America Losing its Grip on the World?
The US has truly lost the initiative in the Middle East, and beyond it. Now, the US foreign policy makers are mere diplomatic firefighters, from Palestine, to Syria to Ukraine.
View ArticleHistory of Islamic Politics: Judges vs. Rulers
Muslim societies strived to find tools to protect their independence from authority, rooting this in Qur'an and Sunnah; thus, they were successful in creating the judiciary and its institutions.
View ArticleCruelties of Gaza Ceasefire Diplomacy
The US approach fails because it exhibits extreme partisanship in a setting where trust, credibility, and reciprocity are crucial if the proclaimed aim of ending the violence is the true objective of...
View ArticleTo Beat ISIL, Obama Needs Iran
If Obama wants to have a winning strategy in the Middle East, he will need more than drones and airstrikes. He will also need smart diplomacy, beginning with a determined effort to work out...
View ArticleAnother Failed War to Re-Arrange Middle East
As far as the US involvement in ME is concerned, the only real genocide is the one serving the Western interests, by allowing military intervention, followed by strategic meddling to re-arrange the...
View ArticleWhat if "Islamic State" Didn't Exist?
For the US-led coalition, ISIL must exist, although every member of the coalition has their own self-serving reasoning to explain their involvement.
View Article4+ Logics of Living Together on Planet Earth
It isn't sufficient to rely on statist logic to explain the main patterns of behavior that constitute world politics in 21st century, which reflect agendas of political extremists and transnational...
View ArticleNorman Finkelstein on Palestine (Interview)
OnIslam.net exclusively interviewed Prof. Norman Finkelstein, the prominent American historian, ardent critic of Israel, and the son of Holocaust inmates, about the Arab-Israeli conflict and options to...
View ArticleInterview with Cynthia McKinney
Cynthia McKinney, the former US Congresswoman, speaks to OnIslam.net about US foreign policy and the Palestinian cause, drawing a path to a free Gaza that goes through the United States.
View ArticleDogs, Water, Coffins: Untold UK Torture in Iraq
The UK has engaged in abuse and torture during the "War on Terror" whilst, simultaneously, maintaining that its actions are driven by the ideals of democracy and human rights.
View ArticleNon-Muslims under Islamic Judiciary System
Non-Muslims enjoyed the protection of Muslim rulers themselves as they were regarded as citizens with equal rights and duties entailed by their residence in Muslim territories.
View ArticleThe Two Big Holes in the Anti-ISIL Strategy
No strategy is realistic unless it addresses the atrocities that enable ISIL to grow: Iraq’s Shiite militias and Assad’s barrel-bombing of civilians.
View ArticleMisunderstanding ISIL, Again
The complexity is reduced to musings on the religiosity of ISIL, inconsequential debates about its appellation, conspiratorial thinking about its socio-genesis, premature announcements of its defeat.
View ArticleThe End of Democracy?
Several of today’s most powerful leaders are proud to be authoritarian, and commend it as an example to others. The hope is that not many will join this exclusive club.
View ArticleThe Global Refugee Crisis: Conspiracy of Neglect
In 2013, for the first time since World War II, the number of those forcibly displaced from their homes exceeded 50 million.
View ArticleThe Five Pillars of Islamophobia
It is the state itself that is ensuring that Muslims are collectively pushed to the edge of public life with extremely serious short-, medium-, and long term consequences for democratic politics.
View ArticleNo "Crisis in Islam:" Just Apathy of "Historians"
The purpose of such claims is largely to disown any responsibility regarding the mayhem gripping the Middle East, and putting the blame squarely on local actors for their countries’ misfortunates.
View ArticleIsrael Won't Strike Iran Alone, Here's Why
Israel’s response to the threat posed by Iran’s new stature “depends on achieving closer ties with the United States.”
View ArticleThe West, MidEast, and Oil: A Conspiracy Theory?
Western governments do not always get what they want, but arguing that oil is the key factor behind western actions in the Middle East is one of the most evidence-based statements that one can make.
View ArticleIs Turkey Really Fighting ISIL?
By inviting the US to use Turkish airbases to attack ISIL, Erdogan has assured domestic voters that he is securing the country, while giving himself cover to further weaken the Kurdish nationalist camp...
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