The Arab Uprisings 10 Years Later: In Pursuit of Legitimacy
A decade later, governments in the Middle East and North Africa still fall short of the people’s revolutionary expectations. Thursday, February 4, 2021 / BY: Dr. Elie Abouaoun Ten years […]
Neo-Nazi convicted of murder of German regional governor
German neo-Nazi Stephan E. has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2019 murder of Walter Lübcke, regional governor in Hesse. The trial has raised questions about the German […]
The Internet versus democracy
Jan 25,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – Stephen S. Roach NEW HAVEN — Plenty has been said, and rightfully so, about the violent insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6. […]
ANALYSIS: Has Macron succeeded in creating an ‘Islam for France’?
Source: The Local Three months ago, President Emmanuel Macron made a speech in the Paris suburbs in which he promised a law to combat radical, Islamic ‘separatism’ writes John Lichfield. […]
TODAY 6th January 2020: The big day for US democracy
Will Donald Trump be able to give democracy a big blow? Or will it all just fizzle out ? Let’s wait and see …
How corruption destroys a democracy: The case of Turkey under Erdogan
by ABDÜLHAMIT BILICI Seven years ago, Time magazine heaped lavish praise on Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, portraying his “secular, democratic, Western-friendly” form of governance in the Muslim world as “Erdogan’s […]
Opinion: Why American Muslims need to vote on 3 November
30th October 20200 Hassan Minhas, Student Jamia Ahmadiyya Canada The world is going through precarious and unprecedented times. People are frustrated due to the economy and social welfare of the […]
France’s Emmanuel Macron doesn’t want an Islamic reformation. He wants re-election
By Faisal Al Yafai | Journalist History is not on Emmanuel Macron’s side. France’s last two presidents have only lasted one term. But, happily, for him, history also provides a […]
Noam Chomsky On The Long History Of US Meddling In Foreign Elections
by: C.J. Polychroniou Noam Chomsky A wide range of politicians and media outlets have described the alleged Russian interference in the last US presidential election (by way of hacking) as representing […]
Putin approves changes allowing him to stay in power until 2036
Mar 10, 2020 – By Andrew Osborn and Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday opened the door to constitutional changes that would allow him […]
Bernie Sanders can’t be bought – his campaign is making me strangely hopeful
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN By Arwa Mahdawi Confidence in democracy has been taking a hammering, so how refreshing to see a politician with big ideas win hearts and minds Democracy did […]
I spoke to experts on authoritarian rule about Trump’s behavior this week. They say 2020 could be our last free election
‘Inevitably, the people who last in the cabinet of an authoritarian leader are people who end up doing his personal-slash-official business, because you can no longer separate the two’ […]
The impeachment trial proved Republicans will hold onto power no matter what. I worked in US intelligence and I’m worried
The only way Trump and his associates can prevent themselves from going to jail in 2021 is to remain in power, no matter the actual results of the election […]
How anti-Muslim war makes US democracy impossible
Source: MONDOWEISS By Edward Curtis, who is professor of religious studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He is author of Muslim American Politics and the Future of U.S. Democracy (NYU Press, 2019). […]
Equatorial Guinea: Swiss to auction 25 supercars seized from son of Equatorial Guinea dictator
Luxury cars seized from vice president Teodorin Obiang Nguema are expected to fetch $18m at Geneva auction Agence France-Presse Sun 29 Sep 2019 A collection of luxury cars […]
Indonesia’s criminal code: what is it, why does it matter, and will it be passed?
Violent protests have stymied the draft bill that contains controversial measures on sex, abortion and blasphemy Kate Lamb in Jakarta Thu 26 Sep 2019 1. What is the […]
British politics is awash with oil money – only when we flush it out can we save the planet
Oil executives gave £390,000 directly to the Tories after Theresa May became prime minister. Surprise, surprise, their 2017 manifesto included a commitment to build upon support for the industry […]
The West is silent over the death of a man it once called the great hope of Arab democracy
The lack of comment from our heads of state is positive encouragement to every Middle Eastern leader who now knows their own misdeeds will go unpunished Robert Fisk @indyvoices The […]
Egyptian democracy died yesterday in a prison cage alongside Morsi
To me, when you die in a dictator’s prison – even if you are not Egypt’s only elected president – then you are, in some sense, murdered Robert Fisk @indyvoices […]
Muslim Voters Won’t Forget Which Democrats Had Ilhan Omar’s Back
“It makes it very clear which Democrats are open and willing to stand up for justice,” said one Muslim voter. By Rowaida Abdelaziz Christina Ali is a 25-year-old nursing student […]
