Bangladesh government should demand a clear explanation of the charges, the trial, the legal representation the Bangladeshi couple received and why its consulate was reportedly not informed about their execution in Saudi Arabia.
The advent of Islam in India, and its spread in Southeast Asia, are much bemoaned as end of the “Indosphere”, supposedly breaking these ancient networks. But the opposite is true.
A woman forced to wear a hijab is undoubtedly experiencing coercion. But so is a woman prevented from wearing one. Both situations are the same—the denial of choice.
A woman should be free to wear the hijab. But respecting her agency does not mean declaring the history, politics and patriarchy surrounding the garment beyond scrutiny.
A December 2025 study examining the influence of religion on the internet revealed that belief systems are shaping digital conversations and curiosity.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
An electricity distribution company sources its power from generators through power purchase agreements. This agreement is only as good as the discom’s ability to pay generators on time.
Rural women earn just 45 percent of what men earn, whereas 60 percent of women outside the workforce cite household commitments as reason for not working,
Netanyahu has won only because he hasn’t been defeated. He’s also changed Israel fundamentally. Any ruling alliance now will have to be a coalition to the exclusion of Israel’s Arab citizens.
Seems like they were found smooching inside a mosque.
Made me remember the scene from A Suitable Boy series – the scene was at a temple instead.
Maybe that’s the difference between the two communities.
Looks like when the usual grievance peddling runs out of steam and there’s nothing left to say about the “state” and “plight” of co-religionists in Bharat, it’s time for a quick detour into selective outrage.
So now we get a lecture on the legal proceedings and diplomatic exchanges between Saudi Arabia and East Pakistan. You can wring your hands over state power and consular protocols in Mecca all day, but you’re tiptoeing around the actual issue.
It’s just cheap posturing and a total refusal to confront the toxic reality of a mullacratic patriarchy that you never dare call out at its core.
Seems like they were found smooching inside a mosque.
Made me remember the scene from A Suitable Boy series – the scene was at a temple instead.
Maybe that’s the difference between the two communities.
Looks like when the usual grievance peddling runs out of steam and there’s nothing left to say about the “state” and “plight” of co-religionists in Bharat, it’s time for a quick detour into selective outrage.
So now we get a lecture on the legal proceedings and diplomatic exchanges between Saudi Arabia and East Pakistan. You can wring your hands over state power and consular protocols in Mecca all day, but you’re tiptoeing around the actual issue.
It’s just cheap posturing and a total refusal to confront the toxic reality of a mullacratic patriarchy that you never dare call out at its core.