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In the line of fire between Canada and India

The unusual nature of Canada accusing India, a historically friendly nation and Commonwealth partner, of involvement in the murder of a Canadian Sikh political activist named Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil has taken global community by storm.

Archives

Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan hosts National Palestine Conference in Islamabad

Pakistan’s national leadership, intellectuals, scholars and members of civil society convened on the 17th October 2023 in Islamabad, Pakistan, to issue a Joint Declaration on Israel’s brutal aggression on Gaza and West Bank.

Blogs

Women and Success

A woman cannot be forced to pursue goals by her husband or any other human. They are free to make a choice and it is this free will that they will be held accountable for on the day of judgement.

Blogs

Women’s rights and discrimination against them

Islam has played an important role in advancing women’s rights throughout history, yet a lot of work is still left which needs to be done and in order to make sure that there is an equal treatment of women and they are being treated fairly in all aspects of life.

Asia

Turkiye’s recent earthquake and empathetic response from the Muslim world

In the aftermath of two deadly earthquakes that struck 10 provinces in southern Turkiye, many countries stepped forward to provide aid and assistance. International assistance has included medical supplies, medical staff, funding support, rescue teams, rescue dogs, high-tech equipment, heaters, and generators.

Asia

Pakistan’s Economy At Tipping Point

With the rupee in freefall and foreign exchange reserves dwindling, the country faces its worst balance of payments crisis, threatening to tip its fragile economy over the edge.

Europe

Earthquake in Turkey and NW Syria – UN Failure To De-politicize Aid

If the UN cannot put aside politics and act courageously in times of emergency, then Syrians and other civilians alike will continue to pay the price.

Defence and Security

Netanyahu facilitating violence against Palestinians

Netanyahu is “giving the green light for all Israelis to inflict violence upon Palestinians with full impunity”…

Asia

Jamaat-e-Islami in its own words

Political Islam represent the last heroic stand of Muslim cultural resistance to galloping globalization with an American accent? Or does it represent the beginning of a new synthesis of Islam with con­temporaneity, enabling Muslim society and culture to move into the new millennium more confident of its own cultural foundations?

Asia

A Prophetic Model Of Resistance In Human History

Every prophet who came to this world had the two most important duties. First, he told the people what was true and what its details were. Second, every prophet pointed out the vice of his time and challenged it. The act of challenging the vice was a resistance against the wrong. This resistance was at a rational as well as a practical level.

Afghanistan and Central Asia

UAE engages Afghan Taliban as Qatar hesitates

The UAE wants to keep communication open with the Taliban and cultivate influence with the younger, more moderate members of the movement.

Asia

Opinion: Jamaat-e-Islami’s role in international relations

This is a summary of the original paper published by Council on Foreign Relations titled “International Relations of an Islamist Read more…

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Africa

Globalization or Westernization: Reading between the lines

Modern globalization really means the Westernization of societies and their assimilation into a global homogenous pattern with dubious underpinnings at the expense of local cultural identities and values forged over a collective experience of thousands of years…

Defence and Security

Israeli anti-Arab Party threatens peace process

The rise of the Religious Zionist Party in Israel jeopardizes regional normalization and could have serious consequences for the peace process between Israel and Palestine as well as for Israel’s relations with other countries. ..

America

Global world order of 2023 and beyond

Strategic thinking will take center stage in addressing various global issues such as deep divisions in countries and environmental concerns.

Blogs

Fall of Granada and the Plight of Morisco (Part 3)

Fall of Granada was not by a sudden stroke of fate but was the last curtain of a long standing drama of disunity of Muslims, warfare between competing emirs, conspiracies within each dynasty, son rebelling against the father, civil wars, a financially decaying society as well as external aggression…

Blogs

Fall of Granada and the Plight of Morisco (Part 2)

Fall of Granada was not by a sudden stroke of fate but was the last curtain of a long standing drama of disunity of Muslims, warfare between competing emirs, conspiracies within each dynasty, son rebelling against the father, civil wars, a financially decaying society as well as external aggression…

Blogs

Fall of Granada and the Plight of Morisco (Part 1)

Fall of Granada was not by a sudden stroke of fate but was the last curtain of a long standing drama of disunity of Muslims, warfare between competing emirs, conspiracies within each dynasty, son rebelling against the father, civil wars, a financially decaying society as well as external aggression…

Culture and Civilization

Israel’s Zionist Foundation and Expansionist Dream – A Short History

The Diaspora, the Holocaust, and anti-Semitism of Europe are a horrible reality. But the translation of a terrible past into an uncompromising dream with results like massacres, subjugation, violation of international laws and expansionism, has given rise to merciless atrocities and has put at risk, the peace of the world. ..

Dawah

Qatar World Cup – bringing sports, dawah and diplomacy together

Widely considered the “friendliest World Cup ever”, Qatar used the 2022 FIFA World Cup as an effective tool for sports diplomacy, utilizing the global spotlight and prestige of the tournament to further its foreign policy goals and improve its international image…

America

Can Climate Change bridge US-Pakistan trust deficit?

An enduring US climate commitment could resonate with the Pakistani people in the long term – an outcome that counterterrorism cooperation struggled to achieve…

America

Policy cooperation against global threats – lesson to be learnt

The assumption that cooperation on global issues among major powers will decrease geopolitical tensions and create trust among rivals is not supported by history and the structure of interests across global issues…