Azmat Ali

Writer I Journalist I Graphic Designer I Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi I Researcher

[FOEJ Media @FoejMedia]

The Constitution of Medina: Pluralism, Peace, and the Politics of Coexistence 

The Constitution of Medina, commonly known as Sahifat al-Madinah in Arabic, occupies a distinct place in the early history of Islam. It is also known as the “Charter of Medina” and was an agreement established under the leadership of the Prophet Muhammad in 622 CE.

The document begins: “This is a prescript of Muhammad, the Prophet and Messenger of God, (to operate) between the faithful and the followers of Islam (‘Muslims’) from among the Quraish and the people of Madina and those who may be under them; they may join them and take part in wars in their company.” It represented a remarkable peaceful political settlement among different tribes and communities in Yathrib, the previous name of Medina, who had been caught in conflicts for generations.

Full report :

https://t.co/51YhEmUQeR

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@IraninSA

Iran, “back to the stone age”, shot down the sophisticated US fighter jet.

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Iran Attacked, But Not Broken
by Azmat Ali

https://t.co/iJzgoONhwu

Iran has been struck with force, its leaders assassinated and its cities bombarded, yet the nation refuses to bend. In this powerful reflection, Azmat Ali challenges the assumption that war fractures societies. Instead, Iran’s response reveals a deep-rooted culture of resistance, where loss becomes resolve and martyrdom fuels unity. Far from collapsing under pressure, people rally, drawing strength from history, faith, and collective memory. The article argues that military aggression has only strengthened national solidarity and exposed a grave miscalculation by its adversaries: Iran is not merely a state—it is an idea sustained by defiance, dignity, and an unyielding refusal to surrender.

[Clarion India @TheClarionIndia]

Iran Under Fire, But Unbowed https://t.co/gb67TnodyL

[MuslimMirror.com @MuslimMirror]

JNU Students Hold Candle March and Public Talk to Protest US-Israel Genocidal War in Iran

Read more: https://t.co/UHjouVqOZ5

#JNUStudents, #Iran, #GenocidalWar, #USIranWar, #IsraelIranWar

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Berlinale 2026 and Gaza: Responsibility, Silence, and Cinema

Read more: https://t.co/8pDCvU1GP1

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Berlinale 2026 and Gaza: Responsibility, Silence, and Cinema
by Azmat Ali

https://t.co/SqIVywIFCW

Berlinale 2026 has reignited a timeless question: can art remain neutral amid unfolding atrocity? When jury president Wim Wenders insisted cinema must stay “out of politics,” a storm followed. Arundhati Roy’s withdrawal and a collective protest by global filmmakers exposed the limits of aesthetic neutrality in the face of Gaza’s devastation. This controversy reveals how cultural institutions invoke “art for art’s sake” selectively, even as cinema shapes memory and moral imagination. At stake is not just artistic freedom, but responsibility itself—whether silence, in times of violence, becomes complicity rather than neutrality.

[Countercurrents.org @Countercurrents]

Pakistan’s Sectarian Bloodshed: State Complicity in the Systematic Killing of Shias
by Azmat Ali

https://t.co/DsIdmfdJkO

Shia mosques in Pakistan bleed again — not as isolated tragedies, but as symptom of a long-running, state-tolerated horror. In the latest massacre at Islamabad’s Khadija Tul Kubra mosque, at least 31 worshippers were killed and 169 wounded during Friday prayers, exposing not random violence but a systematic targeting of Pakistan’s Shia minority. From Gilgit to Quetta, Kurram to Kohistan, decades of sectarian terror unfold against a backdrop of official indifference, cosmetic security and performative condemnations. This is not failure — it’s complicity. Read how the Pakistani state has allowed a deadly pattern of anti-Shia bloodshed to become entrenched.

[Clarion India @TheClarionIndia]

New Delhi World Book Fair: Books, Cultures, and Contemporary Questions https://t.co/5VF4a6nvJd

[Countercurrents.org @Countercurrents]

The Woman Question, Agency, and Victorian Constraints in ‘Middlemarch’
by Azmat Ali

https://t.co/nRWBaf5SkA

George Eliot’s 'Middlemarch' is not just a masterpiece of realism — it’s a searing, nuanced confrontation with the Victorian “woman question.” In an age when women’s minds were confined to the domestic sphere, Eliot exposes how patriarchy distorts aspiration into sacrifice and duty into silent resignation. Through Dorothea’s thwarted intellectual hunger, Mary’s moral agency, and Rosamond’s tragic refinement, the novel dramatizes how gendered structures constrain female agency, shaping choices that are neither wholly free nor utterly determined. This is an urgent call to revisit 'Middlemarch' as a critique of systemic suppression and a meditation on moral autonomy.

