Fallout from killing has weakened Prince Mohammed and given second wind to old guard of elders Six weeks after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi agents, the decision-making process in Riyadh is slowly starting to change. Fallout from the assassination in Istanbul has wounded Mohammed bin Salman, the heir to the throne, and given […]
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By Khaled M. Abou El Fadl In the aftermath of the Jamal Khashoggi murder, the kingdom has exploited the podium of the Grand Mosque in Mecca by using its imams to praise, sanctify and defend the rulers and their actions. The rulers of Saudi Arabia derive much of their legitimacy and prestige in the
International Islamic University of Malaysia – 34th Convocation 2018 Acceptance Speech by the Recipient of Ibn Khaldun Merit Award The Consumers’ Association of Penang is extremely honoured to be awarded the Ibn Khaldun Merit Award and I would like to thank International Islamic University of Malaysia for selecting CAP to be the
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It has been 34 days since former MP Mostafa al-Naggar went missing, with family and friends offered only conflicting information Friends, family and supporters of Mostafa al-Naggar are raising the alarm, one month after the former MP and icon of Egypt’s 2011 revolution was last seen. Naggar, who served in his country’s first
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Residents of Hebron tell MEE that the approved settlers units will turn the city into a ‘museum of apartheid’ Israel’s government is to building dozens of new settlement units in the heart of Hebron’s old city in the occupied West Bank, a minister announced on Thursday. Avigdor Lieberman, Israel’s defence minister, tweeted: “We are continuing to
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Jamal Khashoggi’s family rejects Saudi crown prince’s claim slain journalist was Muslim Brotherhood member, Washington Post reports Mohammed bin Salman described Jamal Khashoggi as a “dangerous Islamist” in a phone call with top White House officials shortly after the Saudi journalist disappeared, the Washington Post has reported, a claim that Khashoggi’s family has flatly
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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,
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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
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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.
