Progressive - Muslims and Liberals

Ehtiopia’s nationalist journey

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Mustafa Malik

Ethiopia’s liberal Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been assured a second term in office as his ruling Prosperity Party has won the federal parliamentary election by a landslide, capturing 410 of 436 seats. Elections to about a fifth of the seats have been delayed because of Covid-19, logistical problems and, in the case of Tigray...

Biden’s pursuit of LBJ legacy

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Mustafa Malik

“Our long national nightmare is over!” So declared Gerald R. Ford on August 9, 1974, from the East Room of the White House. He was making his maiden speech to the nation as the 38th president of the United States. By ending the “national nightmare” the new president meant that his pardoning of his predecessor,...