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The Sahel – Islam's natural boundary
A short comment that the Sahel marks Islam’s natural boundary in Africa, with the Ethiopian highlands as the main Christian exception.
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Election 2014: Death Knell of Strategic Depth?
Calling Afghanistan’s April 2014 vote a possible death knell for strategic depth, the author likens its importance to December 1971 for the two-nation theory, whether it reflects Taliban weakness or…
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Murderer!!!
A short comment on the Baby Musa case, with a report that a policeman has been suspended after the boy’s grandfather said the charges were invented to push the family…
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Indian representative
On the model Koyal Rana, the poster traces the Rana name to Rajput kings of Rajasthan and Nepal and lists Pakistani public figures with the surname, remarking that caste survives…
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Politics
The Economist condemns The Man
The Economist declines to back Narendra Modi despite admiring his economic record, citing his failure to explain his role in the violence of 2002, and recommends a Congress-led government as…
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Politics
Death for “blasphemous SMS”
A report that a Pakistani court has sentenced a Christian couple to death over a blasphemous text message. The poster asks why the wife is implicated and fears minorities will…
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Politics
Tulsi Gabbard: defender of the faith
The poster salutes Tulsi Gabbard for defending Hindus, alongside a report that US commission witnesses warned a BJP government would harm India’s religious minorities.
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Science
Signal from the MH-370 black box (maybe)
A report that a Chinese ship may have picked up a signal from the MH-370 black box, with the poster hoping for a miracle before the battery runs out in…
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Culture
A million dollar farewell party
A note on the T20 World Cup in Dhaka as the farewell stage for Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, with a report on the final.
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Religious diversity in the world
The poster thinks a Pew religious diversity map undercounts India and Iran, where Bahá’ís may fear exclusion, alongside a report that Pakistan is more religiously diverse than 48 other countries.
