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Gaza and the Muslim world

TODAY, a new round of peace talks begins in Cairo but all indications are that Israel’s genocidal Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is setting conditions that Hamas will find impossible to…

Losing the Muslim World to Putin

For Vladimir Putin, the news from Ukraine is not good. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not going particularly well, by many Western and Ukrainian accounts. As the masters of the…

Muslim world politics

THE OIC is holding a preparatory meeting of its senior officials in Jeddah for the 47th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers. Reportedly, the meeting will not include Kashmir…

Israel, Pakistan and the Muslim World

After Makkah and Medina, Jerusalem is the holiest place on earth for Muslims all over the world. There is no Muslim who has no respect for Masjid al-Haram in Makkah,…

The Muslim world in numbers

I always trust numbers. Spin doctors aside. To see where the Muslim world stands today, it is advisable to look at the statistics. Numbers don't lie. Numbers are not emotional…

Al-Quds And The Muslim World

Al-Quds and the Muslim world

In Part I last week I mentioned the undiplomatic and mischievous action by President Trump in relocating the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, an action against UN resolutions…

Al-Quds And The Muslim World: Part – I

Al-Quds and the Muslim world: Part – I

We have come to expect anything from President Trump, as we did from President Bush. The latter showed his character by attacking Iraq (together with PM Blair) on flimsy grounds,…

Obscurantism In The Muslim World

Obscurantism in the Muslim world

The heart-wrenching picture of a Yemeni child drinking water from a leaked pipeline in the war-raged country has shamed humanity. The picture recently went viral on social media but failed…