Moqtada Sadr is known as the maverick of Iraqi politics. While he earned much praise for taking on the Americans, his subsequent somersaults have created many problems. He enjoys widespread support among the masses but his unorthodox political tactics have caused him to lose credibility.
The racist ideology of Hindutva has captured state power in India. While the Hindutva terrorists go about killing Muslims and destroying their properties, Muslims are not even permitted to protest against such barbarism. The banning of PFI is another step in this direction.
Pakistani generals believe that if the country were to recognize Israel, the Americans will shower them with dollars. Trial balloons in the form of visits by Pakistanis, mainly from the US, to Israel have been organized to test public reaction. Imran Khan was removed from office because he refused to along with this plot.
Zionism is racism. This is not an allegation but fact. It has been repeatedly confirmed by many human rights organizations, including Israeli organizations. There can be no peace in the holy land unless this racist ideology is defeated and uprooted.
The US Empire and zionist Israel are based on theft of land and resources of others. Their latest robbery involves stealing Syria’s oil and Lebanon’s gas. This could easily escalate into war. Both sets of thieves need to be confronted to prevent their grand larceny.
Rains have caused massive floods in every province in Pakistan. At least 33 million people have been affected; their houses have been destroyed and official reports say some 1,000 people have died, among them children. The imported regime has again appealed to overseas Pakistani for help. Why should overseas Pakistanis support these thieves and criminals?
The UN says 97% of Afghans are on the verge of starvation. This is the direct result of US illegally holding $9.7 billion of Afghanistan central bank funds, Da Afghanistan Bank. For 20 years, the US and its allies bombed Afghanistan beyond the Stone Age but the Taliban still defeated them militarily. Now the Washington warlords want to starve the Afghans to death.
Since the regime change operation in Pakistan, there has been much discussion about the role of the army. All negative propaganda against the army is nonsense. We explain that it is the “best army” in the world!
Recent media reports suggest that the parties to the JCPOA are moving toward its revival. The US had unilaterally walked out of the deal, repudiating its own signature, and even imposed additional sanctions on Iran. We look at the various options.
For a truly multipolar world order to emerge, the western neo-liberal economic order will have to undergo major changes.
While there is immense suffering worldwide, the torture chamber at Guantanamo Bay where detainees have been held for more than 20 years, represents America’s ugliest face.
The global geostrategic situation is changing rapidly. New players have emerged to challenge US piracy and gangsterism. Islamic Iran has emerged as an important player in this new set-up. Its massive financial, economic, political and strategic agreements are laying the foundations of a new global order.
Kashmiris and their friends worldwide will commemorate another August 5 anniversary as a dark chapter in their long struggle for freedom from brutal Indian occupation. Regrettably, much of the world does not care for the plight of the Kashmiris because they want trade with India. Human rights take a back seat.
Of all the institutions of state, the military is the most powerful in Pakistan. Regrettably, it has interfered in politics since the very beginning even though it played no part in the creation of Pakistan. We examine its disastrous role in civil affairs.
Muslims worldwide have been dismayed to learn that an Israeli Jewish reporter managed to sneak into Makkah and even visit Arafat, reporting for Channel 13 in the zionist entity. How did he get there when non-Muslims are not allowed in Makkah? The Saudis have a lot to answer for.
Russia is a very important producer of natural gas and oil. It is also one of the leading exporters of grain. It cannot be isolated in the global energy markets. Those that try to do so will themselves suffer badly as Germany and a number of European countries are experiencing.
The Rohingya refugees languishing in squalid Bangladeshi camps have all but been forgotten by the world. They deserve better. Their case has been taken up at the International Criminal Court by Gambia over the objections of Myanmar. Other countries must join Gambia to advance the case of the Rohingya refugees.
Devastated by the pandemic, Europe has suffered another blow: sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine has caused the latter’s reduction in gas supplies to the continent. Massive price rises and civil unrest have followed. Will the winter witness a flood of European refugees to the Middle East? It cannot be discounted.
Iraq continues to reel under political instability because the various political factions cannot agree to work with each other. Muqtada al-Sadr seems to be at the heart of the political impasse because of his sudden shifts in what he wants. The people of Iraq suffer.
Islamophobia is not a chance phenomenon. There are powerful forces behind it pushing this racist ideology to demonize Muslims. It has led to deadly consequences. The financiers, instigators and players are exposed in this article.
