By Ben White Given the copious amount of evidence regarding both the BDS campaign’s objectives and its steady growth, how do some conclude that the movement is a ‘failure’? Last March, outgoing Jewish Agency chair Natan Sharansky declared that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign had “been almost fully defeated”. Sharansky’s pronouncement came two years…
Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro, who openly longs for the return of military dictatorship, has gained in the election due to a swarm of fake news spread by the popular platform With just two days to go before the run-off vote on Sunday, Jair Bolsonaro is poised to win Brazil’s WhatsApp election. The far-right candidate,…
By Pankaj Mishra Mohammed bin Salman is the latest in a long line of “courageous modernizers” who turned out to be vicious dictators. Why do people keep falling for it? “Oil is flowing again into the free markets of the world,” The New York Times declared in 1954 as Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, visited…
By Khaled A Beydoun On October 19, Saudi Arabia admitted journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its consulate in Istanbul, saying he died in brawl, but made no mention of where his body is. [Reuters] The Khashoggi affair is yet another reason for the world to abandon the assumption that the kingdom represents Islam.…
It took an international effort to end institutionalised racism in my country – now it must happen again, for Palestinian people My grandfather, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, would have turned 100 this year. The world is marking the centenary of his birthand celebrating his leadership in the struggle to end apartheid in South Africa. But while…
By Azeezah Kanji The prospect of Judge Brett Kavanaugh being elevated to Supreme Court justice – without a thorough investigation of the multiple allegations of sexual assault against him and after a confirmation hearing in which his rage and sense of entitlement were on full display – has triggered an outpouring of shock, pain, and righteous…
Press Release 17 October 2018 Serious consequences if Canberra recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital Citizens International strongly condemns the statement by the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison that Canberra was open to recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and shifting its embassy there. Such a move is illegal and in violation of international…
Press Release 16 October 2018 UN Security Council must impose sanctions on Saudi Arabia for the murder of Khashoggi Citizens International strongly condemns the kidnapping and brutal murder of Saudi journalist Kashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The available evidence points to Mohamed bin Salman as the man behind the…
Press Release 21 June 2018 End the conflict and humanitarian disaster in Yemen Citizens International chairman S.M. Mohamed Idris, in a letter to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, appealed to him, as a highly respected world statesman, to initiate action in the United Nations General Assembly to order the parties involved…
Press release 25 April 2018 Carry out counter-espionage surveillance on Mossad and its allies Citizens International calls on the Minister of Home Affairs to direct the police to carry out a thorough and comprehensive investigation of the assassination of the Palestinian scientist Fadi al-Batsh by suspected Mossad agents. He was a member of Hamas who…
International Islamic University of Malaysia – 34th Convocation 2018 Acceptance Speech by the Recipient of Ibn Khaldun Merit…
At the annual Israel lobby conference at the National Press Club, sponsored by the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs and Institute for Research:…
A February 17, 2018, article, titled, “Russia Isn’t the Only One Meddling in Elections. We Do It, Too,” authored by…
The martyr Fadi al-Batsh as I knew him My daughter Duaa, this is your father… Dr. Sharif Abu…
The letter has been signed by 67 retired civil servants belonging to a range of services, many of whom had…
At a recent global investment event in Riyadh, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced his plans to build a…
