Syria Series – Part 3: The West’s strategy
In part three of Revolution Observer’s Syria series, Adnan Khan explains how the West's strategy has adjusted throughout the conflict by using neighbouring Muslim countries...
5Pillarz readers survey: Here’s what you said…
Thank you all for responding to the 5Pillarz readers' survey, writes Roshan Muhammed Salih.
Your honest replies have really helped us to understand your experience...
Interview with Suz Member – “I’m a Muslim first, a boxer second”
Suz Member is a fire fighter, youth mentor and the first professional British-born Indian boxer to fight in Africa. In this exclusive interview with...
US-Iran Series – Part 3: The “Islamic Revolution”
In part three of Revolution Observer’s US-Iran series, Idrees Devries describes the events leading up to the "Islamic Revolution" and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini coming...
The three stooges: General Sisi, Sheikh Hasina and Maajid Nawaz
Dilly Hussain shares his thoughts on the biggest news stories that have been trending this week. In the first edition of his weekly memo, he...
Syria Series – Part 2: Assad and the Syrian stalemate
In part two of Revolution Observer’s Syria series, Adnan Khan explains why Bashar al-Assad's forces have been unable to deliver a decisive blow to the...
US-Iran Series – Part 2: From Mossadeq to the Shah
In part two of Revolution Observer's US-Iran series, Idrees Devries discusses the struggle for control of Iranian oil between world superpowers, and the role...
Syria Series – Part 1: Stalemate
In this six-part series, Adnan Khan of Revolution Observer analyses the key developments as the Syrian uprising reaches its third year. The series will...
A History of US-Iran Relations – Part 1: Origins
As Iran and the US normalise relations, Idrees Devries of Revolution Observer traces the evolution of this relationship in a four-part series. In part one,...
Bashar al-Assad’s “foreign jihadis”
Dr Ilyas Mohammed writes how Bashar al-Assad has foreign battalions from Eastern Europe and the United States fighting on his side against the Syrian...