The Syrian Conflict Explained: A highly restricted briefing document on Syria …
Written by Anonymous President Assad ( who is bad ) is a nasty guy who got so nasty his people rebelled and the Rebels ( who are good ) started […]
Russia’s great power game
OPINION Russia’s great power game It may be a dream for Putin to join a concert of powers in stabilising the Middle East, but it’s a forgivable one. 17 Nov 2015 After the Napoleonic wars, the so-called Congress of Vienna in 1815 brought together allies and enemies to create a […]
HAVING A SAY: Can – and should – immigrants participate in Swiss politics?
By Jeannie Wurz JUN 4, 2015 – 17:00 Bern city parliament is debating a motion on allowing the capital’s 33,000 non-Swiss residents to submit political motions (Keystone) The number of foreign residents in Switzerland has increased to almost one quarter of the population. Most of them don’t have a say in […]
East Jerusalem: ‘The two-state solution is dead’
WAR & CONFLICT East Jerusalem: ‘The two-state solution is dead’ Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem are increasingly pessimistic on the possibility of an independent state. Creede Newton | 14 Apr 2015 12:03 GMT | Netanyahu announced the construction of 143 new homes in the Jewish settlement known to Israelis as […]
East Jerusalem: 'The two-state solution is dead'
WAR & CONFLICT East Jerusalem: ‘The two-state solution is dead’ Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem are increasingly pessimistic on the possibility of an independent state. Creede Newton | 14 Apr 2015 12:03 GMT | Netanyahu announced the construction of 143 new homes in the Jewish settlement known to Israelis as […]
A Muslim Reflection on Global Crisis
BY AMAAR AHMAD As conflicts rage around the world and innocents suffer in the Gaza crisis, Ukraine-Russia tension continues, and sectarianism boils over in Iraq and Syria , one wonders if history is repeating itself. Just as in 1914, now a hundred years after Word War I, small conflicts have […]
Russia: New Family Code to protect traditional family, religious values – key lawmaker
Published time: March 04, 2014 13:41 RIA Novosti / Maksim Blinov The head of the lower house committee for family issues has described a new set of legislative amendments protecting the values shared by basic religions, and inspiring young people to choose marriage over cohabitation. MP Yelena Mizulina of […]
Staying in Afghanistan Is a Recipe for More Terrorism
Anthony W. Orlando HUFFINGTON POST Lecturer in the College of Business and Economics at California State University, Los Angeles Barack Obama is daring the terrorists. He’s standing in their front yard. He’s calling them out. Of course, that’s not how it’s reported. “U.S. ‘nowhere near’ decision to pull all troops […]
Maudoodi's son: Jamaat has no right to do politics in Bangladesh
Source: Dhaka Tribune: By Julfikar Ali Manik , Muktasree Chakma Sathi Politics A son of Jamaat-e-Islami founder Syed Abul A’la Maudoodi believes that the religion-based party should not be allowed […]
Maudoodi’s son: Jamaat has no right to do politics in Bangladesh
Source: Dhaka Tribune: By Julfikar Ali Manik , Muktasree Chakma Sathi Politics A son of Jamaat-e-Islami founder Syed Abul A’la Maudoodi believes that the religion-based party should not be allowed […]
MIXING RELIGION WITH POLITICS
Source: Daily Star MIXING RELIGION WITH POLITICS An otherwise little known group Hefazat-e-Islam has become instrumental in winning election, especially at a time when everyone has thought that secularism in Bangladesh taking a strong foothold. Political use of religion–especially Islam–is back, and it seems to have all the ingredients to […]
Op Ed: The Culture of Confrontational Politics in Bangladesh
By Rahim M. Quazi A complex array of hurdles, compounded by political instability, is posing a formidable hurdle to Bangladesh’s achieving economic prosperity. The post-independence political frontier in the South Asian nation has been extremely turbulent. Two elected heads-of-state were killed by army coups, nearly 25 unsuccessful coups were staged, […]
Hamid sworn in as president
Source: Daily Star Abdul Hamid takes oath as the 20th president of the country at Bangabhaban Darbar Hall in the capital on Wednesday. Photo: BSS Abdul Hamid has taken oath as the 20th president of the country Wednesday. Acting Speaker Shawkat Ali administered the oath to Hamid at Bangabhaban […]
Hasina thanks Opposition
Source: BDNews 24 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has thanked the opposition parties for withdrawing its general strike to facilitate rescue work at Savar. At least 80 people were killed and over 800 others injured when the nine-storied Rana Plaza caved in on Wednesday. The number of casualties is feared to […]
Lesley Hazleton: A “Tourist” Reads the Holy Quran
According to Wikipedia, Lesley Hazleton is an award-winning British-American writer whose work focuses on the intersection of politics, religion, and history, especially in the Middle East. She reported from Israel for Time, and has written on the Middle East for numerous publications including The New York Times, The New York […]
Bangladesh Jamaat e Islami being outlawed soon
Source: The Blitz While Bangladesh Election Commission has already served notice on Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami asking it to make some changes in its party’s charter which do not conform to […]
Britain and the Islamic movements
By Ali Bluwi AL ARABIYYA NEWS Saturday, 20 October 2012 I have just finished reading studies that centered on the relationship between the British intelligence (MI6) and political Islamic movements. I also had discussion with three intelligence personnel who worked for security agencies in Iraq, Sudan and the Gulf. We […]
Possible Regime Change In Bangladesh Triggers Terror Worries For India
Source: The Link. NEW DELHI – With indications increasingly suggesting the possibility of a regime change in Dhaka in early 2014, the intelligence establishment here is worried that anti-India forces could once again get a free run to use Bangladesh as a staging post for terrorism and other subversive activities. […]
A string of detonators cuts through the Middle East
May 24, 2012 02:20 AM By David Ignatius The Daily Star, Lebanon The Middle East sometimes resembles a string of detonators wired to explode together – and this seems especially true now of Syria and its neighbors. There is political instability nearby in Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon, as the Arab […]
Divisive Presidential Politics Takes Aim at the American Muslim Community
Huff Post Looking back on the 2012 presidential campaign up to this point, one wonders why there has been an active effort by some Republican candidates to alienate American Muslims. This is especially surprising since, according to a recently published report by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, American Muslims are […]