Thirty-nine Palestinian mothers are currently being held in Israeli prisons , according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club , as the Arab world marks Mother’s Day . Mother’s Day is celebrated on 21 March each year across most of...
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India has blocked the release of " The Voice of Hind Rajab ", a film about the killing of a five-year-old Palestinian girl by Israeli forces, the movie's distributor told AFP on Saturday. The Oscar-nominated docudrama by...
When Jürgen Habermas failed the Palestine test
Full ArticleOne of the most prominent philosophers of recent decades, German thinker Jürgen Habermas (1929–2026), passed away recently. He made significant contributions to philosophy, sociology, communication studies, and political science. He was widely known for his role in developing the German...
Donald Trump's Board of Peace has presented Hamas with a written proposal on how it could lay down its weapons, two sources said, a step the Palestinian group has thus far refused to take as the US president pushes...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani performed his first Eid al-Fitr prayer on Friday since assuming his role at a public park in Brooklyn, alongside hundreds of worshippers. The prayer was held in Prospect Park and organized by...
NABLUS, (PIC) A horde of extremist Jewish settlers attacked Palestinian vehicles near the town of Aqraba in southern Nablus, north of the occupied West Bank. According to local sources, several cars sustained damage when settlers hurled stones at them near the western...
By Wyatt REED Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Israel’s veiled threat to Moscow came just after Russian media warned traffic cameras in Moscow were vulnerable to the same exploits that Israel reportedly...
Have you heard the latest joke about Trump and Iran?
Full ArticleWhat’s the difference between Vietnam and the Iran War? Answer: Trump had an exit strategy for Vietnam. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su How much collective responsibility can the West take for the...
GENEVA, (PIC) A UN expert has accused the Israeli occupation regime of systematically torturing Palestinians on a scale “that suggests collective vengeance and destructive intent.” In a report released on Friday, Francesca Albanese, the UN’s special rapporteur on the rights situation in...
GAZA, (PIC) UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres said he was actively cooperating with US president Donald Trump’s Board of Peace to fund and deliver the basics of a Gaza reconstruction plan to rebuild Palestinian homes and infrastructure, although he called the board...
GAZA, (PIC) On the mornings of Eid al-Fitr, children in Gaza once eagerly knocked on relatives’ doors, their eyes sparkling with anticipation, waiting for the “Eidiyah”, the traditional gift of money without which the holiday felt incomplete. But today, this familiar scene,...
AL-KHALIL, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) shot and injured a Palestinian young man and kidnaped another one during a raid in the town of Beit Awwa in western al-Khalil. According to local sources, Israeli forces stormed the town of Beit Awwa,...
RAMALLAH, (PIC) Thousands of Palestinian and Arab prisoners in Israeli occupation jails welcome Eid al-Fitr deprived of their most basic human rights, as unprecedented policies of abuse and isolation have turned prisons into “fields of extermination,” according to human rights organizations. By...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) On a morning that was supposed to be filled with joy and the sound of takbeer, Palestinians awoke to a heavy scene where grief mixed with anger. This year’s Eid al-Fitr was unlike any before: crowds were absent from...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Several Moroccan cities witnessed rallies on Friday, the first day of Eid al‑Fitr, condemning Israel’s ongoing closure of the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem. The demonstrations were organized in different Moroccan cities and towns, including M’diq, Mechra Bel Ksiri,...
The Trump White House plagiarized its justification for attacking Iran from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, the main DC outfit promoting war with Tehran. The think tank was originally founded to “enhance Israel’s image,” and partners closely with...
Eid Mubarak from the MuslimMatters team to you and your family! TabbalAllah minnaa wa minkum saalih al-a’mal – may Allah accept our righteous deeds from Ramadan! Whether you celebrated on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday, may Allah bless all your families and bring...
Amnesty International has condemned FIFA after it refused to take against Israel's football association over the involvement of teams based in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. In a decision announced Thursday, the global football body...
The morning of the first day of Eid al-Fitr in the devastated Gaza Strip does not resemble the holidays of old. In place of the houses, parks and bustling streets stand rows of tightly-packed tents in displacement...
They had come to to do their hair for the Eid holiday. Twelve young women filled the hair salon on Wednesday night, after Iftar, a small prefabricated metal structure on the edge of Beit Awa, a village in the Hebron...
They had come to to do their hair for the Eid holiday. Twelve young women filled the hair salon on Wednesday night, after Iftar, a small prefabricated metal structure on the edge of Beit Awa, a village in the Hebron...
Germany’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism is driving a broader erosion of civil liberties and democratic standards. According to Timo Al-Farooq, measures targeting Palestine solidarity are expanding into wider repression of dissent across society. Read Article HERE Screen Grab from film...
A quick glance at the balance sheet of winners and losers of Trump and Netanyahu’s unilateral war on Iran places Europe on the top of the ‘losers’ list. Europe was not consulted about a war that would cost the continent...
Selamat Hari Raya! – Celebrating Eid In Malaysia
Full ArticleIn both Singapore and Malaysia, Eid is called Hari Raya , or the Day of Celebration – it’s either Hari Raya Puasa (Eidul Fitr) or Hari Raya Haji (Eidul Adha). I have fond Raya memories from my childhood in...
