Urdu, Indian Muslims and Politics
Urdu language in India has been caught in the communal politics of the country. It is being called as a language of Muslims and a large section of the non-Muslim speakers have drifted away...
A Korean peace process is underway – but it still depends on the US...
The meeting between North Korea’sKim Jong-un and South Korea’s Moon Jae-in is certainly one of the most dramatic and momentous events in the recent history of East Asia. Beyond the symbolism of cross-border handshakes...
How Jakarta’s first Chinese Indonesian governor became an easy target for radical Islamic groups?
How Jakarta's first Chinese Indonesian governor became an easy target for radical Islamic groups
Noor Huda Ismail, Monash University
Jakarta saw its biggest protest in years on Friday, prompting president Joko Widodo to cancel his planned...
Cow Politics Part 1: Why does it work in India?
If you take the opinion of hundred Indians regarding beef and cow slaughter, you would get diverse reactions. Some would fully support consumption of beef, some would oppose killing of any animal, some would...
Can the One Iraq policy persist?
My focus is on British foreign policy over the last decade during which I have been director of the all-party parliamentary group on the Kurdistan Region in Iraq. My thesis is that the One...
Military planes bomb ISIS targets in Marawi City, Philippines
ILIGAN CITY – Military aircrafts on Saturday continue to bomb enemy targets in Marawi City where jihadists were holed out as security forces battled ISIS-affiliate Maute group and their armed supporters fighting for the...
Kashmiri Muslims Renovate a Temple as a Goodwill gesture to Kashmiri Pandits
In Sumbal area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, local Muslims renovated and reopened a temple on the occasion of Herath which was celebrated across Kashmir by Kashmiri Pandits.
Nand Kishore Temple is a Shiv temple...
International #EqualPayDay: Middle East ranks ‘last’ on gender equality
Women in the Middle East have faced patriarchal prejudice and deeply-rooted discrimination in efforts to bridge the gender chasm and improve female participation in public life.
But unequal legislation, social and religious restrictions and countless...
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...
Aid ship to help Rohingyas arrives in Myanmar, greeted by protest
YANGON – A small group of protesters greeted a ship from Malaysia when it docked in Myanmar on Thursday carrying aid bound for the troubled state of Rakhine, where many members of the stateless...