More: Human Rights
Civilisationalism: Ignoring early warning signs at one’s peril
A controversy about a University of British Columbia invitation to a
Chinese advocate of forced re-education and assimilation of ethnic minorities highlights the risks involved...
Why we should care about Julian Assange
Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange in 2010
published information provided to him by then-US Army Pfc. Bradley E. Manning
that comprised nearly 750,000 classified or unclassified but...
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...
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...