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Today in world history on March 3: From defining political shifts to sporting firsts and record-breaking featsMarch 3 marks significant historical milestones, including the first organized ice hockey game in 1875 and Russia's withdrawal from WWI wit...- AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi questions RSS role in India's freedom struggleAsaduddin Owaisi questioned the RSS's role in India's freedom struggle. He stated Sangh founder K B Hedgewar was jailed for supporting the ...
- From caliphate to corridor: How Trump made the Gulf states great (again)Donald Trump's presidency redefined U.S. engagement with the Islamic world by elevating Gulf states as key partners. This strategy aimed to...
- The confluence of the two seas: India-Italy partnership over IMEEC and MediterraneanThe article discusses the historical and contemporary significance of the 'Confluence of Two Seas,' from Dara Shukoh's efforts to bridge Hi...
- As the Turkish Republic turns 100, here's a look at its achievements and challenges aheadTurkey has, however, taken on a more conservative character under the two-decade-old rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose party ha...
- From Alexander to Napoleon, Gaza's cycles of death, destruction and revivalGaza, currently facing an Israeli invasion, has a long and tumultuous history. It has been a constant battleground for centuries due to its...
- View: Raiders and traders of the desertThis was a time when Mecca was the centre of trade, connected to the port city of Jeddah. It was also a pilgrim spot housing many pagan dei...
- Turkey-Pakistan creates joint media strategy for geopolitical goals in South Asia alleges reportThe report titled ‘Turkey-Pakistan: Secret Army of Mercenary Journalists’ has claimed that prominent Turkish state news outlets have shifte...
- View: The French issue is bigger than a few tasteless cartoons"India was right to stand by Macron. These are questions that go beyond the boundaries of France. Islamic countries may feel that Macron is...
- Forgotten tales of valour and courage: Chivalry and courage at the Battle for HaifaThe battle of Haifa, Israel, should be commemorated not just for the circumstances it was fought under but also for the impact it had on hu...
- View: Slowly but surely, Turkey is becoming the next Pakistan. Just look at these signsTurkey is not quite there yet. But it is beginning to resemble Pakistan, a perpetually failing state which backs a version of political Isl...
- View: Yogi Adityanath — will this tiger change its saffron stripes?Will Adityanath tone down his fiery rhetoric in office? He has vowed to turn Uttar Pradesh into Modi's 'dream state', but that phrase can t...
- A twice-divorced Saudi mother of 6 reinterprets Islamic lawShe has paid a price for her opinions. She spent three months in prison without charge for "agitating public opinion." She has been barred ...
- For ISIS to be defeated, there has to be political, social change in Arab world: Bernard HaykelIt claims to represent the caliphate, the unitary imperial state that rules in the name of Islam, defends Muslims against enemies, and whic...
- Don’t ignore the saner voices of moderate MuslimsThere is much in common between those who hit Paris last week and Mumbai on 26/11. Let nobody pretend that Paris was just revenge against W...
- Ralli Brothers: The history remains as a reminder of entrepreneurial abilities of economically shattered GreeksThe Ralli family made money from the Crimean War in a way that foresaw their controversial World War I contract — supplying jute bags for t...
- Barbarians of the faith: They are at the gates of both Peshawar and ParisThis war is a confrontation between the lethal adrenalin of faith supremacy and belief that faith equality is the basis of civilised social...
- Singapore Mutiny of 1915: A standalone episode not linked to freedom struggleOn February 15, 1915 a military assault was launched which started a week of chaos and bloodshed came to be known as the Singapore Mutiny.
- Gaza's ceasefire of despairIt would be inaccurate to equate Hamas with Al Qaeda merely because both articulate their politics in the idiom of religious Islam.
- A napa in the bekaa valleyA taste of the ancient wine legacy of Lebanon at the 150-year-old Chateau Ksara in the valley of vines.
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