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Afghans to shoulder Kabul's security According to the Afghan Ministry of Defence, the formal hand-over of Regional Command - Capital (RC-C) from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) to the... 22-Aug-2008 Fearing multiple insurgencies in Yemen A perfect storm made up of a multi-front insurgency, a water crisis, declining oil production and rampant population growth threaten to further destabilise and fragment... 18-Aug-2008 Gas fires up Turkmen foreign policy When Turkmenistan shut off the natural gas supply to Iran in December 2007 in an apparent effort to negotiate a higher price from its powerful... 18-Aug-2008 Pakistan's alienated Northern Areas The Northern Areas, or to be more accurate, the Federally Administered Northern Areas (FANA), is Pakistan's province that never was. It sits alongside North West... 18-Aug-2008 Political Islam courts Somalia The Islamic Courts movement had controlled most of central and southern Somalia during the second half of 2006 until it was ousted by an Ethiopian... 31-Jul-2008 Militants and the Kurdish question in Iran The assertion of Kurdish demands for cultural rights and local autonomy is an enduring feature of the political landscape in Iran, much as it is... 31-Jul-2008 *US soft power in the Maghreb The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) was created in January 2004 by the Bush administration to reduce poverty through sustainable economic growth. According to its ... 23-Jul-2008 Islam v Islam: What is Uzbekistan's future? Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov is an authoritarian figure who has ruled his country since it became independent in 1991. One of the factors which make... 23-Jul-2008 Islam and ethnic politics in Malaysia The poor electoral performance of Malaysia's ruling coalition in March 2008 can be attributed to a litany of grievances: a slowing economy, corruption and growing... 14-Jul-2008 The militarisation of Iran's politics With Iran facing formidable challenges in its nuclear stand-off with the West, and given the internal pressures for political and economic reforms, the political leadership... 20-Jun-2008 Turkey's changing landscape under the AKP Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi: AKP), which came to power in November 2002, is often credited as a liberal party.... 30-May-2008 *Nepal's small but assertive Muslim population In late March, multiple bomb blasts at a mosque in Biratnagar, near the Nepal's border with India, left two people dead. According to local online... 29-May-2008 The way ahead for Moqtada al-Sadr Reports over the past months that Moqtada al-Sadr is attending a theological seminary in Qom, Iran, have focused attention on the Iraqi politician's status in ... 14-May-2008 Pakistan's new counter-terrorism policy The new Pakistani government's counter-terrorism strategy is still developing, forcing the United States to rethink its position regarding one of its main allies in the... 09-May-2008 Mixing religion and politics in the Holy Land At the core, the Israelis and Palestinians have been waging the same ceaseless battle for decades: who controls the land between the Mediterranean Sea and... 08-May-2008 Russian Muslims wrestle with nationalism Russian nationalism is on the rise, bringing with it new pressures on Russia's growing Muslim population. Muslim ethnic groups within Russia account for, as of... 02-May-2008 Islamism rises in Morocco's Spanish enclaves Spanish King Juan Carlos made a highly symbolic visit to the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla on 5 November, two small territories at ... 23-Apr-2008 Looking to 2020: Azerbaijan's military aspirations Although much of the April 2008 NATO summit in Bucharest was dominated by a political and geopolitical dispute with Russia over the Georgian and Ukrainian... 23-Apr-2008 Musharraf and the Pakistani opposition Not long ago it seemed everyone in Pakistan was screaming for President Pervez Musharraf's head. A stream of disasters - the takeover by Islamist militants... 23-Apr-2008 Sunnis and the bombing in Shiraz An explosion on 12 April in the Iranian city of Shiraz at Hoseyniyeh (religious centre) Seyyed ol-Shohada led to scores of deaths and has spurred... 21-Apr-2008 Uzbekistan opens arms to US military Uzbekistan's relations with the West have taken a sharp turn recently. Tashkent's willingness to re-engage now is clear but what prompted the sudden change is... 17-Apr-2008 Indian underground activists suffer setback On 27 March, the special task force of Madhya Pradesh police arrested 13 suspected members of the banned militant group Students Islamic Movement of India ... 08-Apr-2008 Iran-Pakistan relations: renewal with results? During the post-Saddam Hussein period, Iran, which has emerged as the predominant regional power in the Persian Gulf, has sought to project its influence not... 08-Apr-2008 US-Muslim Relations in Southeast Asia It is difficult to assess United States-Muslim relations in Southeast Asia. The people in this region have diverse ethnic backgrounds and Islamic practices. The ... 07-Apr-2008 Senegal and the Islamic summit President Abdoulaye Wade hosted the Organisation of the Islamic Conference's 11th Ordinary Summit in Dakar on 13-14 March, the culmination of four years of Senegalese... 27-Mar-2008 Turkmenistan's cold surprise for Iran On 13 January Iran's oil minister, Gholam-hossein Nozari, called Turkmenistan's decision to halt gas deliveries to Iran an "immoral act". The decision was taken when... 26-Mar-2008 Turkish pioneers redefine Islamic laws Throughout much of Islamic history, the Prophet Muhammad's collective sayings, which are thousands of oral narrations collected in writing long after his death, have been... 26-Mar-2008 Malaysia's 2008 general elections: acts of faith The 8 March Malaysian general elections undermined the country's ethnic-based power-sharing model based on the majority Malay community retaining political hegemony. The governing National Front... 26-Mar-2008 Foreign Islamists target vulnerable Macedonia minorities Although under-reported, the phenomenon of radicalisation in Macedonia's minority Muslim populations is being closely observed by Macedonia's counter-intelligence services and their Western partners. Macedonian authorities... 18-Mar-2008 Islamic television's meteoric rise It has always been the cartoonish animals that received the media attention. Since its launch to satellite in April 2007, the Hamas-run Al-Aqsa television ... 14-Mar-2008 Indian Muslims' gradual alienation India's opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won an overwhelming victory in the December 2007 Gujarat elections, securing 117 seats in the 182-member state assembly. The... 11-Mar-2008 Musharraf's last stand Many observers were not surprised with the results of the 18 February parliamentary election in Pakistan, which reflected the continuing political dominance of the country's... 28-Feb-2008 Iran's Sufis in the limelight Aside from a handful of pilgrims paying their respects, silence reigned inside the Soltani shrine in the village of Beydokht. Just a few minutes remained... 25-Feb-2008 Mali: Between Islam and history Mali makes no secret of its long commitment to African Islam or its central role in West African history. Yet it is also probably the... 25-Feb-2008 Turkey reaches out to Muslim neighbours Early indications from Turkey's Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi: AKP), which assumed governance for the second time in July 2007, make it... 21-Feb-2008 |
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