Participating in the democratic process – What’s all the fuss about?
With less than three weeks to go until the General Election, Ghulam Esposito Haydar explains the benefits for the British Muslim community in participating...
As more civilians die the Yemen tragedy can only get worse
The Saudi-led coalition enters the fourth week of its aerial bombardment of Houthi positions in Yemen and the death toll among civilians stands at...
Understanding Malala – the wider context beyond the polarisation
Pakistani political analyst Shiraz Paracha argues that Malala Yousafzai, who returned to Pakistan this week five years after being shot by the Taliban, is...
The conflation of anti-Zionism with antisemitism
Anglican priest Stephen Sizer reflects on how he has been targeted by the Zionist lobby in the UK for his pro-Palestine activism, and explains...
End of hegemony: The United Nations must reflect a changing world order
Journalist and author Ramzy Baroud argues that the United Nations, which has just held its 73rd General Assembly, is failing to represent an increasingly multi-polar world and must stop...
The world cannnot afford to make mistakes on Syria
US President Barack Obama chaired an emergency meeting with his security officials to discuss the development in the Syrian crisis after hundreds of innocent...
Gulf states welcome Peres and normalisation with Israel
In the absence of any disclaimers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) press it is clear that reports, which first appeared in the New...
US and Iraq intervention 2 = Oil and Israel
It is baffling why the West is only now waking up to the strength of the combined forces of the Islamic State of Iraq...
Is a change of Iraqi PM too late to halt the Islamic State?
It comes as no surprise that all external parties back the Iraqi President Fuad Massum’s move to replace Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki with...
Hopes fade for peaceful settlement in Yemen
As the Saudi intervention in Yemen enters its second month none of its goals appear to have been met, writes Abdel Bari Atwan.
The "legitimate"...
