News Review 15/02/2023
Headlines: *Pakistan Binges on IMF Loans *Taliban Interior Minister Criticises Leadership *Balloon Politics
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Three Lessons for the People of Power, in the Muslim World, from Biden’s 2023 State of the Union Address
On 7 February 2023, US President, Joe Biden, delivered his annual State of the Union Address. It contained important lessons for the leadership of the Islamic Ummah.
Women are Rubbish in Liberal Culture
On the 19th of January 2022, the BBC reported that a San Francisco art gallery owner was arrested for hosing down a homeless woman sitting outside his business premises in New York. Collier Gwin, 71, has been charged with misdemeanour battery after a video of him spraying the woman outside his gallery on the 9th […]
The US Only has a Few Days before its Overspending Hits the Limit of its Borrowing Authority
Headline news of The Washington Post on 13 January 2023: “House Republicans prepare emergency plan for breaching debt limit.” Reportedly, “House Republicans are preparing a plan telling the Treasury Department what to do if Congress and the White House don’t agree to lift the nation’s debt limit later this year, underscoring the brinkmanship newly empowered […]
America’s Political Polarisation
As the US House of Representatives went through many rounds to elect a speaker on the second anniversary of the Capital Hill riots, the Special Select Committee that was established with investigating the events of the riot, gave its verdict.
Biden’s Legacy – Same-Sex Marriage Protection Act
Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act. The bill to protect the right of the people of the country to enter into same-sex and interracial marriages was supported by representatives of both parties in the Senate, according to the article “US President Signs the Law to Protect Same-Sex Marriages” on the DW website. (Source: […]
Who will stand for the oppressed? Where is the Muslim hero?
On 21st December 2022 in a private ceremony in the Chilean capital, Santiago, President Boric announced plans to open an embassy in the ‘occupied territories’ of Palestine. He stated that this would send a signal that “international law be respected”. The foreign ministry of the Palestinian Authority welcomed this plan.
Where is America Heading?
After purchasing Twitter for $44 billion, Elon Musk has released internal tweets, called the ‘Twitter Files’ about the company’s censorship of US conservatives. Fox news reported on the 14th of December that: “Republicans ramp up investigation into Twitter, Facebook on collusion with Biden admin to censor speech… in violation of the U.S. Constitution.” Republicans want […]
The Most Fundamental Questions of Identity and Culture are not Resolved in the US
Fox News reported today: “University of Virginia shooting: Ex-football player suspect in custody, victims ID’d as former teammates. Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. is charged with three counts of second degree murder”.
The US, Saudi and Iran Axis
Saudi Arabia’s recent refusals to increasing oil production in defiance of the Biden administration has caused an uproar in the US as it was seen as Saudi defiance of its security partner. In order to crystallise the political reality, it is essential to understand the broader regional picture. Saudi Arabia, in recent months, has fiddled […]
“Islam is the Deen of Strength Knowledge and Good Manners”
We have been publishing a series on TechTank called, “Winners and losers in the fulfillment of national artificial intelligence aspirations.” The research has evaluated 44 countries on how well-positioned each country was to achieve its national AI objectives. In subsequent posts, each country was ranked on the two sub-dimensions of their implementation plans: people and […]
News Review 08/10/2022
Details: Biden’s Global Economic War Employing Oil and Inflation Khamenei Responds to Protests in Iran
US Inflation Shock as Americans Keep Paying More for Food with nothing but the Prospect of Unemployment to Look Forward to if the Federal Reserve Policies are Successful
Today, President Joe Biden issued a statement about the rising Consumer Price Index (CPI) in September. He painted disappointing data about the US economy in a surprisingly positive manner: “Today’s data show more progress in bringing global inflation down in the US economy. Overall, prices have been essentially flat in our country these last two […]
News Headlines 07/09/2022
Headlines: • Former Foreign Secretary become New UK Prime Minister • US Allies Preparing Oil Price Cap • Bloody Clashes in Baghdad
News Review 30/07/2022
Headlines: Protests against Pope over 500-year history of Western Imperialism Bypassing Pakistan Govt and IMF, Bajwa Appeals to US over Funding
News Review 02/07/2022
Details: Biden Formalises Strengthening of NATO in reaction to Ukraine War Taliban Emir Pledges to Adhere to Islam; Opposes Foreign Interference Biden Formalises Strengthening of NATO in reaction to Ukraine War
Muslim Women being Appointed to Liberal Secular Positions of Power only Helps to Keep Muslim Women Disempowered
On the 27th of April 2022, a hearing began for first Muslim-American woman nominee for a legal position on the US federal bench. Nusrat Jahan Choudhury is President Joe Biden’s nominee for US district judge for the eastern district of New York. The position is hailed as a great advancement for women’s rights and the […]
Views on the News: 23/03/2022
Headlines: • Saudis to Accept Payment in Yuan for Oil • Iranian missile strikes Iraq • Declassified Report Show CIA Used Prisoner as a Torture Training Prop • Al-Assad Makes Historic Visit to UAE
Human Trafficking: Another Symptom of the Capitalist System
Human Trafficking is the world’s fastest-growing crime. We are taught to correlate human trafficking with conflict areas or areas with rampant instability. It’s not! the crime is common in the developed countries too. And several high profile cases have shown that it involves influential figures and the authorities that are meant to protect women and […]
The Demise of the Dollar?
