Indonesia
Indonesian minister calls for Miss World to be cancelled
Culture
August 30, 2013
Indonesian minister calls for Miss World to be cancelled
Indonesia’s religious affairs minister has called for the Miss World beauty pageant to be cancelled, as opposition in the Muslim-majority…
Outrage in Indonesia over schoolgirl virginity tests
Egypt
August 21, 2013
Outrage in Indonesia over schoolgirl virginity tests
The education chief of an Indonesian city sparked outrage on Wednesday after proposing that teenage schoolgirls should undergo virginity tests…
Miss World axes bikinis for Muslim Indonesia
World
June 5, 2013
Miss World axes bikinis for Muslim Indonesia
JAKARTA- Contestants at this year's Miss World beauty pageant will not wear bikinis in the parade in a bid to…
Two killed in mob attack on Shias in Indonesia
World
August 27, 2012
Two killed in mob attack on Shias in Indonesia
A mob attack on Shias in Indonesia saw two men killed with sickles and dozens of homes torched, police and…
From military to civilian rule, historic experiences
Egypt
July 23, 2012
From military to civilian rule, historic experiences
Since the Free Officers coup ended colonial rule in Egypt 60 years ago, civilian groups — both secular and Islamist…
Huge quake strikes off Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
Environment
April 11, 2012
Huge quake strikes off Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
JAKARTA — An 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia on Wednesday, sending residents around the region dashing…
Indonesia says, “Don’t give the military a long leash”
Opinion
February 29, 2012
Indonesia says, “Don’t give the military a long leash”
JAKARTA — “We warned them about trusting the military.”The topic of the conversation was Egypt, but the speaker was no…
Q&A with Asef Bayat: ‘Not yet a full-fledged revolution’
Egypt
January 22, 2012
Q&A with Asef Bayat: ‘Not yet a full-fledged revolution’
Asef Bayat, a professor of sociology and Middle Eastern studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who previously taught…
For Hosni Mubarak’s trial, Egypt can look to historical examples
Egypt
June 6, 2011
For Hosni Mubarak’s trial, Egypt can look to historical examples
Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak is scheduled to face trial on 3 August on charges of corruption and the killing…
Egyptian, Iranian FMs to meet in Indonesia by end of May
Egypt
May 1, 2011
Egyptian, Iranian FMs to meet in Indonesia by end of May
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said Sunday he will meet his Egyptian counterpart, Nabil al-Arabi, on the sidelines of…