[The AIDEM @the_aidem]

"Inside the Protests: What Set Iran on Edge and What Comes Next"

✍️ Azmat Ali and Fayaz Althaff

#Iran #USA #Sanctions #IranianRevolution2026 #IranProtests #MiddleEast #RegionalWar

https://t.co/3RbxMCfO6Y

[Countercurrents.org @Countercurrents]

A Day at the New Delhi World Book Fair: Books, Cultures, and Contemporary Questions
by Azmat Ali

https://t.co/QUKprunaNB

Amid New Delhi’s annual literary spectacle, the World Book Fair becomes more than an expo: it’s a living forum where books, cultures, and urgent questions converge. On its opening day, the fair’s vast aisles brought together global publishing giants and marginal voices alike — from canonical classics to provocative works confronting identity and violence. More than commerce, it revealed the enduring power of reading as a collective act of resistance and reflection. In an era declared “post-literary,” the fair stands as proof that ideas still matter and that dialogue across languages and worldviews remains indispensable.

[Countercurrents.org @Countercurrents]

Language, Bias, and Violence: Why We Must Name Terrorism Fairly
by Azmat Ali

https://t.co/kIyv63Wkxt

In an era of selective outrage and skewed narratives," Language, Bias, and Violence: Why We Must Name Terrorism Fairly" exposes how the word “terrorism” is wielded with deadly inconsistency. When a Muslim commits violence, religion is immediately foregrounded; when others carry out mass murder, media obsess over mental illness or lone wolves. This double standard fuels prejudice, erases accountability, and reinforces Western media bias. To defend justice for all victims, we must call terrorism by its name universally, not selectively. True solidarity means condemning antisemitism and Islamophobia — without favour or exception.

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@Lailafatimeh It is new normal

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After, at least, 15 civilians were killed in Bondi Beach, Australia, the age-old question re-surfaced again: Does Islam promote Ter-r-orism?

https://t.co/komovmw6Nj

Thanks
@TheClarionIndia

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After, at least, 15 civilians were killed in Bondi Beach, Australia, the age-old question re-surfaced again: Does Islam promote Ter-r-orism?

Find your answer in the article
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Language, Bias, and Violence: Why We Must Name Terrorism Fairly
by Azmat Ali

https://t.co/kIyv63Wkxt

In an era of selective outrage and skewed narratives," Language, Bias, and Violence: Why We Must Name Terrorism Fairly" exposes how the word “terrorism” is wielded with deadly inconsistency. When a Muslim commits violence, religion is immediately foregrounded; when others carry out mass murder, media obsess over mental illness or lone wolves. This double standard fuels prejudice, erases accountability, and reinforces Western media bias. To defend justice for all victims, we must call terrorism by its name universally, not selectively. True solidarity means condemning antisemitism and Islamophobia — without favour or exception.

[Countercurrents.org @Countercurrents]

Salam, Mamdani: Politics That Builds Bridges, Not Walls
by Azmat Ali

https://t.co/yNaTDiLF16

Congratulations to Zohran Mamdani on a victory that has animated timelines from Queens to the wider Muslim world — from Delhi to Islamabad to Tehran. His win in the New York mayoral election has become a moment of celebration across Muslim social media. And yet, as so often happens, the conversation has turned less toward public service and more toward religious identity.

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@ZohranKMamdani @mehdirhasan

[Countercurrents.org @Countercurrents]

Salam, Mamdani: Politics That Builds Bridges, Not Walls
by Azmat Ali

https://t.co/yNaTDiLF16

Congratulations to Zohran Mamdani on a victory that has animated timelines from Queens to the wider Muslim world — from Delhi to Islamabad to Tehran. His win in the New York mayoral election has become a moment of celebration across Muslim social media. And yet, as so often happens, the conversation has turned less toward public service and more toward religious identity.

[Countercurrents.org @Countercurrents]

Lebanon’s Debate Over Resistance and Sovereignty
by Azmat Ali

https://t.co/PwoAPdOyy1

Lebanon once again stands at a defining crossroads. As the country prepares for parliamentary elections in May 2026, the political landscape is dominated by one issue: the state’s plan to disarm Hezbollah. Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar has pledged that the polls will be conducted “with complete neutrality and transparency.” President Joseph Aoun, in a meeting with the Interior Minister, insisted on holding the legislative elections “without postponement under any circumstances.” US Special Envoy Tom Barrack warned that “postponing the 2026 elections under the pretext of war would ignite major chaos within Lebanon, fracturing an already fragile political system and reigniting sectarian distrust.” These assurances stand in sharp contrast to a political and security environment defined by uncertainty, external pressure, and ongoing Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty.