Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatahu Introduction: International Politics The Industrial Revolution in Western Europe in the 19th century intensified the imperial competition between European powers led by France and Britain. Spain, Portugal, Holland, Belgium, and later on Italy and Germany all competed for a share of the international bounty. Yet, despite their internal bickering: they, along with Russia, all shared a unanimous hatred against the Muslim Ummah and the…

Lately, several notable Pakistani public figures have expressed their increased optimism about the Pakistani economy and its future. On November 10, 2013 Federal Minister for Finance, Muhammad Ishaq Dar expressed his desire to see Pakistan become the 11th biggest economy in the world. According to the World Bank statistics in 2012, Pakistan presently holds 43rd position with a GDP of $231billion, whilst Canada is in the 11th spot with a…

News: The fallout from the Westgate Mall attack has been immense with some situations bordering on the comical. Straight from the intelligence briefings before the attack to the actual handling of the siege, it has been a case of pure incompetence by a so-called efficient security apparatus in cahoots with the political mandarins that run it. As reported by the Nation Newspaper of 28th September 2013, counter-terrorism reports seen by…

Event: On Sunday 7th of July, the former Prime Minister of Britain waded into the debate about whether or not the Egyptian coup was legitimate. He was quick to take the side of the military and said, "The events that led to the Egyptian army's removal of President Mohamed Morsi confronted the military with a simple choice: intervention or chaos. Seventeen million people on the streets are not the same…