former commander of the elite Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, then deputy head of an Iraqi paramilitary organization known as the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMU).
The Saudi-Iranian Rivalry in Yemen
In fact, last month when the Organization of Islamic Cooperation gathered in Pakistan to address the situation in post-U.
Tunisia at a Crossroads: Either Tyranny or Democracy Lies Ahead
Read: Crises in Morocco and Tunisia: Is This Really the End of Political Islam?Despite these difficulties and challenges, Saied has decided to begin implementing his plans to change the constitution and the political system unilaterally in Tunisia.
The Hindutva War on Christians in India
In fact, India’s ruling party - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – says its working on a “strong law” to combat religious conversion in several states, including Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh, while promising prison sentences of up to 10 years for those found guilty of converting others by “force” or “fraudulent methods,” despite there been zero evidence Hindus are being lured or forced against their will into Christianity or Islam, which is why critics have described these proposed laws as the “Nazification of India’s laws.
