Swiping for God: Islamizing Dating or Secularizing Islam?
Interactions on the social lab of the Muslim dating apps signals an ongoing negotiating process of what it means to be (a) Muslim, (b) secular, and (c) a secular Muslim.
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Former IRGC commander: Many policies against Islamic ideology
A former top Iranian commander with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has brushed aside the idea that ideological issues have been given precedence over national interests in Iran.
Iran FM: Islamic states to push for boycotting Swedish, Danish goods over desecration of Quran
Iran’s foreign minister says the Islamic countries will follow up on the decision to boycott the Danish and Swedish goods following the continued desecration of Islamic sanctities in the two European countries.
Swedish, Danish chargés d’affaires summoned to Iran foreign ministry over Quran desecrations
The Swedish and Danish chargés d’affaires in Tehran were called to the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in protest at the repeated desecration of the Holy Quran.
The Mughal Experiment: The Indo-Islamic Legacy of Global IR
The Indo-Islamic model can go a long way in helping to reconcile the seemingly divergent Western and non-Western scientific approaches.
Sweden raises terrorist threat level after Qur’an burnings
Threat raised to second-highest level as prime minister says country has thwarted planned attacksSweden has raised its terrorist threat level to the second-highest number possible, as the prime minister warned the country had thwarted planned attacks.T…
Mob attacks churches in eastern Pakistan after blasphemy claim
Christian family accused of desecrating copy of Qur’an, setting off rampage in FaisalabadHundreds of Muslim men have attacked a Christian community in eastern Pakistan, vandalising several churches and a cemetery and setting scores of houses on fire, a…
Russia spreading false claims about Qur’an burnings to harm Nato bid, says Sweden
Defence agency says Moscow is using the protests in Stockholm to stir tensions between Arab countries and the westThe Swedish authorities have accused Russia of trying to influence how Qur’an burnings are viewed around the world through disinformation …
‘How will any Muslim feel safe?’ Spate of attacks increases tensions in India
With elections due next year, there are fears unrest will grow as the ruling BJP faces criticism over its alleged inactionAn imam stabbed and shot to death in a mosque that was then burned to the ground. A young doctor, walking home, set upon by an ar…
Pope Francis condemns Quran burnings in Europe as ‘barbaric’
Pope Francis has denounced as “barbaric” the recent Quran burnings in Sweden and Denmark. He has stressed that such blasphemous moves prevent dialog among nations.