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Grozny conference challenges the Saudis

Tahir Mustafa

Dhu al-Hijjah 29, 14372016-10-01

It came as a shock to the Saudis that they were not only not invited to the Islamic conference in Grozny but that the final communiqué even excluded them from being Sunnis.

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Erdogan shoots himself in the foot, again

Tahir Mahmoud

Dhu al-Hijjah 29, 14372016-10-01

President Erdogan’s policies are leading toward facilitating the establishment of the Kurdish State in Northern Iraq while he thinks he is undermining the Kurds in Syria and Turkey.

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First-ever UN refugee summit a dismal failure

Waseem Shehzad

Dhu al-Hijjah 29, 14372016-10-01

The first-ever refugee summit at the UN was long on rhetoric and short on action. Further, it was far too Eurocentric and ignored countries that really have taken in the largest number of refugees.

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Why publicity hog Modi missed the UN session

Shahid Alam

Dhu al-Hijjah 29, 14372016-10-01

Narendra Modi loves publicity but aware that he may face tough questions about Kashmir that he would not be able answer, he decided to stay at home.

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Bani Qaynuqa‘, Bani al-Nadir, and Bani Qurayzah back in Madinah!

Tahir Mustafa

Dhu al-Qa'dah 29, 14372016-09-01

The Zionists are not shy about declaring that hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been visiting ‘Saudi’ Arabia even though the two regimes have no formal diplomatic relations. We need to bear in mind that Zionist maps show Makkah and Madinah as part of ‘Greater Israel’.

Round-the-clock curfew, abductions, and killings continue in Indian-occupied Kashmir

Tahir Mahmoud

Dhu al-Qa'dah 29, 14372016-09-01

India’s occupation forces—most of them adherents of a racist Hindu ideology akin to Nazism—are continuing the killing and maiming of Kashmiri youth. The people of Kashmir have had enough; they want India to get out of Kashmir!

Afghan regime, a two-headed donkey, comes unhinged

Zia Sarhadi

Dhu al-Qa'dah 29, 14372016-09-01

The US-crafted Afghan regime with two rulers—a president and a chief executive—had little chance of success. It is coming unhinged amid political squabbling as the Taliban make military gains across the country.

Consumer orientalism in the corporate media

Umar Shahid

Dhu al-Qa'dah 29, 14372016-09-01

The Western corporate media are masters of disinformation. Their ideology is well known: everything Western is superior and others’ culture, philosophy, ideology especially those of Muslims, are inferior. Their particular target is Islamic Iran because it stands for clear Islamic principles.

Turkey’s coup in dollars and cents

Ahmed Motiar

Shawwal 27, 14372016-08-01

Part of the reason why people came out in such large numbers to support the elected government of President Recep Tayip Erdogan is that it has provided tangible benefits to the people since the AKP came to power in 2002.

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US strikes Turkey through the Gulenist cult

Ahmet Aslan

Shawwal 27, 14372016-08-01

Ample proof has emerged of the Gulenist cult, backed by the US, in trying to engineer the coup in Turkey. This attempt may have failed but another one cannot be discounted.

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Theresa May: Margaret Thatcher 2?

Umar Shahid

Shawwal 27, 14372016-08-01

In selecting Theresa May as the new prime minister, the British establishment has opted for another Margaret Thatcher. Can the consequences be any different for ordinary Brits, especially Muslims?

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Saudi hostility to Islamic Iran intensifies

Waseem Shehzad

Shawwal 27, 14372016-08-01

The Najdi Bedouins have gone berserk in their hostility to the Islamic Republic of Iran. They are now openly courting terrorists.

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What prevents implementation of Iran deal?

Tahir Mahmoud

Shawwal 27, 14372016-08-01

There was always deep concern among some segments of the Iranian society that the West would not live up to its part of the bargain in the nuclear deal with Iran. A year after the deal was signed has confirmed the skeptics’ worst fears.

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Defying curfew, Kashmiris confront Indian occupiers

Zia Sarhadi

Shawwal 27, 14372016-08-01

Kashmiris are again being targeted by one of the most ruthless regimes in the world. The Indian occupation troops have introduced a new weapon this time: pellet guns that spray hundreds of steel-tipped bullets that have blinded hundreds of people.

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Being Muslim and travelling in Europe of 2016

Tahir Mustafa

Shawwal 27, 14372016-08-01

Europe’s mask of civility is off. Islamophobia and anti-immigrant sentiment are rampant and expressed openly. Our correspondent offers some tips on how to go about living and traveling in Europe.

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Dangerous to be black in America!

Khadijah Ali

Shawwal 27, 14372016-08-01

Police in America have declared war on the black population. They are shot and killed even if they are unarmed and have surrendered to the police. Even the courts are backing the killers in uniform.

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Russia’s real game in Syria

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Ramadan 26, 14372016-07-01

What is Russia upto in Syria? The general impression is that it backs the Bashar al Asad’s government. This does not reflect an accurate picture. Russia has its own objectives in which Syria and Asad are mere pawns.

Ten years after Israel’s war of aggression on Hizbullah

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

Ramadan 26, 14372016-07-01

Ten years after Zionist Israel’s war of aggression on Hizbullah in Lebanon, we examine the political, military and strategic dimensions of the Zionists’ crime and blunder. Will the Zionists dare carry out a frontal assault against Hizbullah again?

Fallujah’s liberation and the challenges ahead

Ali Ameri

Ramadan 26, 14372016-07-01

Has the central government in Baghdad realized that merely liberating physical space from the clutches of the takfiris is not enough? It has to win the hearts and minds of people that found the demonic notions of the takfiris appealing. A good starting point would be to treat citizens equally above tribal or sectarian considerations.

UK faces its “now what” moment after Brexit

Umar Shahid

Ramadan 26, 14372016-07-01

The referendum result in Britain on whether to stay or leave the European Union (EU) was not supposed to go the way it did. The expectation was that people would opt to stay. The result stunned everyone including those cynically leading the Leave campaign. Britain and the EU are now stuck with an oucome that is fraught with great risks.

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