Nuclear disarmament should be a worldwide priority
DR. MAJID RAFIZADEH December 21, 2023 As the number of nuclear weapons held by major powers is on the rise, the international community ought to put more effort into preventing […]
Gaza not the only place where the fires of injustice bu
BARIA ALAMUDDIN November 27, 2023 It is easy to think nothing is going on in the world aside from the Gaza slaughter, given the media’s justified focus on this tragedy. […]
China closing hundreds of mosques in northern regions, rights group says
HRW says other mosques altered, for example through removal of minarets, as part of sinicisation campaign Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent @amyhawk_Tue 21 Nov 2023 Chinese authorities have closed or altered […]
World War 3, here we come.
U.S. announces new NUCLEAR weapon 24 times the power of one dropped on Hiroshima – days after it emerged China plans to double its warheads by 2030 By NICK ALLEN FOR […]
Uyghurs in China Filmmaker’s Detention Shows That Arrests of Minority Continue
Through its propaganda, China is trying to convince the world that the Uyghurs in the country are safe now. But the arrest of filmmaker Ikram Nurmehmet in Beijing shows that […]
Get ready for World War III
US must be ready for simultaneous wars with China and Russia, congressional panel report says Previous 1 / 3 In this image released by the US Department of Defense, the world’s […]
Measuring Religion in China
Many Chinese adults practice religion or hold religious beliefs, but only 1 in 10 formally identify with a religion How we did this Key terms By virtue of its huge […]
Of Our Common Future and Triangulation of Eurasia: The North-South Corridor
Lorenzo Somigli 15/SEPT./23 Introduction In a fluid global order, initiatives to articulate cooperation to its best mutual outcome, as for exchange of resources and synergies are relevant more than ever. […]
Peak China, a declining USA and the future of Africa
Commentary / WritePeace blog Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Photo: Peter Mitchell/Unsplash 3 July 2023 Indices to measure soft, hard and smart power are back in vogue to the extent that the Economist magazine […]
China sentences Uyghur scholar to life in jail
bbc.com A prominent Uyghur academic has been reportedly jailed for life by China for “endangering state security”. Rahile Dawut’s sentence was confirmed after she appealed against a 2018 conviction, according […]
Europe once welcomed me. Today, I fear it would not – and that’s a threat to all of us
OpinionEuropean Union Shada Islam Across the EU, far-right ideas are becoming mainstream while refugees and Muslims are demonised. But change is still possible Thu 21 Sep 2023 12.00 BST Iarrived in Brussels four decades ago as a student, scarred by the legacy of two deadly wars between India and Pakistan, […]
China’s ‘beautiful Xinjiang’ continues to oppress Uighurs
OPINIONOPINION, Opinions As Beijing tries to convince the world that the Xinjiang region has moved on, its Uighur residents continue to suffer. Published On 12 Sep 2023 During his visit to […]
Britain has done more than ignore the Uyghur genocide – from politics to business, it is complicit
Rahima Mahmut James Cleverly’s barely there pressure on China is hardly surprising, given the companies and even universities playing a role in human rights abuses Thu 31 Aug 2023 This […]
Can BRICS expansion grant region freedom from US, Western meddling
Aug 30,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen The enlargement of the five member BRICS bloc amounts to a challenge to US hegemony, especially in this region. The grouping of […]
China makes it harder for its Muslim citizens to go to Mecca, or anywhere else
August 17, 2023 Emily Feng The circuitous journey by Chinese Muslims reflects the extraordinary means China is undertaking to surveil and stop its citizens from making the Hajj — as […]
West losing ground in the world
BY MUHITTIN ATAMAN AUG 16, 2023 – DAILY SABAH The Statue of Liberty is visible from Bayonne as a U.S. flag waves, New Jersey, U.S., May 8, 2012. (AP Photo) […]
Afghanistan after US withdrawal; risks of Daesh-Khorasan
Aug 13,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh Two years have passed since the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, and while international attention is focused on other battlefronts, such as […]
China using families as ‘hostages’ to quash Uyghur dissent abroad
By Sam JudahBBC Newsnight and BBC Verify China is pressuring Uyghurs living abroad to spy on human rights campaigners by threatening families back home, researchers say. Refugees and activists tell […]
The post-American Middle East
Jul 24,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Mark Leonard BERLIN — May was a busy month for Arab diplomats. Twelve years after the Arab League suspended Syria’s membership, Syrian President Bashar […]
How China can offer Abbas a political lifeline
DAOUD KUTTAB June 23, 2023 Anyone following the political strategy of Mahmoud Abbas knows that he has a one-track mind. The Palestinian president rejects any form of violent resistance to […]