More: Religion
Staying On the Right Side of History: Lessons in Politics
The intellectual and cultural iconoclasm of Vienna in the late nineteenth century shaped much of the West and provided the progressive nidi that would...
Aung San Suu Kyi Fails to Act and the Rohingya Genocide Continues- New UN Report
Despite claims by Burma of efforts to improve relations between Buddhists and Muslims, the facts prove otherwise. Another 11,000 Rohingya Muslims crossed into Bangladesh the...
Countering supremacy: Johor Sultan battles Muslim equivalent of Islamophobia
Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, the sovereign of the Malaysian state of Johor, does not mince his words. His repeated verbal assaults on Sunni Muslim...
Kumari- A Tale of the Living Goddess
Kumari, literally translating to a ‘pre-pubescent virgin’, is also the name of the living goddess in Nepal chosen at a very young age. They...
Cleaning Up the Ganges: A Free Markets Alternative
My recent reading of an article detailing the amount of money squandered on the cleanup of the Ganges River prompted me to look into...
U.N. Minces Words As International Tribunal Finds Myanmar Guilty Of Rohingyan Genocide
The UN Security Council held its first meeting on Rohingya in nine years last Thursday (September 28, 2017). The language was harshly critical of...
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...