A brewing shift toward religious conservatism has emerged from the political vacuum in this country of 175 million people.

The arrest of Istanbul's mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, on 19 March has put a spotlight on the state of democracy in Turkey. It marks ...

Hasina Bangladesh, threatening secularism and women’s rights amid a fragile democratic transition and weak government ...

Some have thought Mr Erdogan an aspiring dictator ever since the 1990s, when as an Islamist he campaigned against Turkey’s ...

The relationship between religion and state has been a central issue in political and theological discourse, particularly in the context of Islam. The failures of Islamist politics in countries like ...

Yes, the two nations are very different, writes Donald Macintyre. But large elements of both their publics are fighting a ...

The INDIA bloc needs to sort out contradictions and include social groups in a broader platform, as seen during the 2024 Lok ...

Muhammad Yunus is at best a useful idiot for Jamaat-e-Islami and other war criminals; at worst, he is also a pawn for the ...

Iranians risking their lives in the country have already chosen their path – chanting for secular democracy and rejecting groups such as the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK ...

Defending democracy urgently and strenuously against the onslaught from the country’s leadership should not be a matter of ...

What about Uruguay’s structure has led to success in maintaining democracy? What lessons can the country offer to the region ...