US President Donald Trump's Israel policy echoes Christian nationalists who believe in the ingathering of Israel and see the war on the Palestinians as a biblical prophecy
2024 US elections, Americas, World

Trump, Iran War, and Gaza: The Evangelical Vision Behind ‘Greater Israel Project

Christian nationalists believe in the ingathering of Israel and see wars in West Asia, including the 2026 Iran war, as a biblical prophecy that must be supported to realize the idea of the focal point of the Messiah Kingdom, where Jews fulfill their calling as a holy nation when fully gathered under the Messiah King in the Messianic Era

The Iranian military has overcome restrictions on accessing weapons and technology thanks to a resilient and adaptable military-industrial complex
Middle East

US-Iran War: How Missile Power, Tech Resilience Fueled Effective Iranian Counterattack

Iran has overcome restrictions on accessing weapons and technology thanks to a resilient and adaptable military-industrial complex, which has been classified as a ‘niche supplier’, concentrating on surface-to-surface precision-guided munitions

Exterior of the COP30 climate summit venue in Belém, Brazil, with conference signage and attendees arriving at the entrance
Americas, Climate Crisis, Global South

Belém COP30: Global North Blocks, China Leads, and Urgent Climate Action Delayed

COP30 in Brazil’s Belém concluded with a diluted agreement, which failed to address fossil fuel phase-out or deforestation, amid US federal absence, China’s leadership, and calls for equitable transitions outside UN consensus

Zohran Mamdani with his parents, Mahmood Mamdani and Mira Nair, and his wife, Rama Duwaji, following his election as New York City mayor
Americas, Middle East, World

From Civil Rights Jail Cell to City Hall: How Academic Mahmood Mamdani Shaped Son Zohran Mamdani

The rise of Zohran Mamdani, who is set to become New York’s first Muslim and African mayor of South Asian descent, and his political vision is rooted in his father and Columbia University academic Mahmood Mamdani’s civil rights activism and the idea of linked struggles for freedom

Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, a daughter of Suharto, and Bambang Trihatmodjo, one of his sons, accepted the honor from President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia in Jakarta.
Indonesia, South East Asia, World

Suharto Legacy: History, Power and Future of Democracy in Indonesia

Suharto’s elevation as a national hero opened the wounds of the mass killings, repression, corruption, and militarisation, which were never fully confronted or healed, under his over three-decade dictatorship. It becomes more fraught as Prabowo strengthens the military’s role, raising fears that Indonesia may be drifting back. Accountability or amnesia will determine whether Indonesia’s democracy endures or creeping authoritarianism continues

Seorang nelayan Indonesia menerima bantuan zakat untuk membeli perahu baru dan meningkatkan penghasilannya
Indonesia, Islam, South East Asia

Zakat Dijelaskan: Bagaimana Sistem Redistribusi Kekayaan Islam Mendistribusikan Miliaran Dolar kepada Kaum Miskin

Zakat atau 2,5% dari tabungan yang wajib disumbangkan umat Islam untuk beramal telah mengubah kehidupan di negara-negara seperti Indonesia dan berpotensi untuk mengurangi kemiskinan global serta berkontribusi terhadap Tujuan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan PBB jika dimanfaatkan secara profesional

Polygamy is often misrepresented as a widespread practice in Islam even as the Quran emphasizes monogamy as the preferred form of marriage.
Americas, India, Indonesia, Islam, Malaysia, South Asia

Quran And Monogamy: How Islam Doesn’t Really Encourage Polygamy

Despite evidence that polygamy is marginal, declining, and not specific to a religious group, it has been weaponised against Muslims to fuel Islamophobia, even as the Quran, the primary source of Islamic law, backs monogamy as the preferred model of marriage, underlining how polygamy can never be fair and just

Israeli airstrike in Qatar’s capital Doha sparks crisis and derails Arab-Israel normalization efforts
Americas, Middle East, Palestine, Uncategorized, United Arab Emirates, World

Abraham Accords to Israeli Strikes in Qatar: Unraveling of Gulf Arab-Israel Normalization

Israeli airstrike in Qatar shattered assumptions of immunity and marked the first direct violation of the sovereignty of a Gulf Arab nation, raising questions over the durability of the Abraham Accords or normalization of ties between Arab states and Israel, and deepening fears of escalation

Rabbi Israel Hess cited the story of Amalek to justify wiping out Palestinians
Middle East, Palestine, World

Palestine as Amalek: Weaponization of Biblical Literalism

South Africa’s genocide case against Israel cites Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s invocation of Amalek, biblical Israel’s rival nation, which has long been used to justify killing Palestinians

Refugees during the Partition of India in 1947, a legacy of Britain’s divide-and-rule policy.
India, Pakistan, South Asia, Uncategorized

1857 Revolt to Partition: How Britain Used Divide-and-Rule to Engineer India’s Fault Lines

The British rule over India left behind more than partitioned borders. It entrenched the politics of division. From the census categories hardening identities to the stereotypes that demonise, colonial tools of control have been repurposed into modern-day conflicts. What began as a means to consolidate imperial rule survives in the form of fault lines. The Empire ended, but its divisions endure

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