how iran found its feet in afghanistan

After Soviet withdrawal, those militias coalesced into pan- Shiite group called Hezb-e-Wahdat-e Islami Afghanistan, and it was minor compared to Sunni mujahideen groups backed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and United States. . ... Pakistan depends on aid from Saudi..

the impact of blasphemy laws abroad

By accusations of blasphemy, Many of us are familiar with deeply troubling cases of application of blasphemy laws, or instances of murder or mob violence motivated, in countries such as Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bangladesh, and Sudan. ..

britain's grooming gangs: part 2

These take place in  Sudan,  Indonesia,   Iran, in some Gulf States such as Saudi Arabia and UAE, in parts of  Pakistan, the Maldives, and, of course, in areas controlled by the  Islamic State.. ... In December 2014,  Daniel Pipes identified Afghanistan, Mali, Mauritania, Oman,..

monthly review

This is not the case, for example, for such democratic stalwarts Colombia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Equatorial Guinea, Israel, or Indonesia. ..

movement fights religious persecution in world

People Sudan, China, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Egypt, North Korea, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and other countries face starvation, murder, rape, kidnapping, forced conversion and other atrocities because of their religious beliefs... ... It singles out China, Vietnam, Sudan, Cuba, Morocco,..

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