The President of the United States, Barack Obama, visited Saudi Arabia last month to meet with the Saudi King anxious about the latest diplomatic developments vis-à-vis the Islamic Republic of Iran. Why is Obama’s visit to Saudi Arabia important for making analyses of the Kingdom’s stance in relation to its security within the region? The […]
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By Adedamola Nadi July 2013 saw a wave of anger-fuelled protests across Nigeria and diaspora about the issue of child marriage in the country. The tag “childnotbride” swept across all social media platforms encouraging people to sign petitions in the bid to stop the Nigerian senate from legalizing child marriage. A Change.org petition which […]
The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei, endorsed Hassan Rouhani as President of Iran. As a result, today, Iran has a newly elected president who promises to lead a government of ‘moderation’. In his first press conference since taking office, Rouhani said that he had ‘political will’ to solve the confrontation […]
In an intensive effort to halt Iran’s nuclear programme, the West led by the United States have been increasing pressure with sanctions and threats of war. None of it has worked yet. Iran is continuing its nuclear programme that the West fears is aimed at building weapons of mass destruction (WMD), which it denies. The […]
Liberation is appalled at the continued violation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and in particular the execution of 5 political prisoners on 9th May 2010. According to the human rights organisations and opposition forces in Iran, the regime retaliate to any kind of criticism and opposition in a theocrat manner and by […]