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Decolonising knowledge: A call to reclaim Islam’s intellectual legacy

Shaykh M A Kholwadia Over the last century, both Muslim and non-Muslim thinkers have centred their reformist discussions on decolonisation. The...

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The airdrops on Gaza are a PR stunt, not a humanitarian operation

Mohammed Al Taban Last week, I saw aid dropping from the sky near my central Gaza neighbourhood of az-Zawayda. Neither I nor any of my neighbours had...

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How everyone benefits from the UAE’s growing non-oil economy

For many people, midway through the year is a good time to take stock, review progress and plan for the future. The same is true for countries and...

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UK shift on Palestine reinforces a historical fact

Zaid M. Belbagi The UK recently departed from decades of foreign policy, announcing plans to recognize Palestinian statehood unless Israel takes...

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Accepted but trapped: Why won’t the UK evacuate its students from Gaza?

Logain Hamdan In September 2025, I am supposed to start a new life, not in war-torn Gaza, but in a lecture hall in the United Kingdom. After nearly a...

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Remembering the original Superman

Khalid Albaih Even before the latest Superman film premiered, it was already deemed controversial. A rather innocuous comment by director James Gunn...

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War-themed movies teach important lessons

As part of the events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression...

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ICE’s culture of secrecy has nothing to do with safety

Tae Heung “Will” Kim, a scientific researcher who has lived in the US since he was 5 and who holds a valid green card, travelled to his native...

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Pakistan’s Army Chief is cosying up to Donald Trump

Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan’s Army Chief, could hardly have wished for more. Wracked by debt and insurgent violence, his country had been...

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Cutting housing counselling is a grave mistake

For generations, owning a home has been one of the most effective ways for American families to build wealth, stability and long-term opportunity. But...

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Summit on two-state solution rekindles hopes of peace

Dya-Eddine Said Bamakhrama As international momentum in support of the rights of the Palestinian people continues to grow, the holding of a summit on...

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Future path of Gulf-Iranian relations

Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf Cooperation Council countries are pursuing a foreign policy that is focused on de-escalation across the Middle East,...

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Forced back from Iran, Afghans face drought, poverty and repression

Alexander Matheou At the transit camp in Islam Qala in western Afghanistan, Fatima steps out of the bus into the blazing heat and an uncertain future....

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I may starve to death before I am able to graduate in Gaza

Ahmad Abushawish On July 27, the Palestinian Ministry of Education released the results of the secondary education certificate exams, also known as...

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Former EU ambassadors warn: Europe’s silence on Gaza is complicity

58 Former Ambassadors of the European Union To the Presidents of the European Council, the European Commission, and the European Parliament, and the...

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Sectarianism is in the eye of the beholder

Nadim Shehadi I know it is never easy, but if we are about to have a reset then we should do the same with our perceptions of the region. Analysis of...

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Eastern Europe must earn its security in a post-American NATO

Sona Muzikárová From the Baltic states to the Black Sea, Central and Eastern European (CEE) governments remain anxious about their security in the...

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Europe’s deadly border theatre is back

Marianna Karakoulaki On July 10, Thanos Plevris, the Greek minister for migration, announced new legislation that would effectively deny asylum to...

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Misdiagnosing terror

The world has witnessed a war waged not only with weapons but with dangerous assumptions, a war that, for over two decades, promised to eradicate...

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Republicans missed a shot at serious Medicaid reform

Every decade since the 1970s, Congress has tried and failed to reform Medicaid, the health entitlement for the poor. Republican lawmakers’ latest...

30.07.2025 30

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What Netanyahu fears most in Gaza

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed The war in Gaza, with all its horrors, is approaching the end of its second year, making it the longest and deadliest...

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Neighbors should cherish boon of regional peace

Properly settling the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia would serve the interests of both countries. It is imperative that the two sides...

29.07.2025 20

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US reaches deal with Japan, tariff cut

The United States, riding a tariff wave launched by President Donald Trump, has concluded a trade agreement with Japan, the fourth largest economy in...

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Iran’s plan to abandon GPS is about much more than technology

Jasim Al-Azzawi For the past few years, governments across the world have paid close attention to conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. There, it...

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In Gaza, water kills too

Ahmad Abushawish In Gaza, we see death in every aspect of life. Death has become an inseparable companion, lingering in the streets, the skies, and...

