Israel defended its soldiers’ actions on Friday, when troops opened fire on Palestinians who strayed from the main tent city protest — attended by tens of thousands — and approached the heavily fortified fence cutting off the Gaza Strip. GAZA CITY Israeli troops fired warning shots towards Palestinian youths gathered at the Gaza-Israel border on...
When I was 12, Saddam Hussein, vice president of Iraq at the time, carried out a huge purge and officially usurped total power. I was living in Baghdad then, and I developed an intuitive, visceral hatred of the dictator early on. That feeling only intensified and matured as I did. In the late 1990s, I...
“Please allow me to introduce myself I’m a man of wealth and taste I’ve been around for a long, long year Stole many a man’s soul to waste” And I was ’round when Jesus Christ Had His moment of doubt and pain Made damn sure that Pilate Washed his hands and sealed his fate” We...
At one point during the 2016 presidential election campaign, I watched a bunch of videos of Donald Trump rallies on YouTube. I was writing an article about his appeal to his voter base and wanted to confirm a few quotations. Soon I noticed something peculiar. YouTube started to recommend and “autoplay” videos for me that...
“History,” Winston Churchill said, “will be kind to me, for I intend to write it myself.” He needn’t have bothered. He was one of the great mass murderers of the 20th century, yet is the only one, unlike Hitler and Stalin, to have escaped historical odium in the West. He has been crowned with a Nobel Prize...
By: Jaweria Afreen Hussaini Women’s rights are the fundamental human rights. These rights include the right to live free from violence, slavery, injustice, Misogyny and discrimination; to be educated; to own property; to vote; and to earn a fair and equal wage. “Women’s rights are human rights.” Winning rights for women is about more than giving...
By: Jaweria Afreen Hussaini Women make up 51% of the population but are dramatically underrepresented in political leadership. We must encourage parents and teachers to tell a girl to run for office. Because if you tell her she can do it, she will believe you. We must focus on making progress rather than achieving parity. Educating...
By: M.J. Iqbal Contrary to the media hype and chest-thumping by the government, the ongoing protest against an ill-thought and flawed bill criminalizing triple talaq, by Muslim women across India not only showcases their love for religion but also exposes the so-called plight of Muslim women due to instant talaq. The nation has often seen...
एम बुरहानुद्दीन कास्मी भारतीय सेना के चीफ जनरल बिपिन रावत ने 21 फरवरी को राजनीतिक दलों पर टिप्पणी कर के देश में एक अनावश्यक तूफान खड़ा कर दिया है। मौलाना बदरुद्दीन अजमल की लीडरशिप मैं चलने वाली आल इंडिया यूनाइटेड डेमोक्रेटिक फ्रंट (AIUDF) असम में एक लोकप्रिय राजनीतिक दल हैं। जनरल बिपिन रावत ने दावा...
The cry for an abnormal Muslim population growth in Assam is a hoax. It is factually busted time and again but the political forces which find it suitable as polarization tool keep propping this issue as campaign material. An Army General should have avoided any public rhetoric on such politically heated issue. By M. Burhanuddin...