The Taliban wants American investment: Will it get it?
[ 5 minutes to read] Five years after returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban has an unexpected message for the…
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Germany is working with the Taliban to deport Afghans. Pragmatism or normalization?
[ 5 minutes to read] Germany does not recognize the Taliban as Afghanistan’s legitimate government. Yet Taliban representatives are now in…
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Nearly 3,000 people publicly flogged under Taliban rule
[ 5 minutes to read] Public flogging sounds like something from another century. In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, however, it is happening in…
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The world is normalizing the Taliban. Half of surveyed Afghan women barely leave home
[ 9 minutes to read] Five years ago, the Taliban marched back into Kabul. Governments condemned them. Western politicians promised that…
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The situation in Afghanistan now: Five years under the Taliban
[ 16 minutes to read] Five years ago, on August 15, 2021, Taliban fighters entered Kabul. Afghanistan’s Western-backed government collapsed with…
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The spectrum of religious repression: From social pressure to death
[ 23 minutes to read] Religious repression does not always arrive with police officers, prison cells or executioners. Sometimes it arrives…
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Would brutal human rights abuses in Iran stop with regime change?
[ 13 minutes to read] There are many ways to discuss Iran. We can talk about nuclear weapons, uranium enrichment, Israel,…
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Gender inequality: Innate or acquired?
[ 12 minutes to read] Few debates have generated more political heat than the origins of gender inequality. One side argues…
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The curse of privilege: Why I don’t believe in free will
[ 19 minutes to read] Every successful person enjoys hearing that they deserve everything they have achieved. Society constantly celebrates hard…
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The Amish, the Hasidic, and the Taliban: Who is more extreme?
[ 14 minutes to read] It is a comparison that appears surprisingly often. Images of Amish horse-drawn buggies, Hasidic Jews in…
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How did the West make the world religiously radicalized?
[ 5 minutes to read] Modern religious radicalization did not emerge from religion alone. Instead, it emerged from collapsing states, foreign…
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Final December Deadline: Ilham’s Life in a 1/5th Limbo #9
[ 2 minutes to read] March 2026 – We often talk about time in abstract terms, but for Ilham, time is…
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Does Trump shows how to avert WW3 with military superiority?
[ 2 minutes to read] Of course, he can also get closer to it. But this article talks about military superiority….
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Russia not fighting against West alone
[ 3 minutes to read] Russia repeatedly claims that it now fights alone against the West. This claim appears persuasive at…
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Human rights violations in the name of religion
[ 5 minutes to read] Religion claims to guide morality, but its history often tells a darker story. When belief gains…
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Women’s rights in conservative religious communities
[ 6 minutes to read] Religious traditions have shaped civilizations, guided morality, and provided meaning for centuries. Yet in conservative religious…
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Should the US attack Venezuela?
[ 5 minutes to read] The question sounds insane at first. Yet nothing about Venezuela feels normal now. The country collapsed….
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Women are discriminated. Somewhere to death
[ 6 minutes to read] Discrimination against women is not a marginal issue. It is global. It exists in every society,…
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We can question Christianity, not Islam
[ 4 minutes to read] You can question Christianity in most Western countries, you can mock it, you can publish it….
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Screw Geneva Conventions, kill anyone you want
[ 5 minutes to read] The title sounds extreme—and intentionally so. But it captures a disturbing reality: in the modern Western…
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West has been destroying Middle East and never helped
[ 5 minutes to read] The pattern is undeniable. Western powers invade, topple governments, and bomb cities. Then they walk away….
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Afghan student in Türkiye faces deportation into the hands of the Taliban #8
[ 4 minutes to read] July 2025 – A young Afghan refugee studying in Türkiye faces a daunting deadline as his student…
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9/11 terrorists didn’t envision 4.5 million deaths
[ 4 minutes to read] September 11, 2001. Nearly 3,000 civilians died within hours. The images pierced the world’s mind. Skyscrapers…
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Collateral Damage: How Afghans like Aryan Became the Punching Bag in Iran-Israel’s Shadow War – #4
[ 3 minutes to read] When two elephants fight, it’s the grass that gets trampled—but in this case the “grass” has…
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Aryan has been deported again — when will it stop? #3
[ < 1 minute to read] In Aryan’s previous story, you read that he returned to Iran to be with his father,…
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Human Rights in a World of Shifting Sands: A Freethinker’s Perspective
[ 3 minutes to read] Every year, International Human Rights Day serves as a stark reminder: The fight for universal rights…
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Religious privilege in law: A global overview
[ 7 minutes to read] Religious privilege is deeply embedded in laws across the world, shaping policies, limiting freedoms, and distorting…
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Humanist responses to the refugee crisis: A rational, evidence-based approach
[ 4 minutes to read] The global refugee crisis is one of the most pressing humanitarian issues of our time. Millions…
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The future of secularism in the Middle East
[ 7 minutes to read] Secularism in the Middle East has long been a contested idea, fluctuating between dominance and decline….
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How Is Aryan (Alias) Trapped in Afghanistan Doing Now? #2
[ 2 minutes to read] Today, Aryan finds himself caught in a relentless struggle, grappling with the harsh realities of life…
