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35 years after The Satanic Verses controversy, newly unearthed letters reveal some uncomfortable truths

Mahathir’s modernist brand of Islamism may well outlast Khomeini’s, despite the violent legacy of Khomeini’s fatwa against Rushdie

Afghanistan: The End of the Occupation

Nancy Lindisfarne and Jonathan Neale write: A lot of nonsense about Afghanistan is being written in Britain and the United States. Most of this nonsense hides a number of important truths.

We want our rights: Afghan women protesters

Group of brave women, held up placards in protest in Kabul, as Taliban gunmen kept an an eye on them

Afghanistan Crisis: What is India’s plan of action?

There are over 200 Indian citizens who are reportedly stuck in Afghanistan;Taliban has reportedly “assured” Hindus and Sikhs of safety

Afghan crisis: Women, activists demand immediate ceasefire, protection for civilians

1,200 activists and women from Afghanistan and Iran pen an open letter asking the international community to intervene as the future of women in Afghanistan is threatened once again

Afghan President flees as Taliban enters Kabul

The militant organisation known for its blatant disregard for rights of women and minorities had been conquering one province after another over the last two weeks

Pegasus scandal: United Nations call for global ban on sale of spyware

UN experts say it is highly dangerous and irresponsible to allow surveillance technology to function as a “human rights-free zone”

A simmering revolution, stories untold, a military crackdown: Myanmar

Young journalists are staking their lives to report from the underground, hounded doctors are setting up secret clinics, urban guerillas have emerged in cities, and youngsters are moving into border areas to join armed guerilla armies – so why is India and the world so silent on Myanmar under a brutish and nasty Junta?

Islamophobia: Lessons from Canada on how to respond heinous hate crime

Four four members of a Muslim family mowed down by a pickup truck in Ontario, Canada PM called it "a terrorist attack."

UN Tribunal confirms life sentence of “butcher of Bosnia”

Ratko Mladic oversaw execution of over 8000 people in the early 90s in Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of ethnic cleansing of Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats, which followed the break up of Yugoslavia

Covid-19: What is in a name? A lot it seems!

Variants of Covid-19, the worst pandemic to hit the world in recent times will soon be named after letters of the Greek alphabet

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