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Topic: Quran

Protest outside Swedish embassy in Baghdad after Quran burning incident in Sweden

The protest comes after a man burned a Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm Wednesday. Following the incident, the Iraq Foreign Ministry summoned Sweden's ambassador.

Muslim Personal Law is an embarrassment. Adapt it to modern life—marriage, divorce, adoption

Almost every area needs reform to bring these laws up to date with the contemporary realities. It has to begin with recognising the Muslim woman as a whole individual.

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Mustafizur’s removal from KKR isn’t the same as boycotting match with Pakistan

Mustafizur Rahman was not representing Bangladesh; he was representing Kolkata. Singling him out simply because of his nationality shows a selective and convenient moral logic.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

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.