
Fast facts on the unusual constitution that governs the world’s most populous democracy
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Governor Murphy and Chief Justice Rabner:Last week I completed 19 weeks of service as a…
One of the funniest films of all time, Mel Brooks’ The Producers (1967) follows con…
Today’s six-member ultra-conservative supermajority on the US Supreme Court has abandoned all claims of being…
A Christian flag was flown at Boston’s City Hall Plaza on Wednesday after a US…
In a highly polarized world, authoritarianism thrives in the Middle East. According to a credible…
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As part of the Free Iran 2022 campaign, 5,000 members of resistance units sent video…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is busy securing the title of chief cheerleader for the GOP’s…
For decades, reference was made to the Christian right and its political influence in the…
This article by Amin Saikal, Associate Professor of Social Sciences at the University of Western…
The Radical Republican Catholic Majority Supreme Court is already planning to overturn more rights next…
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The US Supreme Court is out of control – hell bent on overriding established precedent…
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Today, Mississippi’s 2007 Trigger Act, which bans all abortions “except in cases where it is…
Controversies, followed by vandalism and violence, over sacrilegious statements against religion or religious figures are…
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling last week overthrowing Roe v. Wade is both the culmination…
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These religious zealots don’t care about children. They just want to use them to control…
Equipped with a science laboratory, a library and a computer room, the Abdul Hai Habibi…
(Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images) The Supreme Court is quite busy radically revising established constitutional…
The L’Dor Va-Dor Congregation, a Jewish synagogue in Florida, has sued the state, saying Florida’s…
Postmodern is a big, clumsy word, but that fits because the concept is big and…
(RNS) – Nigerian Christians Murdered During Worship. China persecutes Uyghur Muslims. The Taliban force women…
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Today’s six-person supermajority of the Supreme Court has abandoned any pretense of being an impartial…
“What happened to us? The question haunts us in the Arab and Muslim world,” Kim…
From Rome to Britain, every empire has assimilated the conquered with language, institutions, and ideas,…
After the Iranian regime failed to meet the basic and legitimate demands of the people,…
About a week ago, Robert Reich published a revealing essay in the US edition of…
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We are writing to the United States, the United Kingdom, the Government of Canada and…
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TModern democratic nations must not interfere in religion, although it is undeniable that every individual…
Nigeria The complex web of intricate security challenges, whose north-west corner has been ravaged by…
Two women wearing burqas in Afghanistan on January 17, 2022. Scott Peterson/Getty Images The Taliban…
The Taliban Islamic regime ordered Afghan women to cover their faces in public in a…
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has done an excellent job of compiling data…
Shiban KhaibriAs if this strange conundrum of “secular” and “communal”, “divisive” and “cohesive”, “fundamentalist” and…
Islamabad’s concern must have multiplied due to increasing Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacks from across the…
The head of Tibet’s government-in-exile is making a rare visit to Washington this week to…
BAs he attended the inauguration of a new JCB factory in Gujarat on Thursday, Boris…
The Taliban face a legitimacy crisis in which their international recognition depends on the adoption…
On the day Russia attacked Ukraine, the UN Security Council convened in a televised 11-hour…
By Ibrahim Shukralla Mohammed Badie, the supreme leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, who was seen…
Based on Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel of the same name, this 1998 dystopian opera is…
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As the world grapples with the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the tragedy that has…
Both John Durham and Michael Sussmann submitted their applications last night in Limin, which are…
Even with a nuclear deal, doing business with Iran is risky Iran’s military adventurousness and…
Pablo Schreiber reveals he got The Mandalorian’s Pedro Pascal to send the Halo star’s child…
Despite the loss of key foreign aid, a deepening food crisis and a sinking economy,…
This article by Amin Saikal, Adjunct Professor of Social Sciences at the University of Western…
A work of supreme ambition and vast scope, Verdi Don Carlos is many things at…
Bangalore, March 18 (IANS): After Gujarat, the ruling BJP government in Karnataka is poised to…
Unlike the US and Australia, where religious freedom is absolutely defined, religious freedom is subject…
The Iranian regime will never change its revolutionary character Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini greets his supporters,…
