Opinion Piece

An Overview of Climate Policies through the Prism of State Sovereignty

• Brigadier (R) Dr. Khalid Mehmood

Climate change is a reality recognized universally. Although global efforts to confront this challenge are accelerating, there are fears in the underdeveloped world regarding the erosion of their sovereignty through climate action.

OIC Extraordinary Summit on Afghanistan

• Asif Tanveer Awan Advocate, Research Associate, MUSLIM Institute

The 17th extraordinary session of OIC’s Council of Foreign Ministers was held on 19th December, 2021 in Islamabad in order to devise a strategy to deal with the prevailing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

Opinion Piece on Citizenship Amendment Bill of India: Another Blow against Muslim Minority

• Malik Asif Tanveer, Research Associate, MUSLIM Institute

Indian lower House of the Parliament (Lok Sabha) has recently passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB). This controversial bill seeks to amend the 64-year-old Indian Citizenship Law of 1955 which prohibits illegal immigrants to become Indian citizens.

Opinion Piece on Conflict or Cooperation: The Tough Libyan Puzzle for Turkey and Egypt

• Muhammad Sarmad Sarwar, Research Trainee, MUSLIM Institute

The warning by the Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, to the United Nations-backed Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) that any attack on the strategic city of Sirte or the inland Jufra airbase would amount to crossing the ‘red line’ for Egypt.

Opinion Piece on The Antidote of Racism in Islamic Perspective

• Asif Tanveer Awan Advocate, Research Associate

One would think that the currently trending slogan "I can't breathe" viral across social media in these trying times would be referring to the pandemic. It is rather almost unreal to imagine that this slogan is actually a mantra of the anti-racism "black lives matter" protests across the world.