NABLUS, (PIC) A horde of extremist Jewish settlers broke into and ransacked al‑Lubban Girls’ High School in the village of al‑Lubban al‑Sharqiya, south of Nablus, on the first day of the Eid al‑Fitr holiday. Local sources reported that settlers removed the Palestinian...
The morning of the first day of Eid al-Fitr in the devastated Gaza Strip does not resemble the holidays of old. In place of the houses, parks and bustling streets stand rows of tightly-packed tents in displacement...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Extremist Jewish settlers launched attacks, under military protection, against Palestinians and their property in different West Bank areas over the past 24 hours. According to Palestinian media sources, a group of settlers stormed the hamlet of Khirbet al‑Kharaba in...
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Friday on a visit to Israel that Iran must make major concessions as part of any long-term political solution following the US-Israeli war on Iran . "Whatever the outcome of the ongoing military...
Can the United Nations Survive Without the US?
Full ArticleZURICH — Walk into the Palace of Nations in Geneva these days and one of the first things you’ll notice is a sign informing visitors that the power will be shut off between 5 p.m. and 9 a.m....
For the first time in history Al-Aqsa is closed for Eid. Where is the Ummah? – MuslimMatters Barred from Masjid Al-Aqsa, worshipers pray outside the Old City on Friday morning, the day of Eid. Israeli forces use stun grenades to...
Airstrikes on Iraq’s Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) militia coalition have left dozens dead or wounded, officials say. As chaos spread, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani urged the nation to remain calm. The leader of the Iran-allied...
Israeli forces blocked Eid al-Fitr prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday for the first time since Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967, dispersing worshippers and preventing access to the site amid ongoing war...
By Ramzy BAROUD Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su When Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu launched their military aggression against Iran on February 28, they appeared convinced that the war would be swift....
TAKE ACTION: Tell the FAI to Red Card Israeli Genocide – Cancel the Nations League Games!
Full ArticleThe Irish Men’s Football Team is due to play against Apartheid Israel in the Nations League on 27th September (away) and 4th October (home) 2026. Despite a vote calling for Israel’s suspension from UEFA, the FAI intends to press ahead...
RAMALLAH, (PIC) The custom of eating feseekh (salted fish) on the morning of the first day of Eid al-Fitr remains strongly present on Palestinian tables, seen as a popular inherited ritual symbolizing the start of Eid after a month of fasting....
Israeli police said on Friday they had arrested an army reservist who served on the Iron Dome air defence system on suspicion of passing secrets to Iran. The arrest comes as Israel and the United States are locked...
As families across the Muslim world prepare to celebrate Eid al-Fitr today — a holiday defined by gifts for children, new clothes and fairground visits — Gaza’s displaced families face a different reality. There is no Eid money....
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The Israeli occupation police barred Muslim worshipers from performing Eid al-Fitr prayers in the Bab al-Amud (Damascus Gate) area in Jerusalem on Friday morning, amid heightened security measures in and around the Old City. According to Palestinian media sources,...
Many voices in Europe are now saying that Europe should have separated from America long ago, but as always, it is too late. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The European political leaders...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has congratulated the Palestinians at home and abroad and the Muslim Ummah on the Eid al-Fitr occasion, calling for providing more support for the Palestinian people during these blessed days. In a statement on Friday, Hamas called...
Sergio CARARO Segue nostro Telegram . La popolazione dell’UE contro la guerra. La persistenza e la consistenza della quota di popolazione contraria nonostante tutto al riarmo e al militarismo, rappresenta una base sociale per opporsi a questo piano inclinato verso...
Another good update concerning the US/Israeli war of aggression against Iran – 20 March Larry C. Johnson is a former CIA officer and intelligence analyst, and former planner and advisor at the US State Department’s Office of Counter Terrorism. As an...
International Tensions Spark New Nuclear Threat
Full ArticleCredit: Michaela Stache/AFP By Samuel King BRUSSELS, Belgium, Mar 20 2026 (IPS) When German Chancellor Friedrich Merz opened the 62nd Munich Security Conference by declaring that the post-war rules-based order ‘no longer exists’, there was plenty of evidence to...
Price of Gas in Bradenton, FL on March 13, 2026 Price of Gas in Bradenton, FL on March 20 The short answer to the question posed in the title of this article… I don’t know. I do know that some...
In recent days, Israel and the United States have expressed outrage over the deliberate and indiscriminate targeting of civilians and civilian residences and infrastructure in Israel and the Gulf by Iranian forces. They have cited the illegality of such attacks,...
Protesters heckled and booed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday during a visit to Australia's largest mosque for Eid al-Fitr prayers, voicing anger over his stance on ally Israel's offensive in Gaza . Some in Australia's Muslim and...
Protesters heckled and booed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday during a visit to Australia's largest mosque for Eid al-Fitr prayers, voicing anger over his stance on ally Israel's offensive in Gaza . Some in Australia's Muslim and...
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday renewed his call for a truce and the opening of negotiations with Israel to stop the war between it and Hezbollah, during a meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot . Lebanon...
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