Amahdiyya People Still a Target for Islamist Inquisitors in Bangladesh

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*** An Islamic sect who believe in a metaphorical ‘John the Baptist’ figure are still suffering violence and abuse after decades of persecution.  They believe that the Messiah has already returned in the form of Jesus.  Mainstream Sunni Muslims denigrate the sect for their beliefs. Hassif Mirza, an Amahdiyya worshipper of the Fazal Mosque in […]

Teaching Failed States to Function

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In recent years, international relations experts have debated the question of nation building – the process of constructing a functioning state that involves the creation or establishment of the institutions, public services, and security associated with a sovereign nation. Until recently, born out of U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, both of which are considered […]

Novartis vs India: the court will decide — New Internationalist

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Generic drugs made in India are saving lives around the world. But if the country’s Supreme Court rules in favour of Big Pharma, all that could change, says Simon Reid-Henry.