The admins of the group are here to enforce the rules of the group. Every person has 15 minutes before they could send a message again which I believe is enough time for one of the admins to see if that person deserves an answer or a ban.
I was talking about the members of the group and their way of dealing with things which seemed harsh or unreasonable to me since I myself experienced the same treatment.
And when I said, "scare them away" I didn't mean that would hurt the group or the ustad.
I don't know how you arrived to that conclusion but you deal with all sorts of people daily so that must've put my message under certain pattern of people
When he said communism is the future of humanity, it actually took me by surprise because it never occurred to me that someone could genuinely believe that.
Pakistan is strategically located and connects South Asia, and Central Asia Middle East key routes for trade and energy with also close proximity to Iran, Afghanistan, China and India. Pakistan has varied landscapes from some of the world's highest mountains to fertile plains in Punjab to historic silk road routes in KPK to deserts in Balochistan with Karachi being the main port City located in Sindh province.
The main industries are cotton, textiles, cement, steel, automotive, chemicals to name a few. The largest sector is agriculture with key products wheat, rice, sugarcane and maize.
Pakistan is also a huge Military power in the world, with Large Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy and even Nuclear Arsenal.
Energy and mineral resources are a key constraint as domestic capability hasn't fully been explored due to Political instability and mismanagement.
B) Türkiye leverage is in its geography with unmatched maritime connectivity for four seas, not just advantage but the single most important factor in it's trade success with access to Europe, Middle East, Mediterranean, Russia and North Africa.
The black sea opens up trade to Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria eastern Europe.
Mediterranean sea access to Southern Europe and North Africa.
The Aegean Sea connects to Greece and opens up the path of trade to further afield.
Sea of Marmara between the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits -- two of the world's most important waterways.
Then land connections to the Caucasus, Central Asia, Iraq, Iran and Syria.
Türkiye is another World Military Power and huge industrial hub of Automotive, Food, Agriculture, Machinery, Textiles, steel and construction and much more.
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Oman :
- located in the straight of Ormuz, have a long coastline permitting access to various countries and shipping routes, it mountains gives it a defensive advantage, has advanced level infrastructure in ports
- Maintain social cohesion throught their version of neutrality, that neutrality is also how they use diplomacy with neighbouring countries to maintain working ties with them
- is both a natural and constructed anchor
- if it mains industries and alliances dissappeared they would still have a geographical advantage and internal cohesion
I don’t think you even realize what you’re referring to; frankly, you’re a failed salesperson! You’re nothing more than a mouthpiece—and mouthpieces don’t work here; they’ll be of no use, just like this idea of yours... sorry, I said "your idea"—I mean, someone else did the thinking for you and told you to go out and promote it. Well, mouthpieces don’t work here
A) Maybe a tldr version of mine, singapore is a great country for shipping, but its a tiny island that lacks natural resources and very vulnerable to shifting market policies. It kinda made itself a powerhouse through strict laws, banking and tech but I'd argue its just almost entirely a constructed anchor(I'd argue its largely artificial and heavily reliant on keeping good terms with its neighbors). If its alliance and wealth vanished, it would become helpless and a target for its larger neighbors.
B) gulf countries invest into turkey granting it quick access to capital to prevent the economy from crashing but also hoping turkey depends on them for the long term.
Turkeys key advantage is its large powerful military that is battle tested and a very good military partner while having to navigate Iran's regional interest. While gulf doesn’t care how turkey runs its internal business, they do want potential political favors and security alliance.
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Make sure not to assume that a list of a country's geopolitical assets automatically establishes it as a regional anchor
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But it is a good exercise to acquaint oneself with any given country's features and position
I was also thinking about gulf dependence on food security, most of commodities being imported.
Think that is where Egypt and Turkey might have some type of leverage over their Gulf partners.
Saudi Arabia is actually the single largest importer of Egyptian food products.
Assalamualaikum Ustaz Shahid and admins and fellow MNers. First of all, this is my first time participating in answering a question and I'm hoping to measure the degree of my own understanding of my education here with MN.
Feel free to correct me, insyAllah i would be willing to learn always.
I would put Malaysia here since it's my country.
Geopolitical fundamentals include :
A- 1 of 3 custodians of the Malacca straights. Historically, malacca (a negeri within Malaysia) was the main port during the malacca sultanate .
B- Historically also we were the center of muslim power within malaya isle (kepulauan melayu), and the center of islamic spread and knowledge within the region . Alhamdullilah.
C- Although having a smaller land mass, we a safe from natural disasters (pacific ring of fire) . We may have our flood seasons , it's all expected withing the mosoon seasons.
D - Although we apply democracy but it is bounded by our sultans. Hence i believe our power structure remains firmly within their grasps .
Constructed Capabilites may include:
A- Although we can't beat the population demographics of Indonesia , we have a strong Professional workforce.
B- The pioneer of Halal Industry , and the standered of Halal certification. We may not have the largesr halal industry, but we have the better regulated one. Our Halal stamp is very much coveted and the highest tier in Halal certification.
C - Islamic banking and financing. ( I believe so, but i can't comment much about it)
D- Infrastrucure includes transportation , ports , we connect the main asian land mass to the rest of the region especially to Indonesia and singapore.
E - strong Energy sector company as Petronas.
F- for Food . The best in the region especially Nasi lemak. Ok joking here.
However i believe Malaysia, Indonesia , Singapore (ASEAN) would be much stronger if we cultivate a codependent relationship, leveraging each others strength and weakness together . I do believe it is what is being done right now… Read in full →
May I add, Malaysia have very large untapped and underdeveloped land mass on the east. High terrains may be suitable for cold weather crops that could support food sustainability in Malaysia
Alternative for Germany leader Weidel on Frankfurt protests
Yesterday's riots are primarily the result of CDU policy, which flirted with and encouraged left-wing extremism for years, combined with uncontrolled migration where criminals fear no consequences. Last night must finally have repercussions - only AfD can draw conclusions. I wish a speedy recovery to many injured police officers.
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What is even more interesting is that he said the Yemen issue wasn’t brought up in the meeting
care to elaborate Ustadh on why you thought it is interesting