Top stories published by Political Periscope in 2015

While both sane and insane voices exist in every society, it is common knowledge by now that Islamophobes are pretty loud in the West, especially in USA. The story of Ahmed, the kid who brought a self-made clock to school, is a case in point. Of…

Sufyan bin Uzayr in Political Periscope

Aug 5, 2015

Remembering The Covenant of Umar (RA)

Recently, the news of a Palestinian toddler being burnt alive by Israeli settlers caught my attention. The eighteen-month old Ali Dawabsheh was asleep when Israeli extremists set fire to his house, and the kid was burnt beyond recognition by the time his body was…

Sufyan bin Uzayr in Political Periscope

Aug 2, 2015

The “Earliest” Manuscript of The Quran

At University of Birmingham, scientists recently dated an old Quranic manuscript with the help of radiocarbon analysis. As it turns out, this particular manuscript is one of the oldest ones ever! Written on a parchment, it dates back to sometime between 568 and…

Sufyan bin Uzayr in Political Periscope

Nov 9, 2015

Middle East: The Way Forward

Ever since World War I, if there is one region of the world that has been in constant turmoil, it is the Middle East (or West Asia, whichever way you like to call it). European imperialism, post-colonial despotism or neo-colonialism — there are a lot many reasons that can be…

Sufyan bin Uzayr in Political Periscope

Apr 30, 2015

Discussing Islam: Western Logic is Flawed

Of late, checking the news has become monotonous. Every other day, in virtually all publications and verticals of repute, there is some “expert” or the other busy discussing ways in which Islam is in conflict with the rest of world, or how Islam is having…

Sufyan bin Uzayr in Political Periscope

Dec 16, 2015

Remembering Dayton Accords, 1995

Back in the early 1990s, a war broke out in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Over 100,000 people lost their lives, and over two million were displaced. Rape, prison camps and genocide of Bosnian Muslims became common during the war, and it would eventually be marked as the worst…

Sufyan bin Uzayr in Political Periscope

Mar 24, 2015

Islamophobia in USA: The Arabic Language

On March 18, a student in Pine Bush High School near New York City recited the American Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic. This was done as part of the school’s Foreign Language Week, which was conducted to celebrate the “many races, cultures and religions that…

Sufyan bin Uzayr in Political Periscope

Jun 16, 2015

The Ultimate Guide To Middle East

Nowadays, if there is one part of the world that repeatedly finds itself in the midst of some conflict or the other, it has to be Western Asia, which is more commonly known as Middle East.

Sufyan bin Uzayr in Political Periscope

Jul 28, 2015

South Sudan: Nothing But Violence

Four years have passed since South Sudan seceded from Sudan, and the only thing it has earned so far is violence and internal crisis that seems to have no end in sight. The international community has stood by South Sudan’s side, but the new country has repeatedly let…

Sufyan bin Uzayr in Political Periscope

Mar 2, 2015

Securing The Gulf: The Question of Yemen

Of late, countries at the centre of the world — Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Libya and even Lebanon for that matter — are going through troubles and disturbances. Be it the Arab Spring or militant insurgency, the overall atmosphere in most countries of the region has…

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