Why the Middle East no longer trusts America
HAFED AL-GHWELL September 04, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/jwp66 It will take a while for the dust of America’s hasty retreat from Afghanistan to settle, especially considering the hefty price tag […]
Babies found dumped as Lebanese grapple with poverty
A general view of the centre of Lebanon’s capital Beirut. (AFP file photo) Short Url https://arab.news/6xmrq Country has reached starvation stage, says ex-minister NAJIA HOUSSARISeptember 03, 2021 BEIRUT: Two babies […]
well, USA – You’ve Left Behind a Knotty Mess
2021-07-21 09:45 By: GMW.cn Following the resignation of Gen. Austin S. Miller, the commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, the US Central Command formally took over control for US […]
Islam in Politics
Amaan Yasser Effendi JULY 9, 2021 Islam plays an extremely important role in Pakistan’s politics, for after all the country was founded on the basis that Indian Muslims should have […]
Is war between China and the United States still inconceivable?
Tommy Koh PUBLISHED AUG 27, 2020, It’s a dangerous moment in history as the two powers are entangled in a struggle for dominance On Tuesday, former World Bank president Robert […]
Lebanon’s ENTIRE government resigns over Beirut mega-blast amid corruption scandal
Henry Holloway 10 Aug 2020 LEBANON’S entire government has collapsed as officials have fallen on their swords over the colossal explosion that killed 160 people. Lebanon’s health minister Hamad […]
Forget our ‘special relationship’ with the US – we need to play a dirtier game to keep a hold of democracy
If liberal nations of the world want to salvage what’s left of their enterprise, they can’t just stand aside and allow authoritarian regimes to manipulate the US colossus. They must […]
The Trevor Phillips Islamophobia row proves Labour has a long road back to power
The party is right to take allegations of Islamophobia seriously, but the process leaves a lot to be desired Andrew Grice @IndyPolitics INDEPENDENT.CO.UK Despite the media focus on the coronavirus […]
Book Review: Gulf Crisis and the New World Order – by Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad
The Gulf Crisis and the New World Order – January 1, 1992 by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (Author) Hardcover from $5.83 Editorial Reviews The Gulf Crisis and the New World […]
French politics feeds off Muslim bashing and Islamophobia and our constructive response
Source: TRT World, is a Turkish state international news channel broadcast 24-hours per day in English. The news channel is based in Istanbul Many French Muslims have grown disillusioned with […]
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). […]
Iraq between total chaos and slow recovery
Dec 04,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF The line between total chaos and a semblance of a political process has been blurred following Sunday’s acceptance by the Iraqi parliament […]
BOOK OF THE DAY: The Far Right Today by Cas Mudde review – an alarming new mainstream
India, the US, Brazil … a study of the journey of far-right populists from the fringes to the heart of the world’s democracies Paul Lewis @PaulLewis Email Thu 12 Dec […]
The changing shape of war and conflict strategies
Oct 22,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – There can be no talk of new transformations at the level of the world order and the international policy structure without referring to tools […]
Failure of war, failure of politics
Opinion » Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh » Oct 19,2019 – JORDAN TIMES It has become crystal clear throughout centuries of tragic experiences that wars do not solve problems, unlike what […]
Normalization of racist rhetoric against Muslims threatens European societies
Daily Sabah > Politics ERALP YARAR ISTANBUL Published 03.10.2019 The reproduction and normalization of anti-Muslim rhetoric triggers racist practices, posing a threat not only to Muslims but also to the […]
Facebook exempts political speech from fact-checking
AFP September 25, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook will not fact-check the statements politicians post to the site, the social network announced Tuesday ahead of the US 2020 elections, […]
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 […]
Vicious circle of world crises
KILIÇ BUĞRA KANAT @KilicKanat Published 17.09.2019 The recent developments in different parts of the world demonstrate an emerging, rather unstable international system that can generate serious political and security risks for the future. Indeed, there has not been a period of complete peace and stability in human history, but […]
For Tan Kong Beng, politics, not religion, divides Malaysians
The executive secretary of the Christian Federation of Malaysia, an ecumenical body, speaks out. With the government lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, there will be […]