More: Society
Public decency law puts Saudi reforms in perspective
A newly adopted Saudi law on public decency helps define Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman’s vague notion of ‘moderate Islam.’
It also lays bare the pitfalls...
Building cohesive societies: Southeast Asian states take on gargantuan challenge
Several Southeast Asian governments and social movements are seeking to
counter mounting polarization and inter-communal strife across the globe fuelled
by the rise of civilizationalist leaders...
Retirees worldwide will outlive their savings by a decade – and women will fare worse
Retirees in six major economies can expect to outlive their savings by
years. Women should prepare to bear the brunt of such shortfalls, going without
retirement...
How Muslim caste-structure in India has impeded their economic progress?
Modi 2.0 slogan `sab ka vishwas’
(all inclusive) caricatures ongoing persecution of the Muslim in India. In
post-election India, the Muslim is being `lynched, shot at...
When Republicans Are In Power, Banks, Real Estate, and Insurance Companies Crush The People
There is
certainly a correlation by and between when conservatives and Republicans talk
about “de-regulation” and “freedom” of business, in the outright and total
crushing of the...
Standards build trust
Modern
conception over today’s worldly aspects, in its entire heart and soul, is
leagued with persuasion of self-interests and materialism.
Owing
humblest gratitude to the technological advancement and...
Fine Sensation of Financialization
Authors: Jomo
Kwame Sundaram and Michael Lim Mah Hui*
Over recent
decades, the scope, size, concentration, power and even the purpose and role of
finance have changed so...
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...
Will Islamophobes take over democracies in the West?
One is alarmed to see how Islamophobes have
begun to dominate secular forces in `civilized’ western democracies. During the
2008 American presidential election `several Republican politicians...
Some Die But Live, Some Live But Die
Shimon Peres, the founder and former prime
minister of Israel, has a famous book, “No Room for Small Dreams”. To explain
this rigorous topic in one...