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The tribe of Thaqeef remained hostile to Islam for a long time. It was one of the most important tribes in Arabia, living in Taif, where they were virtually immune from attack, as they lived high up in a mountainous area. Three years before he fled to Madinah to escape a plot by the Makkans to kill him, the Prophet aimed at Taif to win a new base for Islam, but they gave him a very hostile reception, hurling stones at him.

Just the other day, a young Pakistani girl in the city of Lahore went to an eatery wearing a modest dress embellished with the Arabic word ‘halwa’ all over in elegant calligraphy. As this word is used to denote something that’s sweet/beautiful, she wouldn’t have ever dreamt that her attire could possibly offend the religious sensitivities of anyone.

Despite the fact that Thailand and India were reluctant partners during the Cold War, this relationship has grown incrementally over the past three decades. A huge Indian diaspora, cultural and religious connections have been the bulwark for strengthening ties between our two nations.

On 1st March 2024, the French daily newspaper Le Monde published an article on the Mozambique LNG project. The questions posed by the journalists were answered in detail. However, given the limited use of our responses in the article and in the interest of transparency, the Company has decided to publish its exhaustive answers.

Africa is generally presented as a poor continent in any financial and/or economic paper or book. But is Africa really poor? This is a question that Africans should address and if they do, they will know that Africa is not a poor continent as is presented, but it is a continent that is mismanaged, misgoverned and whose monies are stolen and/or misplaced, which makes other continents and countries appear richer than they really are and, of course, the continent look poorer than it really is.

Origins and Evolution of the Demand for Pakistan: A Historical Perspective

The starvation regime continues unabated as Israel continues its campaign in the Gaza Strip.  One of the six provisional measures ordered by the International Court Justice entailed taking “immediate and effective measures” to protect the Palestinian populace in the Gaza Strip from risk of genocide by ensuring the supply of humanitarian assistance and basic services.  

By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

China’s offensive cyber capabilities have been under the scanner for a few years now. Even though China does not have a formal cyber offensive strategy, the capability mix and the changing approach that China has developed in the cyber offensive realm remain quite consequential.

A recent U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) hearing disclosed a lot about China’s growing offensive cyber prowess. The hearing titled “The... Читать дальше...

By Nontarat Phaicharoen

Thailand’s plan to open a humanitarian aid corridor with war-torn Myanmar next month is facing skepticism from experts and aid workers, who say its limited scope and lack of engagement with ethnic minority forces means it is unlikely to have much impact.

The initiative by the new Thai government will create a safe zone to provide food and medicine to displaced populations through the Mae Sot-Myawaddy border crossing, officials said. Foreign ministers... Читать дальше...

By Connor Mortell

G.K. Chesterton is a somewhat controversial author in most libertarian circles. As an intelligent man who wisely predicted a century out so many of the problems we face today, he has garnered great respect among many who have read him. However, as a proponent of distributism, advocating ideas such as “the taxation of contracts so as to discourage the sale of small property to big proprietors and encourage the break-up of big property among small proprietors,” he has... Читать дальше...

The police department of San Francisco State University (SFSU) has ruled that charges are “unfounded” and suspended an investigation into last April’s attack on NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines. The action seems odd given the nature of the attack and the denial of Gaines’ right to free speech.

By C. Todd Lopez

When the secretary of defense was admitted last month to the hospital for complications related to surgery in December, his authorities and responsibilities were temporarily transferred to Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks. 

While the Defense Department didn’t notify the White House and Congress about the transfer of authority, the U.S. military was never without leadership, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III today told members of Congress.

By He Jun

The "internal circulation" and "national unified large market" are two crucial concepts proposed in China in recent years. After recognized by the country's central government, they not only became goals in China's economic development but also strategies to respond to new international situations and environmental changes. Hence, such concepts have now become policies that have significant impacts on business development.

The shift from the past emphasis on being the "world's factory" and "going out (i.e.... Читать дальше...

We’ve all heard the “woke” assertion that some people cannot be considered racist no matter how they act or what they say while other people are destined to live their entire lives as racists no matter how they act or what they say. The key difference between the two groups of people is whether their ancestry dictates they be labeled among the oppressors or the oppressed.

I no longer receive my local newspaper, the Austin-American Statesman.

The idea that the Russian people can peacefully overthrow the Putin dictatorship is the product of the experience of Eastern European countries after 1989 and the non-Russian republics of the USSR in 1991, Nikolay Mitrokhin says. But it is totally inapplicable to Russian conditions now and thus represents a self-deceptive “myth.”