Tarek Fatah
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FATAH: Iranians are saying no to the Islamic Republic
In 1980, when the Mullahs of Iran stole the people’s revolution against the Shah of Iran’s dictatorship, Ayatollah Khomeini, appointing himself as the country’s Supreme Leader, declared: “I hope that [Iran] will become a model for all the meek and Muslim nations in the world.

FATAH: Here's why a movie made by Muslims is causing protests from Muslims
Some Muslims, especially those who claim to be our community leaders, seem to take offence at anything and everything they disagree with. Whether it is asking for the beheading of an Indian woman, Nupur Sharma, who merely read verbatim from the Islamic scriptures, or demanding a ban on the U.K. movie The Lady of Heaven , that depicts the life of Fatima, the daughter of Prophet Muhammad, they seem incapable at times of civilized and rational debate.

FATAH: The need for more Muslims to stand up to Islamic radicals
On June 6, hundreds from London’s Muslim community marched to the London Muslim Mosque as part of ongoing commemorative events to mark the one-year anniversary of the murder of the Afzaal family, who were killed in a hate-motivated attack while out for a walk on June 6, 2021.

FATAH: Tackling Islamic supremacy in India
President Joe Biden has condemned the “poison” of white supremacy in the “body politic” of the United States after an 18-year-old white gunman killed 10 people on Saturday at a market in a predominantly Black neighbourhood of Buffalo in New York State.

FATAH: The suicide bombing that killed Chinese nationals in Pakistan
During the late 1960s and ’70s, my alma mater, the University of Karachi in Pakistan, was an exciting place of learning. Even though the student’s union was in the hands of the right-wing Muslim Brotherhood, we on the left gave them a run for their money.

FATAH: Making sense of what's unfolding right now in Pakistan
Nuclear-armed Pakistan is in the midst of an economic catastrophe, that has been compounded by Prime Minister Imran Khan staging a civilian coup to avoid a no-confidence motion in parliament where the numbers were clearly indicating his end.
