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Saudi religious moderation: How real is it?
Meet
Mohammed bin Abdul-Karim Al-Issa, the public face of Saudi crown prince
Mohammed bin Salman’s version of moderate Islam.
A 54-year
old former justice minister, Mr. Al-Issa, one...
Modi’s Victory: Are We Envisaging a Surge in Religious Extremism?
Indubitably, India’s federal election 2019—
the most intriguing issue among many young Indian voters and international
stakeholders—was the most wide-ranging and probably most expensive election
campaign in...
Does or doesn’t it work? Sustainability of Chinese re-education may be tested
The effectiveness of China’s effort to brainwash Uyghurs and Central
Asian Muslims in the troubled north-western province of Xinjiang may be tested.
With the recent release...
The Modern Tragedy of Child Marriage
Authors: Pooja Shah & Russell Whitehouse
“And just
like that, my mother was married to the village chaiwala when she was 14!” I distinctly recall my...
The Aching Heart and the Blinking Eye
Agreed, by the fact that democracy happens
to the form of government that by common consent can resolve all issues that
fall in the domain of...
Turkish denial of Armenian genocide and application of international law for justice
Authors: Punsara Amarasinghe and Anastasia
Glazova*
Exactly one hundred and four years ago
world witnessed the first systematic genocide when the international law had
adopted no specific legal...
As Marsha Lazareva languishes in jail, foreign businesses will “think twice” before investing in Kuwait
IF THERE IS one thing to glean from the case of Marsha
Lazareva, it’s that foreign businesses must now think very carefully before
investing in Kuwait.
For...
The Only Way To Solve America’s Immigration Border Crisis Without Losing Its Humanity
The United
States of America is under unprecedented turmoil these days over its border
crisis problem with Mexico, more with the political forces at work both...
Election News this Week as Assange Goes to Jail
The depressing Israeli election is over -- a choice
between the right and the hard right. No
room for Israeli Arabs or Palestinians who were encouraged...
Illiberals and autocrats unite to craft a new world media order
Underlying global efforts
to counter fake news, psychological warfare and malicious manipulation of
public opinion is a far more fundamental battle: the global campaign by
civilisationalists, autocrats,...