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The Epstein Leaks and the Arab and Muslim World
A Global Scandal and Its Regional Implications
Amidst grave global events, including the looming specter of a potential American-Iranian war, the world was jolted by new document…
Pakistan’s War at Home
Pakistan’s leaders are once again congratulating themselves for killing militants in Balochistan and launching new operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Press releases fly. Body counts…
The Silenced Future
The Silenced Future:
A Comprehensive Analysis of Afghanistan’s Education Ban on Girls
A Nation’s Deliberate Amputation
In the annals of modern history, few policies have…
Afghanistan in 2026: Navigating a Landscape of Coercion, Crisis, and Resilience
February 2026
Introduction
Afghanistan, a nation whose name has become synonymous with geopolitical struggle, enters 2026 suspended between coercion and crisis. Nearly five years…
The Pashtun’s tragedy is not weakness, but division
The tragedy is not that the Pashtun is weak. weakness can be temporary. The tragedy is that division, if it continues across generations, breaks the backbone of a nation. The…
Between Deterrence and Strategic Threshold Management: Prospects of a U.S. Strike on Iran and Its Implications
Iran currently faces a highly complex strategic environment, where rising U.S. pressures intersect with precise regional calculations, all within an international context that no…
Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami Undertakes Strategic Rebranding Ahead of Pivotal Elections
As Bangladesh approaches crucial parliamentary elections on February 12, the political landscape is witnessing a significant and controversial transformation. The Bangladesh…
The First Step Toward Change: The Path to Awakening the Pashtun Nation
The Pashtuns are among those nations in history whose identity is marked by honor, bravery, hospitality, and love of freedom. This nation, which carries a long story of sacrifices,…
The Two-Stage Killing of Palestinians in Gaza: Annihilation, Then Abandonment
A colleague, an editor at a widely read outlet that centered Gaza throughout the two-year genocide, recently voiced his frustration that the Strip is no longer a main focus in the…
Iran on the Brink of Transformation: Domestic Pressures, an Adverse Regional Environment, and Washington’s Role in…
At the outset of 2026, the Islamic Republic of Iran finds itself at a critical juncture, shaped by the accumulation of deep-rooted structural crises and an increasing fracture…