The security of the Persian Gulf is the responsibility of regional states. Islamic Iran has consistently advocated this and has demanded that foreign forces should withdraw and let regional states determine its security.
Russia appears to have made a strategic decision to deepen its relations with the Muslim world. This is reflected in its trade and economic policies as well as treatment of its own Musims citizens who were in the past greatly oppressed.
The generals in Pakistan follow no rules and are answerable to no one. They have usurped all political space. The current crisis is the direct result of the generals’ refusal to allow the normal political process to continue to hold elections because they fear it will bring Imran Khan back to power. That is not what they want, hence the deep political crisis.
With the US going berserk by imposing sanctions on China, Russia and a host of other countries, it has led to Moscow and Beijing to deepen their economic and military ties. China-Russia trade has surpassed US-China trade in 2023.
On June 6, 2021, four members of the Afzaal family were brutally murdered by a hate-filled anti-Muslim person named Nathaniel Veltman in London, Ontario. He deliberately drove his truck into them crushing four members to death and seriously injuring the nine-year-old son. Little has been done to confront Islamophobia in Canada.
McDonald’s is the best-known food brand in the US. It has now spread to many countries of the world. Yet, McDonald’s food is an extremely unhealthy food that humans can consume. It causes obesity and results in 300,000 deaths annually in the US.
Re-establishment of diplomatic ties between Tehran and Riyadh create a realistic opportunity to rebuild Al-Baqee, offering a chance to restore and revitalize the historically significant Islamic cemetery, while also reducing sectarian tensions fuelled by geopolitical rivalry.
The $1.6 billion deal between Iran and Russia to build the Rasht-Astara rail link is another game-changer in global trade. It has changed trading patterns away from the western-dominated system to an independent system where the west can no longer blackmail others through sanctions.
The desperation to win elections can bring out the worst in people. This is what was witnessed in the second round of presidential elections in Turkiye. Instead of discussing real issues, both contestants tried to prove their ultranationalist credentials. It was not Turkiye’s finest hour!
The world is undergoing rapid change. China has emerged as a major global economic power. The Europeans have realized this and are scrambling to get in the good books of China, much to the annoyance of the US.
America’s terminal decline is reflected in the manner in which ex-president Donald Trump is being entangled in legal cases about election fraud. Sure, America is a thoroughly corrupt state. Money talks. Every politician is in someone’s pocket. So, what is new about Trump?
The US proxy war in Ukraine against Russia and its deliberately provocative moves against China in Taiwan and the South China Sea have brought Russia and China closer to each other. The US only has itself to blame.
For eight years, the Saudis continued with a vicious war against the Yemeni people but made little headway. Recent developments show the Saudis have had a change of mind. What has forced them to change course and sue for peace?
There has been talk of abandoning the US dollar for quite some time but only now have several countries taken practical steps to not use the dollar in trade transactions. This number is growing and the dollar may soon be reduced to the same level as the British pound or Japanese yen.
Zionist Israel is an artificial entity. It illegally occupies the land of the Palestinians, the Indigenous people. The land is called Palestine. Zionist contradictions are fast catching up with and its demise in now being openly talked about by even many leading Israelis.
With rapid changes in global power dynamics, there is a great opportunity of Muslim countries to rise to the occasion by taking an Ummatic approach to immigration. Historically, people moved across Muslim lands without hindrance. Will Muslim countries adopt this policy?
Every year, millions of people worldwide participate in Quds Day rallies. These are held to draw attention to the illegal occupation of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) and Palestine by the zionist invaders. This year’s rallies assume even greater importance because of intensified zionist crimes.
Zionist Israel would not be able to get away with the crimes it perpetrates on a daily basis against the Palestinian people were it not for American support. Thus, the Washington warlords are complicit in Israeli war crimes.
Recent developments in the West Asia region clearly point toward a realization among the Arabian regimes that their plot to overthrow the government of Bashar al Asad of Syria has failed. They have decided to bury the hatchet and bring Asad in back into the Arab fold.
Instead of following the great legacy of Salahuddin Ayyubi, the liberator of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) from the Crusaders, the present-day Kurds have joined the modern-day Crusaders and zionists.
