BRICS as a bloc is not only expanding but is emerging as an alternative to the US-dominated global order. Most countries have suffered US bullying and are taking steps to break the shackles of dollar hegemony to help create a better world.
True freedom starts with breaking the chains of mental slavery. Unfortunately, most Muslim states, barring a few exceptions have not made that transition.
Nobody likes to be disliked. In fact, most people love to be loved, Americans more than anyone else. Yet American rulers are not only disliked worldwide but even the American people do not like them anymore. A Gallup survey found only 31% of Americans approve of their government.
That the Zionist settler-colonial entity is illegitimate is well-known. It has managed to maintain its occupation through brute force. Now the practitioners of that force—the Israeli army and air force etc—no longer appear willing to maintain the criminal enterprise.
Never before in its history has Pakistan faced such a deep crisis as the one it faces today. This is the direct result of the bloody-mindedness of the generals that have gone mad and insist on maintaining their illegal control of all decision-making processes in the country.
There is much in common between the generals in Pakistan and Egypt. Both groups are cowards, thoroughly corrupt and willing to surrender to the enemy at the first opportunity but miss no opportunity to brutalize their own hapless people.
Following the events of 911, every Muslim was deemed a legitimate target for American vigilantism. Being Muslim was enough to declare them guilty. Muslims stoically stood their ground and despite indescribable brutality, did not lose faith ultimately defeating the oppressor.
Niger’s new rulers have cancelled five military agreements with France, its former colonial master, and ordered the French troops out of the country by early September. Will French exploitation of Niger’s uranium also come to an end? We will find out in the next few weeks.
Who is Malala Yusufzai and why is she being promoted by the west while others like Nabeela, the victim of US drone strikes, is virtually unknown? What about Dr Aafia Siddiqui? We highlight their details.
The Serbs’ genocidal war on the Muslims of Bosnia was perpetrated between April 1992 and December 1995. It resulted in the slaughter of more than 350,000 Muslims as well as some 60,000 women raped. Western regimes were complicit in this crime.
Iran’s joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as a full member is a game-changer in global politics. Being the dominant regional power, its inclusion will lead to far-reaching changes economically, politically and militarily.
August 2023 marks 10 years of the gruesome massacre of innocent civilians in Rabaa Square in Cairo. The slaughter was ordered by General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi but it had the full backing of the west. Unable to defeat Islam at the ballot box, they resorted to the wholesale slaughter of innocents.
There appears no light at the end of the tunnel for Pakistan. The thugs in khaki insist on political engineering while making moves to exclude Imran Khan, the former prime minister, from the political process. The khakis don’t care what happens to Pakistan so long as they control the process.
Cuba, the tiny Caribbean country, has a population of only 11 million, of which about 10,000 are Muslim, mostly indigenous. Under US sanctions for 60 years, Cuba has helped other countries in the medical field. It is also opening a new mosque and Halaal food business to cater to Muslims, indigenous as well as visitors.
Despite facing enormous odds against the heavily-armed Israeli soldiers, Palestinian resistance has become quite sophisticated. The Jenin Brigades lead the way inspiring others to rise up to resist zionist barbarism. The resistance is succeeding. Israel is beginning to panic.
Syria’s return to the Arab fold means the Arab regimes have realized that their attempt to overthrow Bashar al-Asad’s government in Syria by flooding it with mercenaries has failed. It inflicted immense suffering on the Syrian people but hopefully this tragic episode has ended.
Countries that once exercised dominance over global affairs find it difficult to adjust to the reality that they are no longer the top contender. This is what the US is currently going through: inability to admit that other powers have emerged to knock it off its stool.
The bloc of countries that have formed BRICS pack a powerful economic punch. More countries are lining up to join the group whose collective economic and political clout is likely to soon eclipse the US dollar
The army in Pakistan is an enormously expensive institution. It consumes more than 50 per cent of the country’s budget countless other resources. The army, however, has failed to fulfill its primary function of defending the country’s borders. Can Pakistan afford such an army?
While there may be a civilian regime by name in Pakistan, the reality is that the country is under de facto martial law. No policy can be implemented without the military’s approval. Politicians carry the negative fallout of ill-conceived policies while the army is cushioned from opprobrium.
