Tag: AFGHANISTAN

100 years on, the Ummah remains strong and empowered

Maira Mirza 6 Min Read

A century on from the end of the Caliphate, we must not feel defeated; we are as strong and principled as ever.

Afghanistan: Overcoming Decades of Aid Corruption

Maira Mirza 8 Min Read

22 years after the launch of the "War on Terror", Maira Mirza from Human Aid & Advocacy reflects on US-NATO allies' "intervention" in Afghanistan.

Reflecting on the Afghanistan visit by UK Ulama

Abdullah al-Muhajer 5 Min Read

This is an open letter addressing our respected scholars and leaders who travelled to Afghanistan earlier this month.

Afghanistan’s Economic Improvements Under the Taliban

Maira Mirza 8 Min Read

Maira Khan battles Western reporting by providing a fairer picture of Afghanistan's economic position, two years after two decades of US-led devastation ended.

Dr. Aafia Siddiqui holds emotional reunion with sister

Muhammad Mussa 7 Min Read

After two decades of separation, Dr. Aafia Siddiqui was granted a heartfelt reunion with her sister, Dr. Fowzia Siddiqui, and lawyer, Clive Stafford Smith.

Prince Harry, self-proclaimed chess player and killer of 25 Afghans

Shaheer Choudhury 5 Min Read

Prince Harry has done the unthinkable: revealing his alleged kill-count in Afghanistan. How can he restore his image?

The Twin Massacres: where savagery is only eclipsed by silence

Muhammad Rabbani 6 Min Read

Muhammad Rabbani, Managing Director at CAGE, marks the 21st anniversary of America's worst war crimes in modern history.

A Year Since the End of US Occupation in Afghanistan

Maira Mirza 7 Min Read

It has been one year since the United States and its allies’ humiliating defeat and forced withdrawal from Afghanistan after inciting 20 years of war. After drastic social, economic and human costs

Islam21c readers’ Zakat & Sadaqa arrives in Afghanistan

Muhammad Mussa 4 Min Read

Zakat and Sadaqa from audiences and readers of Islam21c arrived in Afghanistan last week through the One Ummah Islamic charity organisation. There's still time to donate.

“The Most Wronged Woman in the World”

Maleeha Fahimuddin 8 Min Read

It was Yvonne Ridley – the British investigative journalist – who uncovered the truth about Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s whereabouts, calling her “the most wronged woman in the world”.