October 16, 2024
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Echoes of the Arab Spring in Bangladesh PM Ouster

by John Rossomando Echoes of the Arab Spring surround the ouster of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Washington supported Islamist parties and accused the sitting governments of suppressing the will of the people in both instances. As in the Arab Spring, many the leading organizations that opposed her rule were funded by the National […]

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ABSURD! The case of Bologna’s Pakistani preacher, Zulfiqar Khan, is becoming increasingly serious.

by Giovanni Giacalone Not only the attacks on Jews, Israel, the United States, homosexuals, King Hussein of Jordan, MPs and unaligned Italian journalists, but also against a former Muslim Italian/Egyptian intellectual and MEP who converted to Christianity and who is under police protection. Why are the Italian authorities procrastinating a much-needed intervention? Khan’s events timeline […]

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The imam of Bologna’s antisemite statements became an issue for the Italian government, but no action has been taken yet. Why?

By Giovanni Giacalone The case involving Zulfiqar Khan, the Pakistani Islamist preacher who, for months, has been using the pulpit of his Bologna-based Islamic center to spread hateful language against the Jews, the Israelites (a term sometimes used by extremists to avoid antisemitic accusations), the United States, Israel, and King Abdullah of Jordan, as well […]

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Major embarrassment: Bologna’s Pakistani imam hails Hamas from the pulpit and accuses President Biden of pedophilia. What are the Italian authorities waiting for to take action?

by Giovanni Giacalone On May 26th, 2024, the Pakistani Tablighi preacher of the Bologna-based Iqraa Islamic Center made a public statement, during a sermon, glorifying Hamas: “This little warrior, a group of people called Hamas. They made it clear to the world that these are cowards (Israel, Zionists), they can’t do anything against men, they […]

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Italy accuses Israel of overdoing it in Rafah, but it does nothing to stop pro-Hamas preachers on its soil

by Giovanni Giacalone “I have the impression that Israel is sowing hatred that will involve children and grandchildren”. These are the absurd words coming from the Italian Defense Minister, Guido Crosetto, who also added on SkyTg24: “Hamas is one thing, the Palestinian people are another. They had to discern between the two things and make […]

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Police Fails to Intervene with an Islamist Attack Against Jewish Demonstrators On Liberation Day in Italy

by Giovanni Giacalone Jewish demonstrators attacked in central Milan by Arab thugs on Liberation Day, preachers spreading hatred against Israel and Jews. Italy is not doing enough to prevent hatred towards the Jews. On April 25th, Italy celebrates the national holiday commemorating the victory of the Italian resistance movement against Nazi Germany and the Italian […]

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New Paradigms in the Ongoing War in the Middle East

by Rustam Taghizade New paradigms in the ongoing war in the Middle East. The war between Israel and Hamas has been going on since 7 October 2023. During this war, the political tension between Israel and Iran has reached its peak. Israel mobilised all its forces in the war against Hamas, Iran’s proxy force. Israel […]

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Israel is making all the wrong moves to please Biden, putting its own existence at stake

by Giovanni Giacalone A number of hostages are still in the hands of Hamas while its Gaza leaders, Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Deif, are still in place and so are Ismail Haniyeh and Khaled Meshaal in Doha, since Qatar is unwilling to expel them. No surprise, considering that Qatar is not a “mediator” as many […]

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Problematic Legislation Sheds Light on Authoritarian Political Trends in South Africa

by Scott Morgan On March 19, 2024 Nalendi Pandor the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation for South Africa was in Washington in a visit that designed to mend fences that have been tarnished over the last few years over policy matters. During one of her discussions the minister made some interesting statements regarding the […]

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How Italy became a hotbed for Palestinian extremism and terrorism

by Giovanni Giacalone The ruling of the Appeal Court of L’Aquila which rejected the extradition of Palestinian terrorist and al-Aqsa Brigade ringleader Yaeesh Anan should not be interpreted as an isolated case, but should rather be included in a series of strange events that have occurred in Italy starting immediately after the October 7th massacre […]

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