Election verdict in Kashmir is seen as resounding assertion with people choosing to express their discontent through voting after heavy clampdown on almost all other means of dissent By Iftikhar Gilani Nestled amid the soaring peaks of the Himalayas, Muslim-majority region of Jammu and Kashmir exudes an air of enduring mystique and complexity....
As the death tolls from the U.S.-supported Israeli assaults on Gaza and Lebanon neared 42,000 and 2,000 respectively, a group of House Democrats urged the Biden administration this week to ensure Israel is held to the human rights standards set forth under existing U.S. laws. In a letter dated September 30, addressed to Secretary of […]
As conflict spreads across the region, an immediate and sustained ceasefire is needed more than ever One year into the escalation of war in Gaza, the medical and humanitarian situation is catastrophic, said Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). Israel’s all-out war and punishing siege have destroyed Gaza’s already fragile hea...
On Tuesday, as Israel initiated a ground invasion of Lebanon and Iran launched numerous ballistic missiles toward Tel Aviv and other targets, stocks of companies profiting from war surged. This mirrored the response on Wall Street nearly a year ago when Israel launched its assault on Gaza. Prem Thakker from Zeteo highlighted the stock performa...
Just hours after Israel launched a U.S.-backed military offensive in Lebanon, and less than a week after Israeli forces assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Iran fired approximately 200 ballistic missiles into Israel on Tuesday. This has led to renewed calls for an immediate ceasefire across the region. Air raid sirens sounded acros...
The Israeli Prime Minister utilized a series of maps illustrating cooperation between Israel and certain Arab states and highlighting Iran’s network of influence, as threats to regional stability Muslim Network TV NEW YORK (MNTV) – Delegations from multiple countries staged a dramatic walkout in protest as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Pakistani prime minister highlighted growing global concern over Islamophobia, and expressed concern over the Hindu supremacist agenda in India, subjugating 200 million Muslims and obliterating Islamic heritage Muslim Network TV NEW YORK (MNTV) – Pakistani Prime Shahbaz Sharif on Friday called for urgent global action to address the esca...
Three employees of the Noguchi Museum in New York City were fired last week for wearing keffiyehs, a symbol of Palestinian identity. The New York Times reports that a fourth employee, the director of visitor services at the museum was also fired following the dress code changes. In August, the museum announced a policy prohibiting […]
In a regional hospital in Afghanistan, heartbreaking scenes of severe malnutrition paint a grim picture. A BBC report mentions Amina, who has lost six children and struggles to save her last in a hospital in Jalalabad in eastern Nangarhar province. Seven-month-old Bibi Hajira, as small as a newborn, is a poignant symbol of a broader [&hellip...
A Swiss appeal court has found Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan guilty of raping a woman in Geneva 15 years ago, overturning a previous acquittal. The 62-year-old former Oxford professor was sentenced to three years in prison, with two years suspended. The decision is a shift from the lower court’s earlier verdict, which was based on […]