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Russian banks will fall

For more than three years, Russia’s banking system has defied gravity. Crippled by Western sanctions, cut off from global financial markets and...

27.07.2025 40

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Climate change threatens GB as glaciers melt, communities face rising risks

Raja Kashif Hussain Maqpoon Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), known for its majestic mountains and sprawling glaciers, is facing increasingly dire consequences...

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Reshaping global order

The founding of the United Nations 80 years ago was a remarkable event in human history. The UN aims to maintain international peace and security and...

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Rebuilding Sudan begins by restoring people’s trust

Areig Elhag Footage emerging from Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, defies belief. Once-bustling streets like Al-Jumhuriya Road and Al-Soug Al-Arabi now...

26.07.2025 20

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Rising tensions at the top of the world

Luke Coffey As the world grapples with multiple geopolitical flashpoints — from the fallout of strikes in Iran and stalled Ukraine-Russia...

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Navigating challenges in Sino-US trade ties

Head-of-state diplomacy has provided crucial guidance for the development of Sino-US relations. It was the telephone talks between President Xi...

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COP30 must make good on past climate pledges

Jacinda Ardern, Carlos Lopes, and Laurence Tubiana In 2015, the landmark Paris climate agreement set the ambitious but necessary goal of limiting...

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I was training to heal eyes in Gaza. Then everything went dark

Lina Ghassan Abu Zayed Before this catastrophe began, I was living the happiest days of my life, surrounded by the warmth of my family, the affection...

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Protecting Sudan’s children from war and starvation

Dr. Majid Rafizadeh In the midst of Sudan’s relentless civil war, children have increasingly become the primary victims of a brutal and...

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The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is a deadly shambles

When it was first established, in February, the main selling point of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation was that it was the best of bad options. The...

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It’s Donald Trump vs. Rupert Murdoch

United States President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion defamation case against The Wall Street Journal, owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch. The...

23.07.2025 40

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Camp Mystic girls raise thousands for Texas flood aid

Coco Grieshaber, an 8-year-old Camp Mystic alumna, threaded beads into a homemade bracelet at her dining room table, sharing memories of the Texas...

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Huckabee’s criticism of Israel exposes the tip of the iceberg

Ray Hanania Evangelical Christian and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee last week wrote a letter that criticized the Tel Aviv government for...

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Pakistan and the tug of war in Syria

Javed Hafeez Just when Syria needed peace and stability to reconstruct a battered economy and devastated infrastructure, Israel bombed Damascus. The...

23.07.2025 40

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Goal of high-tech self-reliance unchanged

The US government has intensified its crackdown on China’s high-tech industry in recent years claiming it poses a threat to US “national...

22.07.2025 60

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America’s AI energy revolution has global stakes

Dalia Al-Aqidi The next great American industrial revolution is not being shaped in think tanks; it is being built in real time. In Pittsburgh,...

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Europe’s moral authority in tatters after failing to sanction Israel

Daoud Kuttab The EU last week faced a defining test of its commitment to human rights and international law — and it failed. Presented with...

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Trump’s big beautiful police state is here

Belén Fernández On July 4, United States President Donald Trump signed into law his so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill”, which will reduce taxes...

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Starvation is killing my nieces and I cannot do anything to save them

Alaa Arafat I have a big Palestinian family. I grew up in a household full of children: We are eight brothers and sisters. As my older siblings...

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Trump toughening on Russia

Tiring of empty talks with President Putin, US President Donald Trump announced that he had secured a deal with NATO to purchase weapons destined for...

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Zelensky tries to woo public and Trump with new cabinet

Ukraine will get its first new prime minister of the war on Thursday, as President Volodymyr Zelensky tries to wrestle wartime defence spending into...

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How realistic is Macron’s perception of threat?

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on July 14, the Bastille Day, marking the outbreak of the 1789 French Revolution, that France will increase...

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Mahathir turns 100 as Malaysia comes of age

Dr. Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg Dr. Mahathir Mohammed, Malaysia’s preeminent statesman and one of the most influential world leaders of his time, turned...

18.07.2025 20

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Contrary to India’s fears, Bangladesh is not joining a China-Pakistan axis

Abu Jakir On July 8, Indian Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chauhan delivered a pointed message at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi, raising...

18.07.2025 20

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Israel has turned Gaza’s summer into a weapon

Qasem Waleed This summer in Western Europe, there is constant talk of “unprecedented heatwaves”. According to the media, authorities are working...

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