In December of 1991, the Supreme Soviet announced the end and dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, marking the end of an era of a bipolarity that had begun right after the Second World War. Since then, America…
Every year, Eid al-Adha returns with the language of devotion, remembrance, and sacrifice. Yet the danger of ritual is that repetition can make even the most earthshaking truths feel familiar. What was once a trembling confrontation with God can become…
Washington’s war against Iran has widened across the region. The assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has triggered a massive regional response, displaying the existence of a fortified and united anti-imperial resistance front. This support for Iran worldwide, across both oppressed…
The assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, was framed as a decisive step towards the dubious goal of “regime change.” However, decapitation is not the same as collapse. With overstretched ambitions, no credible opposition figure capable of…
“There will be no security, no stability, no prosperity for Lebanon if there is not the beginning of a process of disarmament of militias.”– Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Presidential Envoy to Lebanon, following meetings in Beirut, December 2023. The sentence lingered…
As Christians around the world mark Christmas and reflect on the birth of Jesus, it is worth remembering that this sacred story is not cherished by Christians alone. In Islam, Jesus and his mother Mary are figures of deep reverence,…
For decades, Western hegemonic powers have operated within a global order where conflict is not merely an unfortunate byproduct of geopolitical competition, but a structural instrument of power. Wars, sanctions, political crises, coups, and humanitarian disasters have become levers for…
“The press is so powerful in its image-making role, it can make the criminal look like he’s the victim and the victim look like he’s the criminal.” - Malcolm X (The Ballot or the Bullet, April 3, 1964) To much…
The Gulf monarchies have long claimed a moral and religious legitimacy that their political conduct increasingly calls into question. Beneath the language of stability, order, and piety lies a harder reality: dependence on external power, the containment of dissent, and…
There is a moment in sacred history when numbers lost their meaning. Eid al-Mubahila commemorates not a battle fought with weapons, but a confrontation of truth stripped to its most intimate core. It commemorates the encounter referenced in Qur’an 3:61,…
Every age produces power. Not every age produces authority. Power is abundant. It can be seized, inherited, staged, militarized, televised, mythologized. Authority is rarer. It cannot be manufactured merely by possession. It must be recognized as a moral fact. This…
The threat looming over four Palestine Action activists being secretly sentenced as terrorists should not be taken lightly. Such a ruling would not only fundamentally change the sentencing scope for the defendants; it would set a dangerous precedent for how…
