As Türkiye’s hopes for EU accession revive, head of Turkey’s human rights agency says human rights enforcement system in Turkey meets global standards. By Iftikhar Gilani (Muslim Network TV) ANKARA, Türkiye – As negotiations for Türkiye’s accession to the European Union (EU) are set to resume, the head of Turkey’s Human Right...
-A common feature of all Hindutva attacks in India is that the accused of gang rape are never punished, and in the absence of punitive measures, these incidents are repeated from one anti-minority attack to another. By Iftikhar Gilani The viral video of two naked Christian tribal women paraded and gang-raped in India’s troubled northeastern [&...
By Iftikhar Gilani The mutiny of the head of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, against the Russian government has once again highlighted the dangers of using private militias and contracted security groups in conflicts to achieve security objectives. The Wagner Group and Black Water are increasingly being used by Russia and the Un...
By Iftikhar Gilani Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in the U.S. on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, carrying a long list of defense deals worth billions of dollars. He will also urge Washington to share key technologies and set up defense production facilities in India. The U.S. government is in a hurry to […]
As a son of immigrant parents, growing up in America has led me to appreciate human rights and the freedoms that we all enjoy. Is America perfect? No. We still have our challenges, but we have a document that guarantees our freedoms and keeps our policymakers as honest as we can keep them. By Rafi Uddin Ahmed (VA, United Sates) In Virginia, ...
By Mohammed Abunahel, first published at World BEYOND War The presence of U.S. military bases overseas has been a subject of concern and debate for decades. The United States attempts to justify these bases as necessary for national security and global stability; however, these arguments often lack conviction. And these bases have uncounted ne...
By Iftikhar Gilani ANKARA – Against most of the predictions, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan managed to win another five-year term in office after defeating the opposition’s joint candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu convincingly by a margin of 2.2 million votes on Sunday. In the runoff elections, Erdogan got 52.15% votes, while his...
Refugees and immigrants are one of the reasons that the U.S. is the only western country to count among the top 10 populous countries in the world. However, the population grew at the slowest rate in the U.S. in 2021 since the country’s founding. Reduced refugee and immigration intake has much to do with it. Even though the […]
by Cathy Breen October 14, 2022 I was completely taken in by her as she gently tried to turn the great cube at Astor Place on her way to Washington Square park. Surrounded by many others, she had all of us mesmerized by her big eyes, expressive gestures, bending toward and, somehow, embracing each person. […]
In 2018, Chief Justice John Roberts said, “We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges.” This proved to be true following the 2020 presidential election, when judges appointed by Democratic and Republican Presidents, including Trump appointees, acted at a historic moment to reject the dozens of meritl...