There continues to be much talk of the dollar’s demise and over the last decade, a number of challengers have emerged to lay claim to the dollar’s dominant position. With the rise of China, many consider China to be in pole position to replace the US dollar. The dollar has played a central role in […]
With Russian Troops Poised to Invade Europe’s Eastern Borders, the Only War Western Governments are Ready to Fight is a ‘Vaccine Mandate’ War Against their Own Citizens
“Police in Canada, France Deploy Snipers, Tear Gas Against ‘Freedom Convoys’” according to headline news from Newsweek on the 12th of February after 3 weeks of protests against draconian vaccine mandates closed parts of the US-Canadian border and protesters converged on Paris to shut down the French capitol. Protesters used trucks and cars to physically […]
The US Federal Reserve Announces Plans to Raise Interest Rates
Following a press conference by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell on January 26, 2022 Politico reported: The Federal Reserve is likely to raise interest rates in March in what is expected to be the first of a series of hikes this year amid rising inflation.
For the Sake of Profit Greedy Capitalism Never Minds Leading Humankind to Extinction
According a study published by The Lancet Journal on Wednesday, over 1.2 million people died in 2019 as a direct result of antimicrobial resistance, far outnumbering the number of deaths caused by HIV/AIDS or malaria.
Views on the News: 26/01/2022
Headlines: • Ukraine Tensions Heat up • Over 100 Millionaires Call for Wealth Taxes on the Richest • Bitcoin Experiment Failure Ukraine Tensions Heat up At a press conference on 19 January 2022, US President Joe Biden predicted Russia would “move in” to Ukraine and suggested a “minor incursion” by Moscow could lead to Western […]
The Politics of Nuclear Weapons
In a joint statement on 3rd January 2022, five of the world’s nuclear powers agreed that “a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought” in a rare joint pledge to reduce the risk of such a conflict ever starting. The pledge was signed by the P5 – USA, Russia, China, the UK and France; the main […]
The West has Fallen into a ‘Post-Truth’ and ‘Fact-Free’ Era
Recent research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reported that “the surge of post-truth political argumentation suggests that we are living in a special historical period when it comes to the balance between emotion and reasoning,” and that “the post-truth era has taken many by surprise.” PNAS is a distinguished scientific […]
Views on the News 05/01/2022
Headlines: Nuclear Powers Release Statement on Nuclear Weapons Protests in Egypt Americans Worried About Democracy
China and the USA: A Complex Relationship
The United States Congress recently approved a $777.7bn defense budget, a five percent increase from last year. This move came after they pulled the last American troops out of Afghanistan and was justified as a way of dealing with the intensifying competition with China. (Al Jazeera) The budget approval had bipartisan support and supports the […]
Views on the News 29/12/2021
Headlines: US Passes New Defence Bill US-Iran Negotiations Continue Libya’s Elections Called Off
Decades of Anti-Islam Policies and Propaganda Continue to Stoke Violence Against Muslims in America
On December 14, 2021, a Muslim high school student, Ekran Mohammed, was shoved down and had her hijab forcibly removed by a fellow student while working on a project in a classroom. This violent incident happened after the student and others had reportedly made Islamophobic remarks and created an Islamic symbol and put an X […]