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How Turkey is taking a strategic turn from Turkism to Islamism

Turkey’s decision to replace “Central Asia” with “Turkestan” reflects a broader strategy to redefine its regional and global role. By fostering a shared Turkic identity and promoting Islamist governance, Turkey seeks to strengthen its influence in Central Asia and beyond Under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan political Islam and pan-Islamism have become integral to both domestic and foreign policies of Turkey. …

Hindus attacked, Islamism on rise: How Bangladesh is disparaging the legacy of its own founder

As the population of Christians in the United Kingdom plummets to below 50 percent and Britain’s Muslim population rises to almost 7 percent, the country grapples with major demographic changes. As a devout Muslim who calls the UK home, he has long researched Islamism and terrorism and has often noted the phenomenon of brushing Islamist violence under the carpet. When …

Pakistan is proof that Islamism as State policy kills the economy

With Indonesia’s rising Islamism and extramarital sex ban, are places like Bali safe for tourists?

Islamism has been on the rise in Indonesia, home to the largest Muslim population in the world The wolf of Islamism in Indonesia is quietly putting its sheep-skin coat back on the hanger. After global bad press on the new Islamist diktat, Indonesian authorities sought to dispel tourists’ fears saying they will not be touched. Some local governments imposed local …

Changing demography and demands of Sharia: Growing Islamism becoming a security concern in Nepal, says Kapilvastu MP

Opinion: The Murders of Kishan Bharwad and Harsha Show Radical Islamism Needs to Be Nipped in The Bud

With each passing day, the grisly day-light murder of a 27-year-old Hindu man, Kishan Bharwad, from Dhandhuka near Ahmedabad in Gujarat, reveals the ghastly face of Islamist fundamentalism. As the events of the day unfold, the brutal face of Islamism emerges, recalling the assassination of the late Kamlesh Tiwari of Uttar Pradesh, a similar case of alleged “blasphemy.” Blasphemy and …

Cricket is a sport, but for people in the subcontinent, and of India in particular, it is a religion. Here are some of the incidents when Pakistani cricketers have voiced their support to radical Islamism and poured scorn on other faiths:- Waqar Younis’ brazenly communal utterances against Hindus Recently, Pakistani fast bowler Waqar Younis said it was very special for …

Opinion: Recent Killings Show Kashmiriyat Distorted by Islamism; It Needs Reform

Can Pakistan Ignore the Rise of the TLP & Its Rabid Islamism?

France: Military personnel warn govt against Islamism, say it will lead to civil war

In a second warning to the French government, a group of presently serving French soldiers have published an open letter in a conservative magazine warning the French President Macron of a brewing ‘civil war.’ The letter raised concerns over the ‘survival’ of France, warning the President against the ‘concessions’ he made to Islamism despite being aware of the potential threat. …

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France Summons Pak Envoy Over President Alvi's Remarks on Bill Against Radical Islamism