Indonesia: 2 Buddhists, 4 Muslims Caned in Aceh for Violating Sharia Law
Under a scorching sun on Friday, two ethnic Chinese men became the first Buddhists in Indonesia’s Aceh province to be whipped for violating its strict Islamic code.
The two men, identified only by their initials,...
Journalists at risk in Maldives
For the first time in more than a decade, Maldivian journalists risk jail for critical reporting.
In December, the criminal court found Raajje TV journalists, Mohamed Wisam, 21, and Leevan Ali Nasir, 20, guilty 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...
30 killed and over 50 injured in Kabul, Islamic State has claimed Responsibility
KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 30 people, including doctors and patients, were killed and 50 more wounded after gunmen dressed as doctor stormed a military hospital in Kabul on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence (MoD)...
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...
14 Innocent Indians killed by Terrorists, Indian Government & Media Downplays the Nature of...
Terrorists have killed 14 innocent Indian citizens by opening fire at a market in Balajan Tiniali market area, a few kilometres away from Kokrajhar town in Asaam, India on Friday (5th August). The attack was carried out using...
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...
Uniform Civil Code is part of Hindu nationalist agenda to ‘discipline’ Muslims: Feminist scholar
Mumbai: While equating "Uniform Civil Code" with beef ban and building Ram Temple in Ayodhya, renowned feminist scholar and writer Nivedita Menon in a recently published article said the ongoing debate on the controversial...
Over 50 dead in a truck bomb attack in Qamishli, Islamic States claims responsibility
Over 50 civilians have been killed in a truck bomb attack in the city of Qamishli, a Syrian-Kurdish town on the border of Turkey. The death toll might rise significantly as several hundred are...
Hindutva, Hindu State and Ideological Conflict in India Between Hindus and Muslims
On October 25 (2016) the seven member Supreme Court Bench started hearing to revisit ‘Hindutva’ cases. These are group of cases where the use of term Hindutva-Hinduism to be used during elections is to...