These days, we stand in remembrance of one of the days of the victory of Allah (swt), the day on which an idol of the age fell, and on which a tyrant who inflicted the worst torment on Muslims and declared a relentless war on Islam, its people and its Shariah rulings fell after he thought that his masters and supporters would protect him from the decision of Allah (swt).

The secret Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916, reached during World War I between Britain and France, formed the basis for the nationalistic borders that later gave rise to most Arab states under the French and British mandates. This agreement is the crux of the matter in the fragmentation and separation of Muslim lands from one another, and even the dismemberment of single countries into several weak states.

While the West has taken a confrontational and hostile stance towards our countries, killing and violating in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, the idea that submission is the safest and most effective way to repel the evils of the West remains entrenched in the minds of the political elites and existing regimes in Muslim countries.

On Sunday December 14, 2025, The Dar es Salaam Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (Dawasa) issued a water supply schedule for the city. In some areas a 20-litre plastic container of water from local vendors has reached up to Sh1,000 five times higher than the normal price.