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INTERVIEW: Why there are grounds for optimism in Indonesia, even in an age of global democratic regression
What’s the state of Indonesian democracy after two years of COVID-19? Will the pandemic’s pressures result in a resurgence of Islamist groups?
How the law in the Maldives paved the way for a Sunni legal tradition
It could be argued that Sunni Islam has been predominantly practised in the Maldives since the earliest written Islamic history.
Afghanistan’s laws and legal institutions under the Taliban
For the Taliban, the state’s main purpose is not protecting individual rights, but making individuals honor their obligations.
Political Islam(s) in the Pakistani context: inclusionary and exclusionary
In studying the tensions of Imran Khan’s politics, we can learn much about the intellectual currents of political Islam in Pakistan.
INTERVIEW: Women play a key role in preventing geopolitical conflict and the success of peacekeeping initiatives
The lives of civilians, particularly women, are often overlooked in relation to the impact of geopolitical competition.