Political Analysis

Question: On January 15th 2012 Mohammed Ali Khateebi, Iran's envoy to OPEC warned the Gulf states against compensating for Iran's oil by supplying additional crude oil to international markets in case sanctions are imposed on Iran by the European Union. The Iranian Sharq newspaper also reported that Khateebi warned that such compensatory supplies will evoke Iran's reaction which will be unpre [ ... ]

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Q&A: Imran Khan's dramatic rise in popularity

Question: Recently, Imran Khan held one of the largest political rallies in Karachi, following a large rally that he held in Lahore. He has called for early elections and many people are now speculating that he will be the next leader of the country. He has also started to make statements about the [ ... ]

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ Q&A: The declaration of America's withdrawal from Iraq
Question: The Iraqi Prime minister Nouri Al-Maliki announced on Saturday 31/12/2011 the beginning of Iraq's celebrations due to the departure of the American forces. This was preceded by Al-Maliki visiting America for two days on the 12/12/2011 in which he met P [ ... ]

The evidence of the thirst in the Muslim world for a sincere Islamic leadership can be understood by a fact that even a little gesture of concern regarding the Muslim Ummah is enough to regard a leadership as sincere, Islamic and the representative in any section of the Muslim world. AKP’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s myth of heroism is similar in this regard. The positive appraisal of Recep T [ ... ]