• August 28, 2018 |

    “Economic Hit Man” and Jackals: The Destructive Tools of Empire!

    In his book, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, John Perkins detailed the pernicious and destructive economic strategies deployed by Global North powers and the institutions that represent their interests against countries in the Global South. The term “economic hit man” is used to describe the role of individuals, like Perkins himself, whose assigned part…

    Colonialism Politics Race/Racism
  • August 24, 2018 |

    Islamophobia and Structuring Post-Cold War New World Order

    The shift towards Islamophobia and using the Muslim subject as the singular global strategic threat emerged towards the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Even though a case can be made that the 1979 Iranian Revolution intensified the negative representation of Islam and Muslims in the West, particularly in…

    Colonialism Islamophobia Race/Racism
  • July 19, 2018 |

    Özil story: Soccer, double standards and Islamophobia

    Mesut Özil, the German National Team player, posted a letter on July 22, 2018 explaining his reasons for retirement from the German team and international competitions. One sentence in Özil’s letter crystalized the predicament that racial, ethnic and religious minority players face across Europe: “I am German when we win but an immigrant when we…

    Islamophobia Politics Race/Racism
  • July 19, 2018 |

    The end of Israel’s ecumenical deal and Palestinian liberation theology

    By a vote of 619 to 214, a 74 percent majority of the Episcopalian Church deputies endorsed a human rights investment screen that once implemented will bring an end to the complicity in Israel’s occupation of the Palestinians. The road to the Episcopalian’s vote was long, and it took years for Israel’s occupation of the…

  • July 11, 2018 |

    The ‘Muslim Exclusion Act’ and America’s rising xenophobia

    By a vote of 5-4, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision to uphold President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban affecting five Muslim-majority countries as well as North Korea and Venezuela. Once again by issuing this decision, the Supreme Court has managed to put another stain on its already heavily tarnished record regarding cases affecting…

    Islamophobia Muslims in America
  • June 26, 2018 |

    Local vs. transnational: False choices for American Muslims

    Debates on how to best navigate the engagement in America’s complex and rapidly evolving political, social, cultural, religious and economic landscape are a major preoccupation for members of the diverse American Muslim community. At the core, the debates can be narrowed down to two main ideas: 1. We should focus on the rights of Muslims…

    Colonialism De-Colonial Islamic Politics Islamophobia Muslims in America Politics
  • June 13, 2018 | Daily Sabah

    Israel’s compounded denials

    The 1967 Six-Day War anniversary is upon us once more and there is no end in sight to Israel’s unrelenting crimes against Palestinians. On June 5, 1967, Israel launched preemptive attacks that swiftly destroyed the Egyptian air force and moved into Gaza and the Sinai Desert. This was followed by a campaign in the West…

    Colonialism Palestine Politics
  • May 23, 2018 |

    The West foisting Zionism on the Palestinians!

    T he Israeli army massacre, the Bloody Monday Massacre, in Gaza on May 14th, 2018, which deliberately killed 62 Palestinians with pre-positioned snipers and injured some 2100 in one day, follows a series of never-ending campaigns of torment and maiming intended at erasing Palestine and its population from the map. Palestine was/is part of a…

    Colonialism Muslim History Palestine Politics Race/Racism
  • May 14, 2018 |

    “The Deal of the Century”: Dead on arrival!

    Trump’s impending “deal of the century” that is intended to resolve the Palestinian issue once and for all and with it bring “peace” to the region will be dead on arrival.  The leaked details of the deal provide recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over Jerusalem, sets-up a “Palestinian state” while possibly annexing the settlements with 20%…

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  • May 8, 2018 |

    As a Muslim, I Dissent, Refuse and Resist war mongers stoking war against Iran!

    As a Sunni Muslim, I Dissent, Refuse and Resist war mongers stoking war against Iran! Trump and his expanding circle of neo-conservatives, war mongers and torture specialists are stoking the flames of war against Iran, I stand in dissent and in total opposition to this unfolding scheme. The same fictitious logic that pushed the war…