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Why religious differences could reduce BRICS cooperation
With its expansion to BRICS+ from 2024, the organization that was once conceived as a pan-regional economic cooperation group is increasingly expected to become...
Indonesia’s New Course in the Middle East Under Prabowo
Following his election as President of the Republic of Indonesia for the 2024-2029 term, a new chapter begins for Prabowo Subianto President as he...
Double Standard Between Russia–Ukraine and Israel–Palestine: Is This About Religion?
The conflict between Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Palestine shows that there are differences in the application of sanctions provided by different countries and international organizations. Conflicts...
Turkey Launches World’s First Legal Probe into Elon Musk’s Grok AI Chatbot
Turkey has become the first country to open a legal investigation into Grok, the new AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI. The probe...
Substance and symbolism in the Dalai Lama’s succession
Days before turning 90, the Dalai Lama—the highest spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism and a unifying cultural symbol for the Tibetan diaspora worldwide—made a...
Saint Catherine’s Monastery of Sinai: A crucible of soft power in the Orthodox East
Saint Catherine’s Monastery of Sinai, perched amid the stark landscape of the Sinai Peninsula, is more than a monument of Christian antiquity. It stands...
Beyond the Law: Living Blasphemy in Pakistan – Book Review
As a citizen of Pakistan, I’ve witnessed firsthand the chilling effect of not just the existence of blasphemy laws on free expression and interfaith...
Beyond Faith: The Pahalgam Attack’s Stark Reminder of Terrorism’s Indiscriminate Nature
On Tuesday, 26 innocent civilians, most of them tourists, were gunned down in a brutal terrorist attack in Baisaran, Pahalgam—one of Jammu and Kashmir’s...
Faith in the Digital Age: How AI and Social Media Are Shaping the Future of Global Diplomacy
What happens when the world's oldest traditions are combined with cutting-edge digital technologies? Faith and diplomacy could just discover their next revolution. In the...
Marx Was Right, but So Was Jesus: Sunday Rituals Through Bourdieu, Marx, and the Postcolonial Lens
In post-apartheid South Africa, where class divides remain entrenched and youth unemployment persists at staggering levels, religious practice among young people offers a revealing...