Pakistan, China’s closest ally in the Muslim world, openly criticized its treatment of its Uighur population, a majority-Muslim ethnic minority living in the western Chinese region in Xinjiang, earlier this week. It marks the strongest condemnation of China’s repression of the population yet. Noorul Haq Qadri, Pakistan’s federal minister for …
Read More »Donald Trump parodies Game of Thrones in bizarre Iran sanctions announcement
WASHINGTON, U.S. Nov 2 Donald Trump has referenced hit television show Game of Thrones in a tweet about reinstating sanctions against Iran. The montage consists of a photo of himself, clad in his usual dark suit, white button-down shirt and red tie, with the words: “Sanctions are coming” scribbled across the image. It is a reference …
Read More »East Turkestan: Chinese Authorities Are Secretly Transferring Uighur Prisoners to Jails Throughout the Country
Sources report that the authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region are secretly transferring Muslim Uyghurs to other prisons throughout China. The reasons for the transfer are thought to be a lack of capacity to host the vast amount of prisoners, prevention of unrest in Xinjiang and the creation of …
Read More »East Turkestan: China’s Human Rights Abuses Against Uyghurs Ignored by Muslim World
China’s ongoing mistreatment of its Muslim Uyghur minority continues to escape the headlines, including in Muslim-majority nations. Although the forced assimilation campaign targets the Uyghurs’ culture and religion amongst other human rights violations, they have received no support from other Muslim populations; common critics of Islamophobia and abuses against Muslim …
Read More »Mesut Özil shows red card to Germany’s anti-Turkish football lobby
Ankara, Turkey, July 27 The quote “I am German when we win, but I am an immigrant when we lose” in Mesut Özil‘s indirect farewell letter to the German Football Federation (DFB) last Sunday is, on one hand, a shocking revelation of how the DFB, at least at its top, …
Read More »Trump’s loud tweet was part of a detailed strategy to squeeze Iran
WASHINGTON, U.S. July 24 It would be easy to write off President Donald Trump’s bellicose tweet threatening Iran Monday morning as a bit of “wag the dog,” a diversionary tactic to blunt criticism of his fawning treatment of Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, or from the news that his lawyer may possess embarrassing tapes with his voice. …
Read More »The Best Young Leader Award Given to Young Turkish Women by the U.S. Department of State
WASHINGTON, US, May 2 A young Turkish woman joined nine other youth leaders from around the world at the State Department Friday to be recognized for their “efforts as partners for peace and drivers of economic growth and opportunity”. Ece Ciftci and her fellow recipients from Iraq, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Lithuania, Pakistan, …
Read More »The expulsion of Russian diplomats from the United States, Canada and 14 European countries
It’s the biggest collective expulsion of alleged Russian intelligence officers in history, according to British Prime Minister Theresa May,CNN reported. Diplomats are being kicked out of more than 20 countries — including 18 European Union states, the United States and Canada — in a coordinated effort that represents a significant diplomatic …
Read More »The US issued a free internet license for Iranians
Washington, U.S Mar 21 The Foreign Assets Control Office at the Treasury of the United States Authorized companies to provide free internet for Iranian on Tuesday. In a statement issued in this regard, The Iranian Regime tries to restrict access to satellite services, block access to social networks and impose other …
Read More »These Are the Top 10 Risks to the World in 2018
Markets are soaring, but divisions are deepening among citizens of both developed and developing countries. Liberal democracy currently has less legitimacy than at any time since World War II, and the global order is unraveling. There has been plenty of turmoil in international politics over the past 20 years, but …
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