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'Stranger at the Gate,' an Oscar nominee on love after hate

Angry and filled with hate for Muslims, Richard McKinney once wanted to plant an explosive device outside the Islamic Center of Muncie in Indiana

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Campaign calls for gender apartheid to be crime under international law

Prominent Afghans and Iranians say current laws do not capture the systematic suppression of women

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023

Islam and box-office a match made in heaven

Islamic films have found a devoted market in Indonesia. Commercial success will prolong the trend.

360info · Mar 7, 2023

Afghan universities reopen but women still barred

KABUL: Afghan universities reopened on Monday after a winter break, but only men returned to class with a "heartbreaking" ban by the Taliban authorities on women in higher education still in force.

Bangkok Post · Mar 6, 2023

Is there a chance for peace in Thailand's deep south? Yes, if women are involved

Women's groups in Thailand's deep south provinces have never been included in peace talks, despite being affected by the conflict, directly and indirectly.

360info · Mar 5, 2023

Fire hits crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

A massive fire has raced through a crammed refugee camp for Rohingya Muslims in southern Bangladesh, leaving thousands homeless

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2023

Mezquita and Hagia Sophia: two sacred symbols and the culture wars that belie their complex history

World heritage monuments in Córdoba and Istanbul stand at the centre of a reductionist bid to rewrite the past

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2023

When liberal institutions screw up

A small college panicked and fired a professor — but the real lessons aren't the ones the right wants to teach

Salon · Mar 4, 2023

Archbishop of Vienna Stresses Importance of Makkah Document in Confronting Hatred

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Vienna, praised Saudi Arabia’s efforts to dissociate the Islamic religion from the phenomena of terrorism and isolation, stressing the importance of the Makkah Document in confronting hatred and extremist ideas and spreading tolerance and coexistence. During an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat in Riyadh,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 3, 2023

Prevent review: why we need a new -- and clearer -- definition of Islamist extremism

An independent review of the UK counter-terrorism strategy, Prevent, has recommended that the government increase its efforts to tackle Islamist extremism.

The Conversation · Mar 2, 2023