Taha Kılınç
Is a Middle East NATO even possible today?
Speaking to Hadley Gamble in an interview with CNBC, King Abdullah II of Jordan said he would endorse the idea of establishing a Middle Eastern NATO. "I was one of the first to bring this issue up," he continued. Recalling that Jordan has been workin... more
What's behind Hamas's rapprochement with Damascus?
Among this week's most prominent developments related to the balance of power in the Middle East is the official statement about a rapprochement that began between the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Syrian regime; A Hamas official t... more
Why a chief rabbi forbade Jews from entering al-Aqsa Mosque
In his sermon last Saturday, Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef criticized the far-right MP Itamar Ben Gvir for visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque with settlers.Yitzhak Yusef had the following to say about the visit: “Keep away from this man and his actions (r... more
How did Tunisia’s Ennahda celebrate its 41st anniversary amid a ‘coup’?
The 41st anniversary of the founding of the Ennahda Movement, one of the most important players on the Tunisian political scene, was celebrated in the southern Tunisian city of Sfax last Sunday. The shadow of the political stalemate the country ... more
Have the Brits tried to emulate the Ottomans when building their empire?
I’ve come across this interesting bit of news the other day: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has sworn in two Muslim ministers in his cabinet. Ed Husic, of Bosnian origin, and Anne Aly, of Egyptian origin, have been sworn in by pressing th... more
‘Pakistan Zindabad’
On March 4, 1948, newly inaugurated Pakistan President Muhammad Ali Jinnah was hosting an important reception at his Karachi office. The Republic of Turkey’s first Ambassador to Pakistan Yahya Kemal Beyatlı presented his letter of trust to Jinnah. Th... more
Ramadan in Bangladesh: A journey through the Muslim world
“Mass iftar (fast-breaking) dinners are usually held in mosques. People send store-bought food, or dishes they cooked themselves to adorn the iftar tables at mosques. I used to send food to the mosque, along with my brother, from time to time. My bro... more
How should we perceive the Muslim world?
Since there is indeed a region called the “Muslim world,” we should contemplate how to perceive this world, as the lack of an appropriate approach leads to results that are far from positive. The Muslim or Islamic world should be viewed: &n... more
How did Putin test, modernize his army before waging war on Ukraine?
On July 14, 2021, at a meeting with Russian helicopter company Rostvertol, Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu stated that Moscow had tested more than 320 types of new weapons during military operations in Syria. Shoygu, who said, “In the meantim... more
Political dynasties and family politics: the rise and fall of Lebanon's Saad Hariri
Saad Hariri, one of the most prominent figures on the Lebanese political scene, announced in a recent statement that he has completely withdrawn from political life and will not stand as a candidate in the parliamentary elections to be held in May.&n... more
Russia’s ancient Kazakhstan report and the Putin effect
In 1759, senior officer of the Russian army Alexei Ivanovich Tevkelev and Petr Rychkov, who was assigned as governor of Orenburg, Russia’s window to the East, prepared a detailed memorandum on the general situation of the Kazakh steppes and the balan... more
The fall of Muslim Granada
“Implementing a fair and efficacious policy in Andalusia was only possible through the strict inspection and audits of relations between the ruler and the ruled, of the administrators, as well as scholars and lawyers, who were the representatives of ... more
Will Eric Zemmour's Islamophobia win him the French presidency?
A book that hit the shelves in the French capital, Paris, on September 8, 2016, deals with topics that this particular author loves to touch upon, such as identity, Islam and the war of civilizations.The author, who insists on the need to protect “Fr... more