There is a certain kind of “moderate” Muslim scholar whom empire adores: calm in tone, allergic to resistance, fluent in scripture, and permanently available to explain to the oppressed why their rebellion is impractical, premature, emotional, immoral, or insufficiently spreadsheeted. Javed Ahmad Ghamidi has spent the post-9/11 era perfecting this role. He is not merely a theologian of moderation. He […]
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Kabul Residents Face Unseen Risks in Their Own City
Reports emerging from Afghanistan suggest growing concerns over the militarization of civilian spaces in Kabul, with allegations that weapons, ammunition, and possibly armed operatives have been positioned inside densely populated neighborhoods. According to claims circulated by Afghanistan Green Trend and attributed to former officials, including Amrullah Saleh, certain urban districts have been repurposed in ways that blur the distinction between […]
Read more ›Taliban governor appointed as their new communications minister
Taliban leader in a decree dismissed Hamdullah Nomani as minister of communications and replaced him with Abdul Ahad Fazli, the Taliban governor of Faryab province. The decree by Hibatullah Akhundzada also includes the appointment of a deputy minister, four provincial governors, eight deputy governors, five police chiefs and a senior official in the Taliban prison administration. Nomani had been appointed […]
Read more ›On the anniversary of the terrorist act in the Indian Kashmir, India; context of the current situation in the Middle East
On April 22, India celebrated the anniversary of the terrorist act, one of the bloodiest in the last few years. Its immediate consequence was another Indo-Pakistani armed conflict. About the terrorist attack in Pahalgam The immediate result of the terrorist attack that occurred a year ago near the town of Pahalgam in the Indian part of the former princely state […]
Read more ›Le pétrodollar, mortellement blessé
En seulement deux mois, Ormuz s’est transformé en un laboratoire expérimental de dédollarisation et de multipolarisation économique, où la projection de puissance de Washington est sérieusement remise en question, comme jamais auparavant. Dans un paradoxe géopolitique clairement inquiétant, la guerre éclair que les États-Unis ont lancée contre l’Iran dans le but de projeter leur puissance en Asie occidentale et d’éliminer […]
Read more ›China & Taiwan Update, May 1, 2026
Toplines The PLA Navy (PLAN) conducted two major deployments in the South China Sea and the West Pacific, respectively, likely in response to the ongoing Balikatan 2026 exercises in the Philippines which include US and Japanese forces. The PRC likely aims to demonstrate that Indo-Pacific regional military cooperation invites increased PLA military activity. The PLA’s Southern Theater Command (STC) announced […]
Read more ›Informal talks held in Istanbul to ease Taliban-Pakistan tensions
Informal talks between figures from Afghanistan and Pakistan aimed at easing Taliban-Pakistan tensions were held in Istanbul this week, with Qatar and Turkey facilitating the discussions, according to the Turkish aid organization, IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation. The talks, titled “Afghanistan and Pakistan: A dialogue in the spirit of Ta’aruf – 1”, were conducted under a “Track 1.5” format, bringing together […]
Read more ›India’s Demographic Dividend Is a Test of Governance
India’s demographic transition is underway, but its economic payoff remains far from guaranteed. IntroductionThe demographic dividend is the potential economic growth a country can enjoy as a result of shifts in its population’s age structure. India often finds itself at the center of discussions about this concept. Much of the contemporary discourse around India’s rise as a major global economic […]
Read more ›L’arsenal nucléaire nord-coréen a dépassé le potentiel de défense antimissile des États-Unis
L’arsenal nucléaire de la RPDC a dépassé le potentiel de base de la défense antimissile américaine. Il atteint aussi le niveau d’autres pays occidentaux et la RPDC pourrait en continuant sur sa lancée les dépasser. Pyongyang est maintenant capable de produire jusqu’à 20 ogives nucléaires par an. «D’après des rapports datant du début de l’année 2026, notamment des déclarations de […]
Read more ›The Silicon Curtain: America’s Devious Attempts at Maintaining Tech Hegemony
In a startling incident, a high-level American diplomat pressured South Korea into choosing American tech companies over Chinese tech, highlighting how America is trying to colonize the world of data and undermine the informational sovereignty of the Global South. In a pre-recorded video at an annual ease of doing business seminar organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea […]
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