Jakarta governor election results in a victory for prejudice over pluralism
Jakarta governor election results in a victory for prejudice over pluralism
Alexander R Arifianto, Nanyang Technological University
The long, divisive campaign for governorship of Indonesia’s capital city Jakarta is finally over, with unofficial results showing a...
Sold into marriage: How Rohingya girls become child brides in Malaysia?
KUALA LUMPUR – The slight girl in a turquoise headscarf held back tears as she recalled what happened when she fled to Malaysia from Myanmar’s violence-hit Rakhine state. Just 12-years-old at the time, she...
What escalating Kashmir attacks tell us about Modi’s changing foreign policy
What escalating Kashmir attacks tell us about Modi’s changing foreign policy
Priya Chacko, University of Adelaide
Simmering tensions between India and Pakistan in the disputed state of Kashmir appear to have flared up again with an...
Terror strikes Istanbul’s cosmopolitan nightlife district
Turkey has witnessed numerous attacks over the past year which have targeted the country's airports, security forces and civilians at public protests and wedding celebrations.
On Sunday, the elite Reina nightclub in Istanbul became the...
Myanmar faces danger from IS militants, Malaysian police say
KUALA LUMPUR – Myanmar faces a growing danger of attacks by foreign supporters of Islamic State (IS) recruited from Southeast Asian networks in support of persecuted Muslim Rohingyas, Malaysia’s top counter-terrorism official has said.
Malaysian...
Modi Reacts after Cow Vigilantism Boomerangs
Cow vigilantism, referred as "Gau Rakhshaks" in India is a wannabe terrorist network, that aims to save "cows" in India by terrorising people. The vigilantes have terrorised people who were caught transporting cows or consuming...
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...
Tragic Train Accident in India, Over 120 Killed, Scores Injured
Over 120 people have been killed in the train accident in India, after a passenger train derailed. 14 boogies carrying over 500 passengers of Indore-Patna express smashed into each other, resulting in a massive pile up....
Lynching of Mashal Khan: Roots of Rage
How does one move on with all this deep, searing pain over the mob lynching of a body that bore a beautiful heart and a precious mind? And with our senses still reeling, we...
Will ‘Triple Talaq’ reap votes for BJP in Uttar Pradesh (India)?
Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his typical style while addressing an election rally in Uttar Pradesh raked up triple talaq issue. "What is the fault of my fellow Muslim sisters? A husband picks...