Articles, writings & analyses

Congratulating Christians at Christmas is permissible — and reflects Islam’s higher purpose

Every year, as Christmas approaches, I hear a familiar question across many parts of the Muslim world: as a Muslim,…

4 weeks ago

Uncertain Fate for Syria’s “March 10” Agreement Between Al-Sharaa and Abdi

Beirut – Mounting questions surround the fate of the March 10, 2024 agreement, signed by Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa and Mazloum…

4 weeks ago

From Terror Provocation to Nuclear Panic: What Pakistan’s Trump Gratitude Really Confesses

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s repeated, almost theatrical gratitude toward Donald Trump for “resolving” the recent India–Pakistan conflict is not…

4 weeks ago

Diplomatic Gains and Strategic Signaling: Afghanistan’s Evolving Approach to Pakistan

Afghanistan’s recent water-resources decisions, including the recent in-principle approval of a major water transfer scheme, must be evaluated in the…

1 month ago

A Hero’s Resolve: Syrian-Australian Shopkeeper Who Stopped Bondi Gunman Hailed Nationwide

WELLINGTON: In the golden evening light of a Sydney summer, 44-year-old Ahmed Al-Ahmed stepped out for a simple ritual shared by…

1 month ago

The West’s “Solutions”: A Brutal Calculus of Externalized Costs

What does it feel like to constantly wake to a world that has been quietly, ruthlessly, inverted? To feel the…

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Proxy Warfare and Its Consequences: Lessons Learned

Proxy warfare, the deliberate cultivation of non-state insurgent actors as instruments of state policy, is neither legitimate nor sustainable. Pakistan’s…

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Extremism: The Enduring Pandemic of the Global Village

In our interconnected age, wars refuse to be confined to their geographic battlegrounds. Through the pervasive channels of social media…

1 month ago

Between Tehran and the United Nations: Kabul Prioritizes National Interests Over External Agendas

The Taliban’s decision to abstain from the upcoming South Asian regional meeting in Iran, alongside the outcomes of recent United…

1 month ago

Australia to Toughen Gun Laws After Deadly Anti‑Semitic Attack at Bondi Beach

SYDNEY — Australian leaders have pledged to strengthen the nation’s gun laws following the deadliest mass shooting in nearly three…

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