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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
TopicIslamic countries

Topic: Islamic countries

Saudi Arabia considers making ‘abaya’ optional for women as it looks to boost tourism

The idea that some women might cast off their abayas is causing uproar as rapid social change puts old fault lines between Saudi's liberals and conservatives under stress.

Why Pakistan champions Islamic causes globally but ignores Uighur persecution by BFF China

At home, China persecutes minority Uighurs merely for practicing their faith; overseas, Beijing supports hardened Pakistani terrorist Masood Azhar.

How women in Iran are dancing their way to an online revolution

Women in Iran are defying authorities and posting videos on Instagram in violation of the strict social codes.

As India debates triple talaq, here are 9 Islamic countries that have regulated divorce

Many Islamic countries have outlawed the concept of 'instant' triple talaq. ThePrint takes a look at few of these countries.

On Camera

From ‘Jai Kisan’ to CVC, Shastri walked the talk. But corruption proved harder to root out

Set up by Lal bahadur Shastri, the Santhanam Committee's key concern was that corruption, once limited to the lower rungs of the bureaucracy, had now infected the All India Services and political leadership.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.