The global spice trade transformed Indonesia into the centre of European colonial rivalry, where Dutch conquest and the Banda genocide gave way to a post-colonial nation shaped by Sukarno’s anti-colonial vision, the Bandung Conference, enduring Indian civilisational influences, and cultural traditions such as wayang, the Ramayana, and the Mahabharata
Islamophobia is the product of centuries of narratives stretching from medieval Europe and the Crusades through colonialism, Orientalism, and the modern media age, with anti-Muslim stereotypes repeatedly reshaped to suit changing political, religious, and ideological contexts, portraying Muslims as threats, outsiders, or security risks
Nahdlatul Ulama emerged in 1926 after the collapse of the Ottoman Caliphate and the reshaping of the Muslim world, developing a model rooted in scholarship, pluralism, and compassion that evolved into the world’s largest Muslim organization and a leading advocate of Humanitarian Islam, interfaith cooperation, and global peace
When Anwar Ibrahim was making his name as a promising student leader in the 1970s, an Indian economist’s works were among those the future Malaysian Prime Minister immersed himself in
Did Imran Khan’s refusal to host US bases, Russia outreach, and tensions with Pakistan’s military reshape the country’s trajectory, leading to his removal as the prime minister and incarceration on trumped-up charges?
The attack apparently targeting Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ dinner is the latest in a long history of assassination attempts on US presidents and political violence in America
From the war against ISIS a decade back to the American-Israeli attack on Iran in 2026, the Battle of Karbala fought in 680 CE continues to shape how resistance, sacrifice, and justice are understood across the Shia world
Segments of Christian Zionists and dispensationalist evangelicals believe in the ‘ingathering’ of Jews in Israel and interpret conflicts in West Asia, including the 2026 Israeli-US war on Iran, through a prophetic lens, viewing them as steps toward a Messianic era in which Israel becomes the centre of divine redemption
Iran has overcome restrictions on accessing weapons and technology thanks to a resilient and adaptable military-industrial complex, which has been classified as a ‘niche supplier’, concentrating on surface-to-surface precision-guided munitions
COP30 in Brazil’s Belém concluded with a diluted agreement, which failed to address fossil fuel phase-out or deforestation, amid US federal absence, China’s leadership, and calls for equitable transitions outside UN consensus
