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For 47 years, Islamic Iran has been under illegal US sanctions. While they have caused much suffering to ordinary Iranians, officials have also learned to bypass the sanctions and survive. The latest US economic sanctions are faring no better. Most countries refuse to abide by them.

That most Muslims profess deep love for the Prophet (ﷺ) is not in doubt. What is lacking is a clear understanding of the broader dimensions of his seerah. He was not sent merely to call people to sessions of dhikr; his life was spent in intense struggle against the mushriks.

The understanding and interpretation of the early history of Islam is hotly contested by Muslims leading to polarization and divisions. This is particularly acute regarding the rule of the third Khalifah Uthman and of Imam Ali. In this segment, Abu Dharr explains the background.

The war criminals Trump and Netanyahu’s failure in their illegal war on Iran has led the evil duo to desperation. It cannot be ruled out that they may stage another 911-type false flag operation and blame it on Iran to get the Americans’ support for continuation of the war.

The Turkiye-Saudi-Pakistan defence pact announced last month is viewed by observers differently. For some it is an alliance against zionist Israel (unlikely), for others, its target is the Yemeni Ansarallah and Islamic Iran (mor plausible). So far, there has been little action.

The takfiri rulers of Syria were supported, financed and nurtured by the US, Israel and Turkiye and brought to power in December 2024. Since then, they have done everything to show their subservience to the US and Israel and act against the interests of Muslims.

Pakistanis are a strange breed. Outwardly, they show adherence to the rituals of Islam but their conduct is anything but. Hypocrisy, fraud and crookedness are embedded in their genes. It starts from the top and flows all the way to the bottom. Such people can never make progress.

The much-maligned Taliban have managed the affairs of Afghanistan quite well despite extreme external pressure, especially from the US (refusing to pay its $10 billion reserves) and Pakistan that has closed its border with the landlocked country. The Taliban have found new outlets.

Children are the most vulnerable segment of society. During war, they suffer the most. Two case studies are examined—Iraq and Palestine—although in other locales their plight is equally grim. The aggressors take sadistic pleasure in killing children. Palestinian children are especially targeted.

The Bedouin rulers of UAE are extremely hostile to any expression of Islam as a political system. The Ikhwan (Muslim Brotherhood) are their special target. They have now extended their hostile campaign to Europe alleging that the Brotherhood plan to take it over.