Generalissimo Chiang Kai‐shek's political testament dated March 1975 called on his supporters to fulfill his dream of recapturing mainland China from the Communists and restoring their national culture
Category: South East Asia
Saraswati: Hindu Centrepiece of Muslim Indonesia’s Embassy
The interest that the Saraswati statue on the premises of the Indoneisan embassy in Washington DC generated pushed me to know more about Indonesia, which is home to 12.7 percent of Muslims globally and is governed by five foundational principles including humanitarianism, democracy, and social justice
Medina Charter-Drawn Citizen Model: Marrakesh Declaration
Scholar Abdallah bin Mahfudh ibn Bayyah crafted the legal framework that inspired the declaration connecting early Islamic sources and the Prophet Muhammad's Charter of Medina with international human rights law for a model of equal, contractual citizenship as an Islamic principle
Nahdlatul Ulama: Biggest Islamic Org, Taliban’s Antithesis
Nahdlatul Ulama, the world’s biggest Islamic organisation, is an antithesis of the Taliban but it is hardly known perhaps because its progressive ideas do not fit into the dominant narrative about Islam particularly when Islamophobia is lucrative and many demagogues globally have tapped into it for political power
Misplaced Indian Exceptionalism & ‘Bad Muslim’ Myth
The secular Muslim-majority nations include Indonesia, which embodies pluralism in every sense and refutes the wilful inaccuracies perpetuated to fuel Islamophobia
Murugan Statue: Hindu Emblem Of Muslim Malaysia’s Pluralism
Murugan’s statue and temple at Batu Caves are key emblems of multiculturalism and pluralism in Muslim-majority Malaysia, where Indians (eighth percent) are the third largest ethnic group
Indonesia: Beacon Of Hope In Times Of Bigotry
The Indonesian state promotes the coexistence and diversity needed to keep together a country of multiple languages, geographies, and faiths
Imperial Past Fuels Russia, China’s Claims Over Ukraine, Taiwan
Both Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, have invoked nostalgia for Russia and China's imperial past to justify their expansionism
Kim Ji Young, Born 1982: Familiar Story Of Lives Women Live
Each chapter of protagonist Kim Ji-young's memory Kim Ji Young, Born 1982, feels sharply familiar Kim Ji Young, Born 1982 is widely acknowledged as one of the most important works from South Korea. By Anwesha Rana Kim Jiyoung's first obstacle at school was the ‘pranks of the boy desk-mate’, which many schoolgirls experienced. The pranks … Continue reading Kim Ji Young, Born 1982: Familiar Story Of Lives Women Live
Zakat: Islam’s Least Talked About 3rd Pillar Of Charity
The Prophet Muhammad is quoted to have said God loves those who offer charity but remain anonymous and uncelebrated given the importance of secrecy in Islam for protecting the dignity of recipients