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Women’s driving: Saudi ultra-conservatives lick their wounds
Saudi Arabia’s lifting of a ban on women’s driving raises a host of questions that transcend the issue of women’s rights and go to...
Women’s driving: Saudi Prince Mohammed’s litmus test
Saudi Arabia’s long-awaited lifting of a ban on women’s driving, widely viewed as a symbol of Saudi misogyny, will likely serve as a litmus...
Malaysian launderette owner stirs Asian hornet’s nest
Uproar about a launderette owner’s decision to bar non-Muslims from using his service has focused a spotlight on broader discriminatory attitudes in Malaysian society...
Washed up: Malaysian launderette refuses non-Muslim customers
The owner of a self-service laundrette in the historic town of Muar in the Malaysian state of Johor likely had little inkling of the...
Jihadist support for Rohingya puts Pakistan and China on the spot
A call for action to help Rohingya Muslims by prominent US Treasury-designated Pakistani militant Masood Azhar puts both Pakistan and China on the spot...
International Law and the underlying Extra-legal Factors that influence Terrorism
The world shivers at the mention of terrorism. As a matter of fact, modern terrorism has proven to pose the most serious threat to...
Iranian-Syrian World Cup qualifier ripples far beyond the pitch
A nail-biting Iranian-Syrian World Cup qualifier has sent political ripples far beyond the Azadi Stadium’s soccer pitch in Tehran. In a boost for the...
Making a Monster: She Doesn’t Regret Torturing Women for ISIS
Authors: Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. & Ahmet S. Yayla, Ph.D. A teenage girl from rural Syria dreamed of becoming a doctor, but the war and...
Jihadist terrorism in Italy: Exhortations and prophecies
Moez al-Fezzani, a Tunisian citizen popularly known by his initial nom de guerre Abu Nassim, was arrested with other Daesh-Isis members in Sirte, between...
Vatican, Moscow & China: A New Global Religious and Spiritual Hegemony
The record is substantially positive. This is how Cardinal Parolin has summarized the results of his recent visit to the Russian Federation.Firstly, there is...