Pakistan’s under-threat minorities have found their voice. But will the state listen?
It is just another spring Sunday in Quetta, Pakistan. In the Hazara section of the district of Mehrabad, Nazar Hussain is about to start his work day. He grabs the keys of his yellow...
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...
Japan PM pledges not to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday his country would not move its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem.
Meeting in the Palestinian city of Ramallah, Abe told Abbas his country "will...
Rohingya genocide: the world can’t help until Myanmar changes its ways #Rohingya
Rohingya genocide: the world can't help until Myanmar changes its ways
Ashraful Azad, University of Chittagong
After two weeks of extreme violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, where at least 400 people have been killed and 270,000...
Deadly blasts at Sufi Shrine at Pakistan, 45 Dead, 100+ Injured
Islamic State has conducted deadly blasts at Sufi Shrine of Shah Noorani in Khuzdar district, some 760 km south of provincial capital Quetta, Pakistan. Locals were participating in the Sufi dance ritual called "dhamaal" when...
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...
Kashmir shuts on Afzal Guru’s anniversary
Complete shutdown was observed across Kashmir on Thursday to commemorate the death anniversary of Muhammad Afzal Guru, who was sent to gallows on February 9, 2013, in Delhi’s Tihar Jail.
Guru was buried inside Tihar...
Bilkis Banu Case: The Prolonged Trail & Half Justice
GODHRA INCIDENT
The morning of 22 February, 2002 the Sabarmati express train, enroute from Ayodhya to Ahmedabad was attacked and burnt near Godhra railway station killing 59 Kar Sevaks. This resulted in an outbreak of the...
Syed Shahabuddin: The Man Who Changed the Culture of Post-Independence Indian Muslim Politics
Like millions of other Indian Muslims who knew, admired and loved Shahabuddin Saheb, I am deeply saddened at his death. His death is a great Milli loss especially at a time when the Muslim...
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...