Over the past year, China has vastly increased repression of the country’s Uighur minority. A Turkic group that practices Islam, the Uighurs have long faced restrictions from Beijing – but over the past year as many…
Since France banned women from wearing veils that covered the face in public in 2011, a growing number of European nations have passed similar restrictions. Belgium, Bulgaria and Austria have passed similar so-called "burqa bans,"…
In 2011, France became the first European Union country to ban women in public from wearing veils that cover their faces. But the debate over Islamic dress in Europe didn't stop there. Since then a…
Indonesia’s new president must tackle corruption, poverty. Last month’s inauguration of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo marked Indonesia’s first peaceful transition of power from one popularly elected leader to another. More remarkable for the young democracy…
