On August 12, 2026, the Federal Court of Malaysia (the highest court) dismissed the Kedah State government's application for leave to appeal against a ruling that invalidated its action to halt the issuance and renewal of licenses for gambling premises. A three-judge panel chaired by Justice Rhodzariah Bujang ruled that Kedah had failed to meet the threshold requirements under Section 96(a)...

Colonialism’s most notorious achievement was not that it occupied our lands, plundered our resources, and exploited our economies for its own interests. Its most notorious achievement was that, before leaving our lands, it succeeded in establishing an entire world within our minds, a mindset that continued to exist long after colonialist rule had formally ended.

All Praise is due to Allah (swt), the Possessor of Grace and Favor, the One who cannot be wronged, and the One whose honor is beyond challenge. Peace and blessings be upon our master Muhammad...

For over fifteen years, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been reeling under the pressure of manufactured crises orchestrated and managed by its successive governments. These range from the chronic salary crisis to shortages of water, electricity, diesel, gas, and petrol—along with a multitude of other crises that have driven the region’s people to rock bottom with no solution in sight.