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Shawwal, 14472026-04-01

Crescent International Vol. 56, No. 2

Main Stories

US-Zionist War On Iran: A Clash Of Civilizations

Zafar Bangash

The US-zionist war on Iran was unprovoked and is illegal. While it continues, it has exposed the true nature of the two sides. On one side are barbarians without regard to human life. On the other are the defenders who operate within the moral constraints of Islam.

Main Stories

Making Sense Of Trump’s Nonsense

Tahir Mustafa

Donald is a notorious liar, cheat, fraud and pedophile. The victim of zionist blackmail (Epstein files) and of hubris, he is thrashing about wildly to get out of an unwinnable war. Islamic Iran is not prepared to let him off the hook. It has decided to punish the war criminals.

Editorials

Iran Has Trump By The Throat Over The Strait Of Hormuz

Editor

By controlling shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, the Islamic Republic has Trump by the throat. Oil prices and, therefore, prices of food and other goods have skyrocketed. Unable to do anything about it, he is demanding others bail him out. They have said, thanks but no thanks.

Opinion

What Muslims Can Do To Help The Islamic Republic Of Iran

Zafar Bangash

There is immense sympathy for the Islamic Republic of Iran among Muslims worldwide. Many fairminded non-Muslims also see it as a victim of imperialist and zionist aggression. While rallying to its support, they must also purchase Iranian products to support it.

Opinion

The Unnoticeable Beginning Of The Transition From Legitimate Khilafah To Legitimate Imamat

Abu Dharr

In his continuing series on the early history of Islam, Abu Dharr takes a deeper look at the oppostion that emerged to the rule of ‘Uthman, the third khalifah. He examines the role of well-known individuals from among the Muhajirun to enlighten our understanding.

News & Analysis

Degradation Of US Military Bases In The Region

Omar Ahmed

The US has dozens of military bases in West Asia from where it has launched attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran. In self-defence, Islamic Iran has carried out retaliatory strikes and caused significant damage to bases built with trillions of dollars in investment.

News & Analysis

Time To Shut Down US Military Bases In West Asia

Brecht Jonkers

By allowing military bases of the enemies of Islam on their lands to attack Muslims is a betrayal of the fundamental principle of Islam. If the Arabian potentates thought they were buying security, they now know better. It is time to shut down these bases and expel all Americans.

News & Analysis

Unmasking Hegemony: A Qur’anic, Prophetic And Islamic Movement Analysis of US–Israel Confrontation With Islamic Iran

Mohamed Ousman

The US-zionist war on Islamic Iran must be viewed through the Qur’anic, Sirah, and Islamic movement frameworks to understand the deeper systems of power (mustakbirīn vs. mustaḍʿafīn). The war represents the global hegemonic order rooted in domination and deception.

News & Analysis

When Courage Stood Alone: A Question The Muslim World Cannot Escape

Javed Akbar

The Islamic Republic of Iran has stood all alone against the forces of darkness and barbarism. By making enormous sacrifices, it is defending the entire Muslim world yet the response of Muslim governments and the ulama to US-zionist aggression has been appalling.

News & Analysis

War On Iran, War On the Ummah: Power, Resistance, And Betrayal

Firoz Osman

The US-zionist war on Islamic Iran cannot be isolated from the broader war on the Ummah, be it Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq or Yemen. The Islamic Revolution of 1979 posed an ideological challenge to western hegemony. The west is waging war to destroy the power of Islam.

News & Analysis

Resilience And Global Viability Of The Islamic Revolution

Muslim Mahmood

The Islamic Revolution should not be viewed as a local affair confined to Iran. Its impact is global and has to be emulated by struggling Muslims everywhere to bring about meaningful change in their societies against tyrannical regimes.

News & Analysis

Exporting The Islamic Revolution In The Next Phase Of Regional Conflict

Waseem Shehzad

By toning down its opposition to the Arabian potentates in hopes of influencing their behaviour appears not to have yielded the expected results. These regimes cannot be reformed; they must be overthrown by supporting the struggling masses in their quest for justice.

Islamic Movement

Dr. Kalim Siddiqui – Life, Thought, and Global Islamic Vision

Muslim Mahmood

April 18, 2026 will mark 30 years since Dr Kalim Siddiqui passed away to join heavenly compamy. His life’s struggle, clarity of thought and activism offer important lessons for struggling Muslims even today.

Islamic Movement

Dr. Kalim Siddiqui’s Islamic Movement Theory And The Geopolitics Of Resistance

Mohamed Ousman

Dr. Kalim Siddiqui rejected both quietism and reactionary militancy. Instead, he advocated a principled, Qur’an-centered struggle rooted in moral clarity, intellectual independence, and long-term civilizational renewal through what he called the global Islamic movement.

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