The political establishment and the Oslo massacre

It was only a matter of time before the incessant promotion of racial hatred, national and anti-immigrant chauvinism and militarism engendered an act like that which occurred in Oslo. Read more>>>

US imperialism and the South China Sea crisis

The Obama administration’s aggressive drive to counter China’s growing strategic and military influence in East Asia has seen the South China Sea become one of the globe’s most dangerous flashpoints. Read more>>>

UK Media and the Norway massacres: Why they targeted Islam

The British media decided to ignore their original errors, failing to educate their audience that the European Union’s Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2010 stated that of the 294 ‘terrorist’ incidents in Europe in 2009, only 1 was perpetrated by Muslims. Read more>>>

The European debt crisis and the threat of dictatorship

Since then, the European debt crisis has only intensified. In line with the pattern throughout the crisis, the new round of social cuts and privatizations has been seized on as a benchmark to demand even more brutal attacks on the living standards of the working class in Greece, across Europe and internationally. Read more>>>

Partition of Sudan prepares way for further conflicts

South Sudan formally declared its independence on July 9. President Barack Obama was among the first to recognise the new country. He welcomed the “birth of a new nation”. “I am proud to declare that the United States formally recognises the Republic of South Sudan as a sovereign and independent state upon this day, July 9, 2011. Today”, Obama said, “is a reminder that after the darkness of war, the light of a new dawn is possible”. This is simply rubbish. Read more>>>

Sri Lankan ex-lefts promote illusions in Tamil National Alliance

The NSSP is not only providing much-needed political assistance to the discredited TNA but also lining up with US and European imperialism, which are seeking to pressure the Sri Lankan government to negotiate with the Tamil organisation. Read more>>>

The Islamic Ruling on Protests & Demonstrations

This struggle that the Ummah is engaged in is the highest political struggle that was sanctioned by the Messenger of Allah (saw) as the best struggle. Yet, we find some ‘ulama' (clerics) sponsored by the oppressive regimes giving a most unfortunate regressive fatwa (religious edict) that claims protests and demonstrations in the Muslim lands are haram (prohibited). Read more>>>

Justice through Islamic Governance

With the Arab spring in full flow, it is becoming clearer that many players are competing for the space created by the overthrow of some rulers in the Middle East. Whilst the Ummah braved the brutal crackdown on the streets to end the architecture of client rulers, foreign interference and foreign dependency constructed by the Western colonial powers, the West continues to call the Arab spring as a call for democracy, Western values and more Western involvement. Read more>>>

The Quest for Economic Progress – An Islamic Blueprint for Pakistan

As the recent Credit Crunch has shaken the global Capitalist structure to its very foundations, people world-wide are questioning its practical stability and intellectual validity. As the bankruptcy of Capitalist thought is revealed, there is an urgent need to replace it with a practical alternative model that is based upon sound ideas and has a pedigree of success. Read more>>>