Thu 05 September 2019: What makes a regime and its ruler legitimate? The question has long been on the minds of the greatest philosophers and political scientists stretching from ancient Greece to the Enlightenment; from Plato to Kant; and covers an entire discourse within political science. Is a government or ruler legitimate solely through the […]
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Mon 02 September 2019: US president’s possible intent to stabilize South Asia had opposite effect As Pakistan prepares to file a complaint about India to The Hague over Kashmir, analysts are debating the role that U.S. President Donald Trump played in stoking tensions between the two and the implications of his intervention on regional stability. […]
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Sun 01 September 2019: It is significant to note that Saturday’s ceasefire in Syria was announced by Russia and not by the ruling Assad dynasty, whose corrupt behaviour triggered the brutal civil war back in 2011. Ironically, it is this same family corruption which could bring an end to the horrific conflict which has seen more […]
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Wed 28 August 2019: Over the weekend the UAE bestowed Indian prime minister Narendra Modi with the country’s highest civilian honour – induction into the Order of Zayed, effectively turning a blind eye to his government’s continuing crackdown in the Himalayan region of Kashmir. The Muslim majority territory has come under a renewed clampdown this month as […]
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Tue 27 August 2019: Why Kenyan citizens are asked for information that a regular population count does not need. Over the past weekend, Kenya embarked on its decennial count of how many people call the country home. Over the loud objections of some, especially fans of the English Premier League, bars and businesses were shut […]
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Fri 23 August 2019: If Muslims, or issues relating to Muslim-majority lands are at the centre of the international news media cycle, then you can be sure Mohamad Tawhidi, a self-declared “Islamic reformer” who passes himself off as the “Imam of Peace,” has something to say about it on social media. His commentary, however, is […]
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Thu 22 August 2019: In the aftermath of the August 2013 chemical weapons attack in Ghouta, Syria, the then British Prime Minister David Cameron said, “Our inaction in Syria shows we have not learnt the lessons of the Holocaust [and] the lessons of not standing by.” The words chosen by Cameron and otherswere deliberate; the scale and […]
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Wed 21 August 2019: The only way they can topple Mahathir would be if the Malays-Muslims abandon him. The Chinese and Indians are solidly behind DAP and Anwar. Once the Malays-Muslims abandon Mahathir he can be isolated and then ousted. Then Anwar will take over as the new Prime Minister with DAP as the Deputy […]
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Mon 19 August 2019: The sentiment that there is a ‘united Islamic front’ standing up for the welfare of Muslims needs to be retired – nothing could be further from the truth. In 2008 at the Arab League summit in Damascus the former Libyan leader Colonel Moammar Gaddafi warned Arab League leaders that their countries would be […]
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Sun 18 August 2019: A Kashmiri student describes how she feels about her besieged home while thousands of miles away in Turkey. On the evening of August 4, I missed my mother’s internet call and about two minutes later when I tried calling back, the Indian government had cut all communication lines in the disputed […]
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