Ali A. Olomi Penn State I am a historian of the Middle East and Islam researching, writing, and publishing on medieval and modern Muslim thought. I study how Muslims imagined the “Islamic world” through at the intersection of religion, science, and empire. The rapid takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban
Jon Miltimore fee.org Oscar Stark recently was warming up leftover vegetarian pasta in his flat, a red-brick 1960s tower outside Stockholm. Reheated veggie pasta isn’t exactly a gourmet meal, but it’s all the 20-year-old Swede said he can afford, because the majority of his income is spent
In the popular (read: left-wing) media narrative, the war in Afghanistan sits somewhere between WWI and Vietnam. It was, we are told, a colossal waste of blood and treasure. Fought on a false premise and doomed to fail. But is that true? It certainly isn’t true of WWI; despite
Giada Ferrucci Western University Giada ferrucci is a Ph.D. Candidate in Media Studies at Western University. She holds a BA in Economic Development and International Cooperation from the University of Florence, Italy, where her research focused on the opium trade in Afghanistan and alternative economic development reforms, and an
Leesa K. Donner libertynation.com Leesa K. Donner is Editor-in-Chief of LibertyNation.com. A widely published columnist, Leesa previously worked in the broadcast news industry as a television news anchor, reporter, and producer at NBC, CBS and Fox affiliates in Charlotte, Pittsburgh, and Washington, DC. She is the author of
Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet. However slick, however glib, however metronomic, governments do need effective public relations teams. As the video below shows, the Taliban’s image management could do with a bit of polishing. A newsreader for Afghan TV reads a script about
On 27 August, the WHO published the Technical Specifications and Implementation Guidance for digitally implementing a COVID-19 vaccine passport. Call it “The Great Reset”, “A New World Order”, “Build Back Better” or whatever you like. It is not a good development. An interesting section examines the ethical considerations of what
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Labour’s decision to reject National’s motion for the Minister of Immigration to front the Education and Workforce Select Committee to answer questions about his and Immigration New Zealand’s role in how so many of our Afghan allies and their families who requested visas were left behind in
That the Government still does not know how many New Zealanders and Afghan civilians who worked alongside our Defence Force remain stranded in strife-torn Afghanistan is appalling, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. “I asked Minister of Defence Peeni Henare multiple times how many vulnerable New Zealand citizens and
Chris Sweeney rt.com Chris Sweeney is an author and columnist who has written for newspapers such as The Times, Daily Express, The Sun and Daily Record, along with several international-selling magazines. Don’t like wearing masks? Neither does Benjamin Glynn. But his refusal to wear one, on account of
29th August 2021 As the conflict settles down into a regular pattern of civil disobedience and sporadic violence with frequent clashes between the military and the informal armies, things are stirring in the background. The army is showing signs of splitting. It’s not enough to cause a major problem
BREAKING NEWS – it’s official folks, we are living in Te Tai Tokerau Korea. Or at least that is what it feels like. From the Prime Minister down it seems like the whole population is being put through a brainwashing exercise of epic proportions. In fact, I’m starting to
Justin Trudeau has long been one-third of the Golden Trio of leftist politics: the subjects of infantilised worship by “liberal” left fantasists. Trudeau was also the first of the Trio to face re-election, in 2019. Trudeau had a narrow escape, then. Unlike Jacinda Ardern, Trudeau had no pandemic goodwill to
The Zionist Federation of New Zealand This September, the UN is holding what is being referred to as the Durban IV Conference, the 4th iteration of the UN’s World Conference Against Racism (WCAR). The first one was held in 2001 and has become known for its blatant hostility to
