Tag: RESISTANCE

Opinion 13 Min Read

To resist genocide is Gaza’s indomitable choice

Learning from recent genocides including Sabra and Shatila, and Srebrenica, surrender was certainly never an option.

23 Min Read

Has Gaza woken us up?

If the apartheid state's genocide of Gaza doesn't force us to cleanse our hearts, I do not know what will.

Islamic Thought 4 Min Read

Lessons taken from Operation al-Aqsa Flood

After half a year of genocide, here are some key points that must not get lost in the grand scheme of things.

News 10 Min Read

Iran’s strike on Israel raises tensions in Middle East

Might this ongoing situation between Iran and Israel be a sideshow from the abhorrent Israeli attacks against Gaza?

Editorials 6 Min Read

Thank you, Gaza!

We salute the noble Gazans from all walks of life, be they mothers, fathers, elders, children, doctors, nurses, or journalists.

Current Affairs 16 Min Read

Here are 8 lessons Gaza has taught us

What have we learnt from the ongoing events in Gaza, and why is it essential that we act and speak in a united way?

Current Affairs Featured History Middle East Palestine Politics 13 Min Read

The Balfour Declaration: The Ignored Majority

"Today, as a handful of Jews take to the streets in protest of the Declaration, they are simply labelled as ‘self-loathing Jews’ and are portrayed as an anomaly. But arguably, those few Jewish voices of opposition were, once upon a time, seen as the majority."

Current Affairs Featured History Opinion 8 Min Read

Last remaining companion of Omar Mukhtar dies at 112

Abdul-Razaq al-Motarabiah Jilkhaf, the last surviving companion of the Libyan resistance leader Omar al-Mukhtar, who fought against Italian fascist colonists, died last Sunday, 26 February 2017 at the age of 112 (rahimahullāh). Omar Mukhtar etched his name in the annals of history when he valiantly defended his people, their property and honour by waging the noble concept of Jihād against the

Current Affairs Featured History Propagation 29 Min Read

Why would Muslims hate ‘the West’? A history of ‘Islamic Extremism’

I was recently invited to present at an international conference titled: “How to understand and Co-exist with Radical Islām.” After reading the concept paper, it was clear from the very first paragraph that the issue at hand was with “Islamic terrorism” and that, according to the writer of the concept

Current Affairs Featured Middle East Syria 7 Min Read

What does ISIS really want with the Yarmouk Refugee Camp?

Suspicion continues to increase about this organisation that calls itself Daaish or (non) 'Islamic State'. Questions about its origins, its agenda and its financial backing only return ambiguous answers. Its skirmishes and battles in and around Syria are especially peculiar. Since its inception from nothing, from no religious or known political foundation,

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