Opinion

The Rivalry Between Turkey and Israel Evolving into Competing Blocs and Alliances

The war of annihilation in Gaza, following the "Al-Aqsa Flood" operation and its regional repercussions, has placed Turkey and Israel…

4 months ago

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 months 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 months 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 months 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…

4 months 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…

4 months 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…

4 months ago

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…

4 months ago

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…

4 months 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…

4 months ago