DR. MATHEW MAAVAK The present landscape of the Persian Gulf is not solely defined by oil routes, stranded ships, and naval manoeuvres. It is also a theological battlefield, where ancient scripture is weaponised as modern ordnance and where the clash of civilisations is livestreamed in 280 characters or less on X.com. On one side stands the crude, brazen propaganda of…
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Selective Outrage: Iran, Sectarianism & the Politics of Blame
Muslim Skeptic by Bheria In the context of the current tensions between Iran and the U.S.-Israel axis, a number of ideologically driven actors, ranging from Wahhabis to neo-Ba’athists, have sought to adopt what appears to be a “centrist” posture. Their stance can be summed up via the claim that “the defeat of both sides would be preferable.” This framing, however,…
Read MoreReport From Iran’s Largest Mosque: Faith And Defiance In A Time Of War
Youtube link On March 21, I visited the Grand Mosalla of Tehran, Iran’s largest mosque, where more than 100,000 had gathered calmly for the Eid Prayer. After the service, I asked several worshippers to comment on the West’s war on the Islamic Republic. Here’s what they had to say. -Dmitri Lascaris
Read MoreIran’s Islamic Art Of War
Watch the video from the Holy Quran Does Not Burn campaign, to restore damage from the rioters, at The Al-Andalus Tribune Substack By Indi.ca From the Holy Quran Does Not Burn campaign, to restore damage from the rioters Why won’t Iran attack first? Why did they agree when sued for peace before? Given that Iran is an Islamic Republic, these…
Read MoreNOT NUKES: The Real Reason Israel Is Attacking Iran
By: The Muslim Skeptic | Date: June 15, 2025 | Youtube.com Daniel Haqiqatjou talks about the conflict between Israel and Iran and what is really going on. Watch the full video
Read MoreIran Is David Fighting Goliath
Qodsna interviews Canadian writer, senior journalist and political expert Eric Walberg. Qodsna: Iran reserves right to defend itself legitimately. What is your take on Iran’s punitive response to Israel and U.S, especially in terms of international laws? Eric Walberg: Iran’s successful bombing of Israeli military targets was welcomed by the people of the world but not by ‘collective West’ leaders and…
Read MoreProf. Salim Mansur on Iran, Islamic Ethics, and Geopolitics
Salim Mansur is a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. He is a former columnist for the London Free Press and the Toronto Sun , and has contributed to various publications including National Review, the Middle East Forum and Frontpagemag. In the above video, Prof. Mansur discusses geopolitics in light of the recent…
Read MoreTrump commits another war crime by targeting Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities
By: Zafar Bangash | Date: June 22, 2025 | Crescentinternational.substack.com By targeting three Iranian nuclear facilities—at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan—US President Donald Trump has confirmed yet again that he is totally mad. He has also confirmed that he is a zionist puppet. In the early hours of June 22 (Tehran time), American planes dropped 30,000-lb bombs on Iran’s nuclear facilities. If…
Read MoreWhat to Learn from the Ironies of Today ~ Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl
By: The Usuli Institute | Date: June 20, 2025 | Youtube.com Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl provides an in depth analysis on geopolitics and Iran in this Friday khutbah or sermon at The Usuli Institute on 20 June 2025. Then he ties this reality into ethical lessons from Islam. Watch the full video Watch Dr. El Fadl apologize (in a 2017…
Read MoreDouble Standards Make US Unfit for Leadership
Convivencia interview #2: Zaragoza, Spain. We are traveling the length of historic al-Andalus, from Barcelona to Zaragoza to today’s Andalusia (southern Spain) asking ordinary people about convivencia. What is convivencia? It’s a friendlier term for “coexistence” that was originally used to describe the strikingly positive relationship between Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities in Islamic Spain a.k.a. Al-Andalus. Today’s interviewee is…
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