Sectarian violence

Govt must protect Sufi shrines

Attack on Hazrat Shah Ali shrine is symptomatic of religious intimidation.
16 May 2026

82 killed in three days of Pakistan sectarian violence

Pakistan is a Sunni-majority country but Kurram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province -- near the border with Afghanistan -- has a large Shiite population and the communities have clashed for decades.
24 November 2024

Whom is the propaganda on X for?

The disinformation game is now increasingly a part of our political makeup.
10 August 2024

The Education Antidote to Radicalisation

If troubled Lebanon, wracked by sectarian violence and religious divides, can champion coexistence and provide Syrian refugees with a chance to study, there is no reason other countries in the region should not follow its example.
29 December 2015

Central Africa's diamonds come at high price in blood and sweat

Barefoot, with sweat pouring down their naked chests, 50 men slave in the depths of the Central African forest digging for diamonds in a sandy pit half the size of a football pitch.
8 June 2015