President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that Russia would consider any third-party declaration of a no-fly zone over Ukraine as participation in the war there, while Ukrainian officials blamed Russian shelling for breaching a ceasefire arranged in two cities to evacuate civilians. The struggle to enforce the ceasefire in Mariupol, a …
Read More »Global consequences of war in Ukraine: Human suffering, economic shock & geopolitical realignment
Is Vladimir Putin about to invade Ukraine, as the massing Russian troops on its borders suggest? Or is he bluffing, to extort concessions from his neighbour and the West? No one can be sure of Mr Putin’s intentions. Even his own foreign minister seems to be kept guessing. But, if …
Read More »Putin: Insulting Islam’s Prophet (PBUH) cannot be justified as freedom of expression
Russia’s president stressed that insulting the sanctities of others cannot be justified by freedom of expression. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Vladimir Putin said insulting feelings of believers in the name of freedom of creativity cannot be justified. In response to a question about the line between insulting …
Read More »Tennessee Newspaper Apologizes For ‘Utterly Indefensible’ Anti-Muslim Ad
brahim Hooper, communications director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the ad was “unfortunate” but “symptomatic of the overall rise of Islamophobia, racism and white supremacy
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