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 Since its founding in 1969, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has long been characterized as the voice of the Muslim world. With 57 member states, the OIC was conceived as a forum to enhance unity, cooperation, and the promotion of Muslim interests. Yet over half a century on, the question remains: Has the OIC ever had any significant contribution to ending crises within the Muslim world? Let us take a historical plunge into some of the greatest crises that have plagued Muslim countries and see if the OIC has lived up to its expectations. The Palestinian Cause: Boisterous Rhetoric, Minimal Progress Palestine has been the OIC's focal point from the very beginning—it was established in reaction to the 1969 firebombing of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The OIC has made numerous statements criticizing Israeli aggression, reiterating support for Palestinian rights, and advocating for peace. But did it alter ground realities? Not really. The OIC is not an enforcement agency, a...

 October 16, 1951, is forever imprinted in Pakistan's memory as the day of national shock — when Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan, the "Shaheed-e-Millat," was cut down by an assassin's bullet while addressing a public rally in Rawalpindi. The assassin, Syed Akbar, an Afghan citizen, was shot dead on the spot. His silence, coupled with a remarkably shallow investigation, transmuted a cold-blooded killing into one of Pakistan's deepest unsolved enigmas. The Official Story: A Single Gunman In the official account, Syed Akbar acted alone — possibly spurred by personal resentments or foreign pressures associated with the Afghanistan–Pakistan border conflicts. Conveniently, Akbar never received a day in court, and the investigation files were so lean they hardly filled a folder. For decades, however, historians and doubt-filled citizens alike have concluded this "lone gunman" explanation too neat to trust. The Cross-Border Conspiracy Theory One school of though...

  Iran’s peaceful nuclear program has long been the target of suspicion, sanctions, and even military threats — despite Tehran’s repeated assurances that it has no intention of building a nuclear bomb. Decades of intrusive inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have not found evidence of a weapons program, yet the pressure continues to mount. This timeline shows how Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear technology has been challenged time and again — and how the latest crises are a result of broken promises and double standards by global powers. A Timeline of Iran’s Nuclear Journey 1957–2000s: A Peaceful Program Undermined 1957 : Iran begins its civil nuclear work with U.S. support under “Atoms for Peace.” 1970 : Joins the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and accepts IAEA safeguards. 1984 : During the devastating Iran–Iraq War (where Iraq used chemical weapons with Western silence), Iran resumes nuclear development for energy security. 2002 : Exiled oppositio...

Next: IRAN  The United States has long presented itself as a defender of freedom and democracy. But what history shows us is quite different - a record of military interventions that were frequently without good cause, bringing so much human misery and destabilizing large parts of the world. Here is a concise glance at some of the most important instances when the USA attacked or invaded other countries under dubious reasons: Vietnam War (1955–1975) Claimed Reason: To prevent the proliferation of communism in Southeast Asia. Reality: On the back of the disputed Gulf of Tonkin incident, the USA increased its intervention, costing millions of Vietnamese lives and leaving a ruined area — to leave in defeat many years later. Iraq (2003) Claimed Reason: Saddam Hussein had Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs). Reality: No WMDs were ever discovered. The invasion overthrew a dictator but left Iraq mired in years of insurgency, sectarian civil war, and the resurgence of ISIS. Afghanistan (200...