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In an article for For Pol India, political analyst Manishankar Prasad argues that these crises are not isolated but intertwined and due to late-stage capitalism. *Listen here* 🎧👇🏾 BFM Website: bfm.my/content/podcas… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6NmMUA…

Loved this double tier Security Clearance of Natalie Baker, Charge d' Affaires at US Embassy Islamabad. 🇵🇰💕🇺🇸

On architecture as the continuation of genocide by other means… lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/…

Inside TMC’s ‘Mission 250’: How party is using data to fix booth strategy, gain edge over BJP in #WestBengal indianexpress.com/article/politi…

I just learned that the father of one of my students was detained and deported to India several months ago. I’m in absolute shock and beyond enraged. She’s an outstanding student. She had been missing classes so I reached out to admin. Cannot imagine what she’s going through.

My book Controversies in Formative Shi'i Islam was just released on open access, help yourselves: bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?doci… #ghulat

“A ceasefire is not the end — it is only the beginning.” Spoke with @monocle about the UAE’s response to this crisis, what resilience really means, and where we go from here. monocle.com/affairs/noura-…

Business Unusual | Charge+ youtu.be/wjtPrzWD3ZU?si… via @YouTube

BJP's Swapan Dasgupta campaigns door-to-door. He says - "This is the time to end TMC's monopoly in Rashbehari constituency with the aid of people."

"This war is a major turning point in Middle Eastern history. Iran is battered but it could nonetheless emerge as a greater power than before. China might bet on Iran as a counter-pole to US leadership that has been in decline for 20 years. But China doesn't do zero-sum games, they operate in the grey zone. They will also entangle with the Gulf states at the same time gradually chipping away at the US-Gulf security partnership" @MarioNawfal

President Trump just received a McDonald’s delivery order from a DoorDash driver outside the Oval Office! Thanks to President Trump signing No Tax on Tips into law, Sharron is using the $11,000 in tips that she made last year to support her family. 💰 🚗 🍔 🍟

Sign of the times: The byline-free Economist is now making its journalists more visible nytimes.com/2026/04/13/bus…

Because Hizbollah so clearly listened to the Lebanese government when it called not to drag Lebanon into wars that would predictably wreak chaos on Lebanon...

"Bengal has never been a hub for large manufacturing, and cannot be." -- Mahua Moitra Request India's greatest historian Shri Ram Guha to fact check this statement. 🙏

Ishan Kishan, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Mukesh Kumar, Akashdeep and today Sakib Hussain. Cricketers from Bihar finally giving their state and fans so much joy.

Traffic from Qatar Airways and Emirates especially North America routes is now flowing toward Turkish Airlines. Flew from Canada to Turkey and saw a completely full flight for the first time… the shift is real.

A good read, in my opinion: Detailed and well written. Kakuma is not done! @HannoBrankamp .

LADIES & GENTLEMEN - MEET PRAFUL HINGE: - The first bowler in history of the IPL to take 3 wickets in the opening over. 🥶🔥

Masala Veg Maggi | India's Favourite Instant Noodles Zhuzhed Up! youtu.be/D1fARO7cCm4?si… via @YouTube

PARIS, April 13 (Reuters) - French luxury giant LVMH suffered a heavy impact from the Middle Eastern conflict, it said on Monday, as sales fell in the Gulf and many rich tourists from the region also stopped spending in Europe.

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Migration to the Gulf in the Arabic Novel will be out in June 2026! Grateful to everyone who contributed to making this book possible.