The recent political upheaval in Pakistan has brought many political and economic questions to the fore. Much of this debate is simply partisan politics and is not based on economic data or an understanding of it. “Pakistan’s Political and Economic Crisis” provides some key data and highlights some issues which we believe to be relevant to current discussions on Pakistan’s future direction; to see a Muslim world, free of conflict and capable of resolving its own issues.
Jahangir Mohammed argues new solutions to Palestinian suffering and occupation need to be found. The West has failed for over a hundred years to resolve the Palestine question and now Muslims must find their own solutions. Controversially he suggests that one option might be for Turkey to reclaim its former territory. Is It Time for...
As Pakistan faces elections following an aborted no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Imran Khan, Jahangir Mohammed, Director of the Ayaan Institute, says Pakistan needs politicians who will work in the people’s interests rather than for rich elites and the West. Earlier today Pakistan’s Parliament expected to vote on an opposition party no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran...
People with great empires seldom forget their history or their historical enemies. President Putin of Russia has recently demonstrated this admirably with his comments and actions over Ukraine and NATO. Having helped confine the Soviet Union to the history books, the United States turned its attention to political movements in the Muslim world attempting to...
Jahangir Mohammed, Director the Ayaan Institute, says the answer to the burning question “Who wrote the Trojan Horse letter?” may lie in good old-fashioned Islamophobia and racism. The New York Times Podcast on the Birmingham Trojan Horse affair has given life to a dying story. Hamza Syed and Brian Reed are to be commended for their determination...
The London-based think tank, Ayaan Institute, has launched a unique Research Associate Programme in the last week. The Associate Programme was developed specifically for Ayaan over the last 3 months. It is tailored to meet the needs of the think tank and Muslim Community for critical analysts and thought leaders of the future. The 12-month...
The Director of the Ayaan Institute, Jahangir Mohammed, says that the Ummah cannot leave the people of Afghanistan to starve and at the mercy of Western governments and humanitarian agencies. The United States and its Western allies spent 20 years in Afghanistan with the goal of removing Al Qaeda, supposedly advancing women’s rights, and establishing a...
After Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan passed away on 10 October at the age of eighty-five, a smear campaign was immediately organised against him in the West. The chief protagonists were Western media outlets, commentators, and even historians. Khan had been subject to smears and outright demonisation throughout his life, with all kinds of...
