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Why Turkey and the Muslim world needs Erdogan
The Turkish referendum is an internal political situation of a nation that has received a lot of attention from around the world. And why not? After all, Turkey is one of the fastest movers and shakers of this century. In just over a decade, it has joined the G20 richest industrial nations in the world. Yet, despite this showing of …
Read More »The conquest of Constantinople By Moulana Afzal Ismail
Constantinople, or Istanbul as it is known today, is a unique city as far as history and location is concerned. Historically, it was the capital of the Roman Empire for eleven centuries and its culture dominated the whole world. The principle church of Eastern Christianity was situated here. Its pivotal political and religious position caused the entire Christian World to …
Read More »U.N. Chief Lambastes Egypt’s Army but Refuses to Affirm Coup By Thalif Deen
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Credit: UN Photo/Rick Bajornas UNITED NATIONS, Aug 14 2013 (IPS) – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has refused to describe the Egyptian army’s ouster of a democratically-elected government last month as a “military coup”, lambasted the country’s security forces for Wednesday’s massacre of civilians in the streets of Cairo. He condemned in the “strongest terms” the violence …
Read More »Is an Israeli military strike on Iran imminent? By Latheef Farook
Is an Israeli military strike on Iran imminent to destroy its nuclear processing facilities? One after the other, under one pretext or the other, the United States whose foreign policy is shaped and molded by powerful Jewish lobbies, backed by United Kingdom and Europe, invaded countries in the Middle East and turned the region into a virtual graveyard. First …
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