In the General Assembly, each member has one vote, but this is of little importance. It is the Security Council, which consists of 15 members, including the five permanent members with veto power, that decides all matters. Why five members should have the power to make decisions for the entire world has never been explained, or even justified.
With two fragile ceasefires in place in Gaza and Lebanon, it is difficult to determine whether Israel's increased military presence in the region is a show of force, overconfidence, or an attempt to prolong the war to avoid the consequences of failure. Israel is either acting with unprecedented strength or trying to hide its unprecedented weakness.
The French sought to break Muslim women, not to liberate them, to separate them from their religious and cultural roots. They wanted to see women's bodies, to control them - and when they were denied, they reacted with anger and violence, typical of colonial thinking.
Big businessmen, athletes, social media activists, and others are leaving Egypt in droves. In particular, 2,360 Egyptian companies moved to the UAE in the first half of 2024. The common factor behind the flight of investors, activists, or athletes is fear: fear of the future, fear of the unknown, and fear of authority.
Ofiyat Siddiqui has been suffering in the hellish conditions of a US federal prison for over 20 years. To simply call his case a miscarriage of justice would be to minimize the scale of this horrific injustice that continues.
Some of the reasons Trump put forward this proposal are given, followed by other reasons why the Palestinians cannot be moved from Gaza.
Donald Trump's election as the US president initially seemed to please many. However, many, especially experts, did not even imagine that he would come to power three weeks ago and bring with him "surprises" that were not seen or heard before. Currently, his opinions and decisions on domestic and foreign policy issues, one from the garden, the other from the mountain, are causing surprise to many. While the frenzy of various prominent countries is increasing, some small and influential countries are watching the events with sadness. In this situation, it is natural for many to have a reasonable question: will Trump's actions lead to the establishment of the law of the jungle in the world?
We are learning from the Israeli press that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been telling his supporters that he will only respect the first phase and will continue bombing when it is over.
The fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime is reminiscent of the sudden and rapid collapse of the Taliban and the Afghan government of Ashraf Ghani. Just as the Taliban took Kabul within a week, HTS has made rapid territorial gains. These events are reminiscent of the overthrow of Najibullah's regime by mujahideen groups in Afghanistan in the 1990s.
The answer to the question of who is to blame for a person becoming radicalized and extremist is complex. According to Islamic teachings, life is a test. Therefore, the first culprit is the person himself: for not listening to his heart, but listening to his ego, and making improper decisions. However, the force that fuels radicalism more than anything else is wrong state policy. In an article by Muhammad Shakur.