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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Ruhollah Khomeini wrote about sex with children and animals. Perhaps he should have studied economics instead
[ 5 minutes to read] Ruhollah Khomeini is remembered primarily as the architect of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution and the founder…
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Iran’s execution machine is accelerating
[ 8 minutes to read] Iran does not merely execute people convicted of murder or other violent crimes. It executes political…
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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 woman who stripped in protest: What Iran did to Ahoo Daryaei
[ 7 minutes to read] In November 2024, a woman walked through the grounds of Tehran’s Islamic Azad University wearing only…
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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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Donald Trump: The Lunatic-in-Chief
[ 4 minutes to read] I used to view Donald Trump differently from many of his critics. I saw an unconventional…
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Russia: “The US cannot cripple us”… Iran proves otherwise
[ 3 minutes to read] Russian officials repeat a clear and confident claim. The United States cannot cripple Russia. They argue…
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Iran’s leaders: Kill millions, we won’t step down
[ 5 minutes to read] At the most basic level, leadership carries responsibility. If leaders truly cared about their population, then…
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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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The Global South’s silent secularists: Voices often overlooked
[ 5 minutes to read] The Global South is not one voice. It is millions. And among them are those who…
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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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The unwanted truth: Even dictators need human rights
[ 4 minutes to read] Many countries still treat human rights as a Western imposition rather than a moral necessity. They…
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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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Death penalty has no place: Freethinkers destroyed it
[ 6 minutes to read] Freethinkers always challenge inherited dogma. They question every ritual, every ancient punishment, and every sacred justification…
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The case of developing countries: Religion as a detriment
[ 6 minutes to read] Religion is often described as a source of morality, community, and identity. Yet in much of…
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Radical Legacy of Christopher Hitchens: Marxism & New Atheism
[ 7 minutes to read] The “New Atheism” movement experienced a surge in prominence following the September 11th attacks. However, its…
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173 Lives Lost in a Month: Iran’s August of Brutality
[ 3 minutes to read] August 2025 marked one of the bloodiest months in Iran’s recent history, with the regime carrying…
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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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Religion still shapes politics, even when we think it doesn’t
[ 5 minutes to read] Modern societies like to believe they have left religion behind. They speak of secular states, rational…
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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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Ready for the first atheist U.S. president?
[ 4 minutes to read] Just as Barack Obama’s presidency shattered racial barriers, the election of the first openly atheist U.S….
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China: The language no one can cross
[ 3 minutes to read] China trades with the world. It builds roads across continents. And it offers infrastructure deals and…
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Greater Israel, a dangerous idea
[ 4 minutes to read] The vision of “Greater Israel” has haunted Zionist politics since the beginning. For its advocates, it…
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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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Religious power vs secular policy: Who wins?
[ 4 minutes to read] Throughout history, human societies have swung between religious authority and secular governance. The lines have never…
