• China
    • Beijing
    • Shanghai
    • Guangzhou
    • Wuhan
    • Chengdu
    • Chongqing
    • Tianjin
    • Taiwan
    • Hong Kong
    • Macau
    • Belt and Road
    • Greater Bay Area
  • NE Asia
    • Japan
    • South Korea
    • North Korea
  • SE Asia
    • Brunei
    • Cambodia
    • Indonesia
    • Laos
    • Malaysia
    • Myanmar
    • Philippines
    • Singapore
    • Thailand
    • Timor Leste
    • Vietnam
  • South Asia
    • India
    • Pakistan
    • Bangladesh
    • Afghanistan
    • Nepal
    • Sri Lanka
    • Bhutan
    • Maldives
  • Middle East
    • Bahrain
    • Cyprus
    • Egypt
    • Iran
    • Iraq
    • Israel
    • Jordan
    • Kuwait
    • United Arab Emirates
    • Oman
    • Palestine
    • Qatar
    • Saudi Arabia
    • Syria
    • Turkey
    • Lebanon
    • Yemen
    • اللغة العربية
  • World
    • Australia
    • United States
    • Canada
    • Mexico
    • European Union
    • United Kingdom
    • France
    • Germany
    • New Zealand
    • Spain
    • Italy
    • Sweden
    • Brazil
    • Russia
  • Opinion
    • China
    • Business
    • Hong Kong
    • India
    • Donald Trump
    • Philippines
    • Southeast Asia
    • Politics
    • Asia Times News Video
  • Newsletters
  • Membership
    • Subscribe
    • Academic Rates
    • Payper News
    • My account
    • Lost password
    • FAQ
    • AT+ Commentary Archive
    • Asia Times store
    • AT+ Content Archive
  • ATimesCN
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS
Skip to content
Asia Times

Asia Times

Covering geo-political news and current affairs across Asia

Tag: fatwa

Posted inIran, Middle East, Turkey, World

Iran’s most famous Sufi faces fatwa at home

by Kourosh Ziabari November 9, 2019February 18, 2020

Two high-ranking clerics in Iran have issued fatwas against the production of a movie based on the life of the 13th century Iranian poet and mystic Rumi and his spiritual mentor Shams Tabrizi, reigniting a long-simmering, divisive debate about the role of religious authorities in the public life of Iranians. Born in 1207, Jalal ad-Din […]

Photo: Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) leader Khadim Hussain Rizvi. Photo: AFP / Arif Ali
Posted inIran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan must tackle religious extremism

by Rahim Nasar November 27, 2018
During monsoon rain in September 2017, a Rohingya walks through a refugee camp in Bangladesh. Photo: AFP/Dominique Faget
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Rohingya deserve non-violent leadership

by Anagha Neelakantan June 11, 2018
Malala Yousafzai arrives in the Swat Valley by helicopter on March 31, 2018. Photo: AFP
Posted inAfghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Malala, progressives not responsible for Pakistan’s woes

by Imad Zafar April 2, 2018
A Malaysian Shiite Muslim performs religious rites inside a place of worship in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Saeed Khan
Posted inAT Finance, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, World

No safe place for SEAsia’s Shia Muslims

by David Hutt February 3, 2018February 18, 2020
Members of Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan, an Islamist political party, gather during a sit-in in Rawalpindi on November 17, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Faisal Mahmood
Posted inAfghanistan, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Jihad decree triggers demands for holy war on Kashmir

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid January 30, 2018February 18, 2020

AT+ Premium stories

  • US stock plunge has Asia bracing for a fall
  • HK, US accountants parting ways in a blow to IPOs
  • Biden’s IPEF woefully more form than substance
  • Biden bunko blows up with stock market
  • Dollar rally could signal trouble for Asia
  • What if China and Japan dump their US Treasuries?
  • Record surge in tech A-shares heralds Beijing policy shift
  • Zero-Covid policy taking trillions off China stocks
  • Yuan weak today but strong tomorrow
  • Freefalling yen a soaring global risk

Top trending stories

  • China aims to take out Elon Musk's Starlink satellites
  • Import tsunami sinks US GDP in first quarter
  • China's Quad nightmare coming to fruition
  • Ukraine war momentum shifting in Russia's favor
  • The fatal failure of Russia's ERA cryptophone system
  • US stock plunge has Asia bracing for a fall
  • China should move reserves out of US Treasuries
  • US sanctions on Russia will lead to global food disaster
  • Russia's war riddled with corruption and distrust
  • NYT repudiates drive for 'decisive military victory' in Ukraine

Military & Security

  • US missile shield badly exposed to hypersonic threats May 24, 2022
  • Drone swarms may be key to defending Taiwan May 23, 2022
  • How a China vs Japan air war would be fought May 23, 2022
  • Iran unveils new drone factory in Tajikistan May 20, 2022
  • Taiwan tests next-generation armed drone May 19, 2022
  • China developing heat-seeking hypersonic missiles May 18, 2022
  • Satellite reveals China’s new nuclear attack sub May 16, 2022
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise with us
  • Write for us
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
© 2022 Covering geo-political news and current affairs across Asia. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic Privacy Policy

This Site Uses Cookies

This site, like many others, uses small files called cookies to help us improve and customize your experience. Learn more about how we use cookies in our cookie policy.

Learn more about cookies