China Religions: Restrictions and reality in China August 1, 2019 0 By Elizabeth Van Wie Davis. Image Credit: Ningbo Christian Church by Bill L/Flickr; Licence: CC BY 2.0. China has always had a distinctive view of religion formed as…
Civil Society The Islamist threat and democratic deconsolidation in Indonesia May 9, 2019 0 Written by Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir. Indonesia has witnessed a rise in Islamic conservatism over the last three decades. This is reflected not only in the…
Culture and Society Neo-traditionalist Islam in Malaysia: Neither Salafi nor traditionalist May 8, 2019 0 Written by Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid. At times, labels can be annoying. Yet for political analysts they serve the useful purpose of typifying individuals and…
China Chinese Islam in the City June 18, 2018 0 Written by Elizabeth Van Wie Davis. There are two major forces pressing on Chinese Muslims. The first is the massive urbanization in search of a better…
Bangladesh Bangladesh: Islamists resume their attack on secularism March 20, 2018 0 Written by Ikhtisad Ahmed. The knife attack on Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, the popular Bangladeshi writer and science professor, in Sylhet on March 3, is a…
Afghanistan Fighting radicalization in Pakistan February 28, 2018 0 Written by Muhammad Nawaz Khan. The counter-terrorism phenomena as observed in the contemporary world today, is getting complicated. Hard measures alone are not enough to…
Pakistan Educated Radicals: Pakistan’s Neo-Extremists October 19, 2017 2 Written by Muhammad Suleman. The recent trend in Pakistan is of the gradual penetration of radicalization and religious violent extremism into academic institutions. Traditionally, there were…
Burma/Myanmar The Historical Roots of the Rohingya Crisis October 4, 2017 1 Written by Ibtisam Ahmed. The ongoing persecution of the Rohingya in Myanmar has led to a crisis that, despite being decades in the making, is…
Extremism Understanding Indonesia’s ISIL Context August 3, 2017 1 Written by Joshua Snider Amidst the spectre of ISIL attributed terror across Europe, Africa and Asia, concerns about the globalised and amorphous nature of ISIL…
Islam What Explains Rising Islamism in Indonesia? August 1, 2017 2 Written by Alexander R Arifianto. The Defending Islam protests, organized by Islamist groups such as the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), recently led to former Jakarta…
