The decision of Russia to remove the Taliban from “the list of Moscow-designated terrorist organizations” serves to empower and embolden the Taliban globally. The world has reshuffled and continues to do so under the Biden administration, with the red-green axis tightening ever further. Russia also invited the Taliban to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in […]
Russia condemns Qur’an-burning in Sweden as ‘another provocative act of Islamophobia’
Russia has characterized its invasion of Ukraine as a defense of traditional values against the decadence of the West. Many who deplore that decadence, including many in the West, believe that Muslims will be their allies in their struggle against it. While that is true to some extent, it will never override the Islamic imperative […]