The Demonisation of Muslim Nuclear Scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan
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The Demonisation of Muslim Nuclear Scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan

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...

How the US broke up the Muslim world
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How the US broke up the Muslim world

Jahangir Mohammed of the Ayaan Institute argues that War on Terror did not start 20 years ago, rather it has been ongoing for 42 years. He demonstrates how during that period the United States has devastated and broken the Muslim world, as part of a calculated military strategy, causing millions of deaths and casualties along...

The end of the American Raj and civilising mission in Afghanistan
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The end of the American Raj and civilising mission in Afghanistan

The U.S. and Western governments have evacuated their employees from Afghanistan ready to leave the country by August 31, after 20 years of occupation. The UK government evacuated some 15,000 employees (including Afghans) and left around 1,000 employees behind, with some estimates putting the figure at 9,000. Yet the withdrawal from Afghanistan, which foreign forces...

Pakistan faces its most dangerous times
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Pakistan faces its most dangerous times

Dangerous Times for Pakistan As Pakistan celebrates another Independence Day anniversary, it faces perhaps one of the most dangerous periods in its history. The Pakistani state has always been caught between superpower rivalry. Pakistan and India were twin states born out of the womb of a dying British superpower. At birth the Pakistani state ended...

20 Years of the War on Terror
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20 Years of the War on Terror

This September, it will be 20 years since the 9-11 attacks on the United States by Al Qaeda, and the launch of the United States led global “war on terror” (WOT). No single event has affected/defined the Muslim Ummah globally as much as the WOT (possibly since the launch of the Crusades in 1095). The...

Ayaan Institute Summer Internships
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Ayaan Institute Summer Internships

Ayaan Institute recently advertised for three summer internships in different areas of our work. We were delighted to receive a huge response from all over the world – 91 applications from people of all faiths and none from the UK, USA, Canada, Netherlands, Ireland, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Italy, Qatar, Kashmir, Turkey, and many other places....

Syria an Election without an Electorate
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Syria an Election without an Electorate

The Syrian Presidential election takes place today, 26th May. Few people aside from Bashar Al Assad and his backers are taking them seriously. There is only one outcome that most are expecting. Like dictators of other countries and the past, Assad will no doubt obtain a large majority (somewhere around 95-99% of the vote tends...

Genocide, Nationalism and International law.
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Genocide, Nationalism and International law.

Genocide, Nationalism and International law. Genocide is a heinous crime. The intentional attempt to punish or wipe out a people for any reason, be it political, religious, or racial falls foul of International conventions on genocide. Intent being the key word here. Even in wars, whether internal between communities or external against other countries, collectively...