Can the Arab Speak?
A 40-year old Taxi driver in Egypt drives all day and night to make ends meet. In his mind, he knows that across an artificial land border, a genocide is waging on next door. He is aware that trucks full…
How This Year’s Arbaeen Became the Heartbeat of Resistance
Arbaeen marks the 40th day after Ashura, the day Imam Hussain ibn Ali was martyred at Karbala in 680 CE. It commemorates the moment when the surviving members of the Prophet’s household, the Ahl al-Bayt, including Imam Zain al-Abidin and…
Islamic Society of Tulsa to Sue City Over Rejection to Build Mosque
The Islamic Society of Tulsa is expected to file a lawsuit against the City of Broken Arrow following the city’s January decision to reject plans for a proposed mosque and commercial complex. The announcement comes just days after the U.S.…
‘Modern-Day Blacklist’: New State Department Report Names 43 Americans, Orgs After “Political Terrorism” Summit
The US State Department has released a 100-page report alleging that Cuba has spent decades building an ideological influence network inside the United States, naming more than 40 contemporary politicians, activists, labor leaders, media personalities and organizations it says form…
‘Nelson Mandela Day’: Honoring the Life and Legacy of the Iconic Resistance Leader Against Apartheid
Every year on 18 July, communities across the world observe Nelson Mandela International Day, dedicating 67 minutes of service to others, one minute for each year Mandela devoted to the struggle for justice. But before becoming South Africa's first democratically…
Muharram in the Age of Algorithms: Remembering in a World That Teaches Us to Forget
Muharram begins where the feed ends. Muharram was never about turning suffering into a spectacle. It was, and remains, about refusing to let suffering be swallowed by the machinery of forgetting.
The Fourth of July and the Architecture of Forgetting
The Fourth of July is usually taught as the birth of freedom: the day a people cast off a monarchy and declared themselves sovereign. But like the Pilgrims, the Mayflower, and the First Thanksgiving, it is part of a national mythology designed to make American power feel innocent.
The United States Used a Precision Missile in Lamerd, Iran, and Killed 21 Civilians within Seconds
The events that unfolded in the Iranian city of Lamerd on February 28, 2026, stand as a stark example of how the debut of a new weapon system can leave lasting scars on a community long after the explosions have faded.
10 Questions Karbala Still Asks Every Generation
The questions are not abstract. They are rooted in real figures and real moments from Karbala: Abbas ibn Ali at the Euphrates, Qasim ibn Hasan facing death as a teenager, Habib ibn Mazahir answering Husayn’s call as an elderly companion, the change of heart of the Umayyad commander Hurr on the morning of Ashura, the thirsty children in the camp, Imam Husayn standing almost alone, and Zainab carrying the story after the slaughter. Karbala still asks these questions because the moral significance of the event has never been exhausted.
What Gulf Repression Reveals About its Failure to Secure Sovereignty
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…
