Thu 19 March 2020: Lost in the international media’s round-the-clock coverage of the coronavirus crisis was a potentially pivotal moment in the history of armed conflict, with the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruling that its chief prosecutor could soon open an investigation into allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan, by both the Taliban and United […]
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Tue 17 March 2020: Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, recently called the coronavirus a “blessing.” After China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, its ally, has emerged as the second focal point of coronavirus, and thanks to the ruling mullahs’ lies and cover-ups, Tehran is spreading it to the rest of the planet. The Iranian authorities at first claimed that the […]
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Mon 16 March 2020: Rather than imposing damaging and ineffective travel bans, African authorities should focus on mitigating the pandemic. In April 1914, as Europe was moving towards war, Dakar, the capital of present-day Senegal, was hit by an epidemic of bubonic plague that within a year, according to one account, wiped out nearly 15 percent […]
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Sat 14 March 2020: With its roots in colonial rule, anti-Muslim rhetoric is being used by French politicians to tap up potential voters. With his declaration of war against so-called ‘Islamist separatism’ in February, French President Emmanuel Macron appeared to usher in a new phase in his country’s relationship with its Muslim communities. Since the September 11th […]
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Fri 13 March 2020: In the interests of full disclosure, I supported Bernie Sanders’ campaign in 2016 and I remain equally enthusiastic for his candidacy four years later. Though his campaign suffered setbacks in the last two Democratic primaries, it’s seems clearer than ever that in this age of growing economic, racial, and climate injustice, […]
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Tue 10 March 2020: A new report conducted by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (APSI) has revealed harrowing evidence of China’s exploitation of Uighur Muslims, including their transfer to factories across the country to carry out forced labour for foreign brands. The report, entitled “Uyghurs for Sale” estimates that more than 80,000 Uighurs were transferred out of Xinjiang […]
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Sat 07 March 2020: Framing Muslims as the “other” has been a prevalent theme in western discourse for centuries. From the crusades to colonialism, the western lens has depicted and constructed Muslims as everything the “West” is not, and in the process has cast them as violent, uncivilized, and foreign. The rhetoric from the White House following […]
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Fri 06 March 2020: Social media continues to influence our perception of conflicts around the world, though rapid updates around the clock on developments on the battlefield often hours before mainstream news picks it up, disseminating propaganda or spreading misinformation and fake news to the sharing of graphic content and the ugly brutality of the […]
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Tue 03 March 2020: The Pan-Arab colors are black, white, green and red. Individually, each of the four Pan-Arab colors were intended to represent a certain Arab dynasty, or era. The black was the color of the banner of Muhammad; white was used by the Umayyad Caliphate; green was used by the Fatimid Caliphate; and […]
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Sat 29 February 2020: In January in Vatican City, Pope Francis met with the Iraqi president, Barham Salih. The private meeting was held following the American strike on Qassem Soleimani and the Iranians’ strike on the American Ayn Al-Asad airbase in Iraq. The talks lasted just 30 minutes, after which a Vatican statement stressed that to achieve […]
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