Tag: Iran

What Iran-Saudi Arabia Deal means for the Middle East and the world
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What Iran-Saudi Arabia Deal means for the Middle East and the world

The recently established deal between Iran and Saudi Arabis could reduce tensions in the region but also asserts China’s growing influence in the Middle East. Regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran announced on Friday they are restoring full diplomatic relations in a deal brokered by China, a move that could reduce tensions in the region […]

Iran: Dichotomy, Fault Lines & Lies
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Iran: Dichotomy, Fault Lines & Lies

Muslim women globally seek to be free from the hijab and burka. In India, it is the other way. Radical religious fanatics push for the regressive dress code. While the extremist Islamists – jihadists came to claim the link between hijab and Islam, women and girls have made attempts to free women from this barbaric […]

Hijab: A Symbol of Choice or Social Oppression?
Asia, Featured, Middle East, World

Hijab: A Symbol of Choice or Social Oppression?

Hijab has been one of the most tweeted and searched keywords on the internet in the past few months. After the students’ protest in Karnataka in early 2022, the question of the Hijab regained public consciousness after the death of Mahsa Amini in the state of Iran. Late Ms Amini was a 22-year-old Kurdish woman […]

Iran Claims Bahrain: Disruption in West Asia
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Iran Claims Bahrain: Disruption in West Asia

British-ruled Bahrain was claimed by Iran for the first time in 1957, when it was under the Shah’s reign and still a British protectorate. In 1970, the UN held a referendum asking the people of Bahrain whether they preferred an independent state for themselves or joining Iran. The populace overwhelmingly supported freedom and sovereignty. Israel […]

Rutgers Report Finds Increase in Anti-Hindu Disinformation on Social Media; Iranian trolls and White Supremacists used social media platforms to fuel Hinduphobia
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Rutgers Report Finds Increase in Anti-Hindu Disinformation on Social Media; Iranian trolls and White Supremacists used social media platforms to fuel Hinduphobia

According to the analysis, Iranian trolls are spreading anti-Hindu stereotypes to the fuel hatred through impact campaigns accusing Hindus of genocide against Indian minorities. The report also found  how white supremacists shared genocidal memes about Hindus which were shared prolifically within extremist Islamist web networks on messaging service Telegram and others. Memes associated with pajeet […]

Iran’s Nuclear Program – World Powers watch as Iran increases stockpile
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Iran’s Nuclear Program – World Powers watch as Iran increases stockpile

The  International Atomic Energy Agency says it believes that Iran has further increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. The United Nations’ atomic watchdog says that increasing its nuclear stockpile is in breach of a 2015 accord with world powers. The IAEA quarterly report estimates that Iran has a stock of 17.7 kilograms of uranium […]

Iran blames Israel for the killing of its top nuclear scientist near Tehran; Vows ‘harsh revenge’
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Iran blames Israel for the killing of its top nuclear scientist near Tehran; Vows ‘harsh revenge’

Prominent Iranian physicist and nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed in a gun attack near the capital Tehran on 27 November at . A report in state-controlled Iranian news channel Press TV said that Fakhrizadeh  had been targeted on Friday in a multi-pronged attack involving at least one explosion and small fire by a number […]