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Members of Shopian-based charity Rehmatal-lil-alameen, an Islam-inspired community support group that feeds, educates and provides medicine to needy people in the district. Photo: Anando Bhakto

India, South Asia, World

Fighting poverty with Islam in ‘militant-hotbed’ Shopian

by Anando Bhakto June 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Dawn comes to Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad. Photo: Asia Times/Pepe Escobar

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Iran diary: bracing for all-out economic war

by Pepe Escobar May 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Religious Islamic law concept of a wooden court gavel lying beside a sign that reads Sharia law. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, World

Indonesia won’t end floggings, but rather hide them

by Kyle Knight April 30, 2018April 30, 2018

Activists of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan wave party flags as they gather to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day in Islamabad. Photo: AFP / Aamir Qureshi

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Islamist parties re-create coalition to ‘establish sharia’ in Pakistan

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid April 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Indonesian wasai. Photo: Flickr Commons

AT Finance, Indonesia, World

LGBT communities brace for criminalization

by Grace Poore March 22, 2018March 28, 2018

Akhila, 24, who converted to Islam in 2016 and took a new name, Hadiya, arrives at the airport in Kochi, India. Photo: Reuters / Sivaram V

India, Middle East, South Asia

India’s top court upholds freedom of choice in ‘love jihad’ case

by Asia Times staff March 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Happiness and life satisfaction levels vary across different religious groups. Photo: Pexels

Australia, Bhutan, China, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, World

Are religious people happier than non-religious people?

by Kayonda Hubert Ngamaba February 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Hijab-wearing woman. Photo: Flickr Commons

Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, World

Casting off a symbol of political submission

by Sabena Siddiqui February 21, 2018February 21, 2018

Muslim protesters hold an anti-LGBT rally outside a mosque in the provincial capital Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia February 2, 2018. Photo: Antara Foto/Irwansyah Putra/ via REUTERS

AT Finance, Indonesia, World

Why criminalizing LGBT relationships is misguided

by Kyle Knight February 14, 2018February 14, 2018

Whirling dervishes. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Bahrain, China, Egypt, India, Middle East, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Thailand, United Kingdom, World

Can Sufi gatherings change extremist mindsets?

by Ume Farwa February 6, 2018February 6, 2018

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AT Finance, China, Malaysia, Middle East, South Asia, World

Unwanted Airbus giants gaining traction as Mecca ‘pilgrim planes’

by Asia Times staff January 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani religious students and activists gather for a protest against social media in Islamabad on March 8, 2017, and demanded the removal of all blasphemous content from social media sites. Photo: AFP / Aamir Qureshi

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Minorities packing their bags as religious freedom plunges in Pakistan

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid January 16, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump, near an Israeli flag at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on May 23, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Ronen Zvulun

Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

The history and politics behind Trump’s Jerusalem decision

by Nicos Panayiotides January 12, 2018

A veiled Muslim bride waits for the start of a mass marriage ceremony in Ahmedabad. Photo: Reuters / Amit Dave

Egypt, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Questions remain over bill to criminalize triple talaq

by Atiya Anis December 27, 2017

Germany, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pigs to debut at new zoo in the Muslim-majority north

by Majid Hyderi November 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, World

A Koranic counter-narrative to political Islam

by Saif Ahmad Khan November 15, 2017

A spectacular view of the Taj Mahal, which has been at the center of a political row. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Hindu chauvinists’ troubling siege of the Taj Mahal

by Shashi Tharoor November 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Liquor-sale is one of the biggest revenue generators for Jammu and Kashmir. (Image via Srinagar International Airport/ Facebook)

India, South Asia

In a first, Kashmir airport gets its first liquor shop

by Majid Hyderi November 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Rowers at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing recreate the voyages of Chinese explorer Zheng He. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

How China’s first ‘silk road’ came to life – on the seas

by David Abulafia October 7, 2017February 18, 2020

A veiled Muslim bride waits for the start of a mass marriage ceremony in Ahmedabad. Photo: Reuters / Amit Dave

Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

The ramifications of Supreme Court’s judgment on triple talaq

by Amrita Mukherjee August 24, 2017

Photo: AFP / Sanjay Kanojia

Afghanistan, India, Middle East, South Asia, Syria

Agency probing ‘love jihad’ angle in conversions of Indian women

by E Jaya Kumar August 22, 2017February 18, 2020

A Saudi Arabian woman in hijab breathes deeply at a local beach. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

Afghanistan, Iran, Middle East, South Asia, World

Sharia-free vacation plans for Saudi Arabia

by Mustafa Salama August 13, 2017February 18, 2020

A burnt vehicle after a communal riot in Baduria in West Bengal on Wednesday. Photo: PTI

India, South Asia

Opposition leaders stopped from visiting strife-torn area

by Asia Times staff July 7, 2017February 18, 2020

An Indonesian man is publicly caned for having gay sex, in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

AT Finance, Indonesia, World

Indonesia’s gay community driven underground after police raids

by Gayatri Suroyo and Stefanno Reinard June 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Vishwesha Tirtha Swami serves dates to Muslims in Udupi on Saturday. Photo: The News Minute

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Temple reaches out to fasting Muslims by hosting iftar event

by Asia Times staff June 26, 2017February 18, 2020

The Middle East. Map: iStock

Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

The Arab world’s coming challenges

by Tarek Osman June 15, 2017

A mosque in downtown Colombo. Other mosques and Muslim-owned shops in Sri Lanka have been attacked by Buddhist extremists. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, European Union, Myanmar, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Sri Lankan Buddhist monk unleashes terror against Muslims

by Munza Mushtaq June 1, 2017

A view of damaged buildings near the ancient Umayyad mosque in Aleppo. Photo: AFP / Joseph Eid

Egypt, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russia strives to present itself as the rebuilder of Aleppo

by Sami Moubayed May 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Protesters hold up a lighted candles to show solidarity for the release of Jakarta's governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama better known as "Ahok." Photo: AFP/ Timur Matahari

AT Finance, Indonesia, South Asia

Former Jakarta governor drops jail appeal in bid to heal divisions

by Asia Unhedged May 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Jakarta's former Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama is seen inside a court during his trial for blasphemy in Jakarta. Antara Foto, Sigid Kurniawan, via Reuters

AT Finance, China, Indonesia

Indonesian Islamist leader targets Chinese wealth

by Asia Unhedged May 17, 2017February 18, 2020

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