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The ideology emphasises social and cultural diversity, unity and tolerance. The move follows recent controversies over the experience of social minorities in Indonesia, which have…
As women push the boundaries of the dress code, the government is adopting a two-pronged strategy. It is shifting responsibility for hijab (Islamic dress) compliance onto the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276319
ISSN: 2633-304X
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In February and before the holy month of Ramadan (March 10-April 9), President Abdelmadjid Tebboune formally inaugurated with much fanfare the Grand Mosque of Algiers, the world’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286340
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Malaysia’s next general election is due by August 2018 but could come before May. The vice-president of the opposition Islamist party Amanah has accused the government of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225775
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The crackdown is part of attempts to suppress the five-week-old nationwide protests following the death of a student, Mahsa Amini. These anti-government protests have outlasted…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273401
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The code bans sex outside marriage, cohabitation between unmarried couples and “humiliation” of the government. It prohibits online insults to the president and other state…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275731
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The expansionary budget increases social welfare spending significantly above the present inflation rate, highlighting the government’s concern that worsening economic conditions…
Exiled Kurdish parties are demanding greater autonomy for Kurds in Iran. However, Tehran accuses them of wanting separatism and blames them for fomenting the Mahsa Amini protests…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280475
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The Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) coalition of civilian and rebel groups have rejected the deal, but Hamdok has justified it on the grounds that (among other things) it will…