• Erdogan says Sweden can join NATO only if they join him in treating every person of Kurdish descent as a terrorist.
• Israeli authorities make it even more difficult for "foreigners" to visit Occupied Territories.
• Peruvian protesters continue to march in support of Castillo, after (US-supported) coup removed him, despite police and other paramilitary ( Read more... )

By Jacques Valentin, Alex Lantier

Last month, the French Council of Islam (Conseil français du culte musulman -CFCM) adopted the “Charter of Principles” of Islam imposed by the French government. The charter commits Muslim religious officials to respect the principles dictated by the French government, which since the end of 2019 has presented ( Read more... )

By Juan Cole

On Monday, Iran witnessed the largest crowd actions in its history, as millions came out into the streets of cities large and small in a combination of mourning and protest on behalf of assassinated military commander Gen. Qasem Soleimani ( Read more... )

By Chris Hedges

The assassination by the United States of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, near Baghdad’s airport will ignite widespread retaliatory attacks against U.S. targets from Shiites, who form the majority in Iraq. It will activate Iranian-backed militias and insurgents in Lebanon and Syria and throughout the ( Read more... )

By Nisar Dharma & Muhammad Younis

Residents under lockdown say even their religious freedom is being violated as mosques and shrines remain out of bounds.

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir- "Don't click any pictures. Run away. If they find out that you are journalists, they will beat you up ( Read more... )

By Steven Lee Myers

YINCHUAN, China - In China’s northwest, the government is stripping the most overt expressions of the Islamic faith from a picturesque valley where most residents are devout Muslims. The authorities have destroyed domes and minarets on mosques, including one in a small village near Linxia, a city known as “Little Mecca ( Read more... )

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By Andrew Korybko

Pakistani Prime Minister Khan warned the world that India’s annexation of Kashmir is akin to Nazi Germany’s annexation of the Sudetenland and might even lead to a nuclear war if New Delhi proceeds to follow in the Fuhrer’s footsteps and attack its neighbor.

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's (PMIK) speech at the UN General ( Read more... )

Australia's Foreign Minister and members of the Uyghur community have condemned a "deeply disturbing" and "horrifying" video of Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang that has surfaced online.

Key points:

• Video purportedly shows Chinese police herding hundreds of Uyghur men
• The men have had their heads shaved and are blindfolded and shackled
• Australia ( Read more... )