Indian Government has enforced Interest-based Economy on all Citizens, Muslim Scholars remain silent
As per The Banking Regulation Act, 1949, it is legally prohibited in India to run a banking system that isn't based on 'interest'. Till recently, it was possible for an Indian citizen to live...
Crushing the intellect: Pakistan’s war on free speech
Crushing the intellect: Pakistan's war on free speech
Altaf Khan, University of Peshawar
Pakistani authorities have won another battle against free speech. The latest blow is just another consequence of harsh measures taken by Pakistan’s government...
Growing intolerance is threatening free inquiry and open debate in India’s universities
Growing intolerance is threatening free inquiry and open debate in India's universities
Aftab Alam, Aligarh Muslim University
Higher education in India is going through a critical phase. The country has witnessed tremendous growth in the sector...
Ajmer blast verdict vs Saibaba’s trial: Islamaphobic Double standards of the Judiciary detrimental to...
The special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that was hearing the Ajmer Dargah blast case pronounced its judgement on March 8. As expected, the main accused in the case Swami Aseemananda was...
Victim blaming and misogyny in Maldives
Aishath Mohamed, a 25-year-old woman from the island of Kulhudhufushi in Haa Dhaal atoll, recalls her first visit to the capital. She was 12 years old, excited to compete in the national Quran recital...
149 Indonesians Deported from Turkey for attempting to join Islamic State
Turkey has deported 149 Indonesians since the start of the year on suspicion of trying to cross into Syria to join Islamic State, according to Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The figure includes 12 citizens...
Banishing refugees to a flood-prone island will not solve Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee crisis
Banishing refugees to a flood-prone island will not solve Bangladesh's Rohingya refugee crisis
Ashraful Azad, University of Chittagong
Hundreds of hard-line Buddhist monks in Myanmar protested on March 19 against a proposal to grant citizenship to...
History and Nature of Ayodhya Dispute
In a surprise development, the Supreme Court of India on 21st March 2017 urged the rival parties in the Ram Janamabhoomi – Babri Masjid (RJBM) case to negotiate and resolve the dispute in a...
Myanmar’s ‘Rohingya issue’ is a regional refugee crisis – ASEAN must intervene
Myanmar’s 'Rohingya issue' is a regional refugee crisis – ASEAN must intervene
DB Subedi, University of New England
In June 2012, communal riots between Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims and Rakhine Buddhists first erupted in the state of...
Bangladesh’s new child marriage law swings in the wrong direction
Bangladesh's new child marriage law swings in the wrong direction
M Niaz Asadullah, University of Malaya and Zaki Wahhaj, University of Kent
Bangladesh is a global poster child when it comes to improving women’s status in...