Category: News & Analysis
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Blame it on the Sleeves!
By: Mehran Banaei “It wasn’t me, it was my hand, blame it on the sleeve which controls the hand” is a famous poetic story in Persian children’s literature that all Iranian children are well familiar with. It is a story about a naughty little girl named Saba who frequently misbehaves and when is questioned by…
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What’s New in Pakistan?
At the end of July, Imran Khan was elected as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. He ran on an anti-corruption, pro-welfare campaign that promised to restore dignity and prosperity to the lives of the Pakistani people. He said he would usher in a “New Pakistan” that was built on transparency, welfare and meritocracy. He went…
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An Affront to the West’s Public Sexualization of Women
“He said, ‘You f**-ing terrorist,’”… “‘You deserve to die.’” …‘You’d better take that scarf off your head before I rip it off.’” (https://globalnews.ca/news/4367924/durham-police-hijab-confronted/ [August 2, 2018]) With the trend of anti-Muslim hysteria going on these days, especially in the West, it is quite striking that it is modestly attired Muslim women who have received…
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The Inevitable Failure of Erdogan’s “Turkish model”
In June of 2018, Turkey held its first elections since enacting its shift to an “executive form” of presidency (similar to the US style, as opposed to Canada and Europe which follow the Parliamentary style). The result was a resounding victory for sitting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had called the elections 6 months earlier…
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Current Federal Election in Pakistan
Commentary regarding the current federal election in Pakistan: “I just got asked why I am so negative about the Pakistani elections. Which I guess is a good question so without rattling on here is why : 1) The Democratic process , the failed legislature and crony corruption are all legacies of colonialism. The British might…
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Genocide of the Uyghur Muslims
This is a form of a systematic genocide taking place (and elsewhere). Muslims better decolonize themselves pronto. Documenting Oppression Against Muslims – DOAM Uyghur Muslim men are put in Nazi-style “political re-education” camps whilst their women are forced to marry Chinese Han men. This collective marriage is said to have happened in Peyzawat county of #Kashgar in…