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India’s ‘instant divorce’ ban: the end result or the first step in reforming Islamic law?
“Un-Islamic, arbitrary, unconstitutional.” That was the judgement of the Indian Supreme Court as it...
Global hijabista style, from the Afghan burqa to the cover of a fashion magazine
July 12 is National Hijab Day in Iran, a celebration that has been met by defiant protests by women...
When a river is a person: from Ecuador to New Zealand, nature gets its day in court
In the early 2000s, the idea of giving legal rights to nature was on the fringes of environmental le...
For Pakistan, China’s huge energy investments may have serious political costs
In Pakistan, there’s no topic hotter than the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a multi-billi...
Why seismologists didn’t see Mexico’s deadly earthquake coming
Mexico has a long seismic history, so any given earthquake here does not necessarily come as a surpr...
Refugee or migrant? Sometimes the line is blurred
A dozen years before the influx of refugees and migrants to Europe’s shores would force policymakers...
Seeking energy security, Poland welcomes US natural gas but defends coal power
The first shipment of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Louisiana’s Cheniere Energy arrived...