Tag: Justin Long

Tajikistan: almost 2,000 mosques forcibly closed, converted to secular use in 2017 … but the teacher fired for missing President’s speech was rein…

Attacking Sufis in Iran: clashes between dervishes and police ... 'small demonstrations have become a part of life in Iran...' ... 'more than 30% of p…

Supreme Court: Violence in name of religion cannot be justified … quashing a Bombay High Court ruling … WhatsApp’s entry into payment arena coul…

Deradicalization in Kazakhstan: it’s about the economy … ‘some of the best weapons… simple as a good job… regular talk with the imam’ … …

Sitting on one of the world's great untapped gold deposits ... near the Sudanese border. What might a gold rush here look like? … The alarming decli…

Tunisia’s government pledges improvements after protests … but Tunisians are losing faith in the ballot box … nearly 800 arrested in economic pr…

Tunisia: More than 600 arrested, dozens hurt in fresh unrest … clashes in several parts of country, angry over austerity measures … army deployed,…

Algerian believers arrested, authorities step up pressure to close churches (MECC) … Ready or not, Libya will hold elections in the spring (Al-Mon…

Lake Chad: the world’s most complex humanitarian disaster (NYT Mag) … longform read + audio. Boko Haram, climate change, armies, hunger… … als…

NYT: Zimbabwean army detains Pres. Mugabe. ... BBC: In "crunch talks" over his future. Six scenarios. ... The fall heard across the continent (maybe).…