On March 7, 2022, Ontario Superior Court Justice John M. Johnston released Tamara Lich from…
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Judging through the success of fire sign series, there’s a healthy appetite for more tactical…
(Bloomberg) – Turkey’s leading opposition parties agreed to strip the executive branch of the presidency…
The arc of history, we are often told, bends toward justice. It’s a warming sentiment,…
The outbreak of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979 marked the beginning of a…
Since the beginning of the mullahs’ rule in Iran, two different interpretations of the country’s…
When I was a teenager in 1977, I watched from my middle-class home in western…
‘Saleeb’, translated ‘cross’, carries with it a painful scriptural history, and when that word is…
Serbia celebrates its national holiday on February 15, also known as Statehood Day. The two-day…
The Fulcrum team was encouraged by the many responses to our question this week: “How…
Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop on Friday congratulated Iran on the 43rd anniversary of the 1979…
After Tuesday’s brilliant 3-1 win over Everton, Eddie Howe named two Magpies he thought were…
Far from being a strategic victory for Pakistan, the comeback of the Taliban has presented…
Conflict Resolution: The RSS Way. Ratan Sharda and Yashwant Pathak. Garuda Prakashan. 2021. Pages 492.…
This post is part of a series walking through the second volume of Abraham Kuyper’s…
Mayor Dave Bronson vetoed an ordinance passed by left-wing members of the Anchorage Convention that…
HL The unification took place in 1990 due to several factors. Yemeni unity has long…
There are a variety of governmental and political systems practiced around the world; Most fall…
There are many types of conservative politics, just as there are many types of conservative…
The niece of Iran’s Supreme Leader was arrested for speaking out on behalf of the…
Its dark materials seems to have it all, and then some. It has strong theocratic…
Oh boy, do you remember the summer of 2021? At this point, we were inundated…
It’s a great way to start 2022. No, I’m not talking about the pandemic and…
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Behruz Azad With the invasion of Afghanistan by the USA and allies, the country experienced…
A strange thing happened when a 34-year-old Bollywood star was found dead at his home…
Iranian regime is facing a difficult year This year is likely to be one of…
By Uditha Devapriya For Sinhala nationalists, I dare say that the history of Sri Lanka…
AAKAR Patel’s book on Narendra Modi led me to a snappy poem by Gorakh Pandey,…
Dear editor: Bible hammers make our society hell. These thugs are never satisfied with just…
December 16 – which has just passed – encourages reflection, introspection and the determination to…
Guest contribution by Vijay Kranti and Anjali Mishra NEW DELHI, December 13th: In a world…
The Kashi Vishwanath Corridor was inaugurated today with well-deserved pomp and show. A symbol of…
Pakistani politicians and military officials have vowed to eradicate the ultraconservative religious extremism that tortured…
Let’s talk about the white coats. Her ubiquitous presence, aggression, and most importantly, her effectiveness…
Ottawa, Canada, 7/24/2021 © Paul McKinnon / ShutterstockLast month, human rights organizations and many national…
David DreyerLenoir Rhyne University David Dreyer Lenoir Rhyne University David Dreyer Later this week, December…
The reactionary, “conservative” majority now dominating the US Supreme Court (and several appeals courts) have…
TDB researched Chris Luxon’s extreme evangelical faith in 2019. In an age of science-led politics,…
The Barbados government has presented a new Barbados charter to parliament, which has sparked a…
Indian bowler Mohammed Shami found himself exposed to vicious trolling on social media following India’s…
(PMOI / MEK Iran) and (NCRI): In an exclusive interview with Robert Torricelli, a former…
Chris Rufo is arguably the most important intellectual entrepreneur on the political right today. As…
Of the many discussions among scholars and public intellectuals, there is probably none that is…
Good people can disagree, as Barack Obama always pointed out. That crossed my mind when…
She celebrated her 20th birthday earlier this week. And Tilly Ramsay looked elated when she…
November 8, 2021mINE IS A Land of myths and heroes. The worship of gods, goddesses,…
Express message service NEW DELHI: Amid the poor election results, the Communist Party of India…
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The more the US demanded of Pakistan, the further Pakistan removed itself from tackling the…
Journalist, author and human rights activist Shahriar Kabir, the country’s most determined and renowned secular…
Munawar ZamanPress TV, New Delhi Muslims in India are steeped in decades of local violence…
A Republican MP from Virginia has come under fire for saying that all of America’s…
Christians should support democracy. This shouldn’t be a shocking statement. It shouldn’t even have to…
The world outside of Gilead in The Handmaid’s Tale is likely to be plagued by…
Militancy, civilian killings continue despite the amendment to Article 370, says senior J&K politician and…
Nihangs, Lakhbir SinghBy Ajit Singh * A Dalit man, Lakhbir Singh, was allegedly beaten and…
October 1stNS Steven Donziger was sentenced to a maximum of six months in federal prison…