The situation in Gaza is not merely a crisis – it is a profound indictment of the global order. It exposes the failure of international law, the hypocrisy of Western democracies, and the complicity of those who remain silent. By FASEEGAH DAVIDS Introduction: A manufactured catastrophe As...

People are not persuaded by facts alone; they are moved by feelings, by grief, anger, love, hope. A mother in Gaza grieving her child, a farmer cut off from ancestral land, a student living under blockade. These stories touch universal emotions. When framed with care and respect,...

In order to remain steadfast on the path to Allah ta’ala and be of those whom He envelopes with His special love, we have to make an active commitment to follow the Sunnah of Rasulullah (SAW). By SALEEMAH JAFFER AS the post-Ramadan slump sets in, we may...

INTERNATIONAL relations can be approached through the lens of political myopia or through the eye of political foresight or strategic vision. Political myopia denotes the tendency to focus on short-term gains or immediate issues such as securing a re-election and immediate national economic interests. Conversely, political foresight...

Behind this theatrical display of missiles and national outrage lies something far more cynical: two deeply unpopular regimes, in both India and Pakistan, seizing upon the ever-reliable bogeyman of war to shore up domestic support and distract from the fires burning at home. By JUNAID S AHMAD...

The issue of the African debt crisis, illicit financial flows, the UN Treaty on Sovereign Debt and the G20 Common framework are key areas that will occupy finance ministers in finding consensus. By ASHRAF PATEL South Africa and Africa host the G20 under severe geopolitical and geoeconomic...

These marches do more than deliver demands; they generate a collective affective charge, moments where anger, grief, solidarity, and hope coalesce in public space. By PROFESSOR ASLAM FATAAR There is an urgent need to expand the smaller acts of local resistance outward, across the city, beyond limited...

Palestinian suffering has metastasised into a horror beyond horrors… In the face of this barbarism, no one can remain neutral. There is no grey zone, no middle ground, no comfortable fence to sit on. Either you stand on the side of humanity — for justice, dignity, and...

What strikes me most about the leadership I’ve witnessed is how deeply unassuming it is and was. It’s not leadership obsessed with being seen. It is leadership grounded in service, guided by mentors, rooted in values, and allergic to spectacle. By AHMAD SOLOMON In the space of...

There is no greater example of US complicity in African wars than AFRICOM’s involvement in Chad, even as the current Sudanese war between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) drags on. By MARIAM JOOMA ÇARIKCI Charles Dickens saw through the self-serving logic...