Anyone from a Muslim country knows this is the natural order in Islam. Muslims consider it a religious and moral duty to shape the society and environment to reflect the religion's demands. We all know this, but not the gullible Westerners who believe Islam is like Buddhism.

In my latest for Green Left I examine the Turkish Kurdish “peace process” greenleft.org.au/content/there-…

What's most amazing about this is that China was not always like this. As recently as 20-30 years ago things were not nearly as "safe" as this. Why it happened is a Ph.D. thesis waiting to be written. How it happened we largely know: what happened in China over the past several

Positive statement for Kurdish unity, but it can be interpreted in many ways. Is the pledge only to defend Qamishli? What about Kobani, Hasakah, Raqqa, and Deir Ezzour? What if it is Damascus forces, or Turkey? Barzani should offer clear support to a visiting Rojava delegation.

NATO and the EU remain deafeningly silent as Erdogan continues to jail opposition leaders and has now begun appointing replacements of his own choosing. This is unprecedented in a NATO alliance supposedly founded on democratic values.

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Eliminating the entire Hamas leadership in Doha was another surprise in a war full of them. It was about time Israel shook the ground in Qatar.

This was not a meeting to consider Trump ceasefire proposal. Hamas had already decided to reject disarmament when Israel struck.

A CHP MP tours his party’s Istanbul headquarters after Erdogan’s forceful seizure of the building yesterday. Inside, hundreds of police officers sat or wandered about as the MP denounces police trespass and lawlessness. There’s a comical disquiet about the growing tyranny in TR.