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With recent arrests in Xinjiang, increasing anger on the internet and Chinese firms a possible target, Beijing faces a rising threat.

Recent events illustrate the need to do more to protect religious freedoms in Southeast Asia.

John Duerden dissects the IFAB’s decision to lift a ban on women wearing headscarves while playing football.

The end of the civil war brought hopes that the country could become united. But attacks by radical Buddhists suggest Sri Lanka faces a new challenge to internal harmony.

Flaring violence in the Xinjiang region has highlighted ongoing tension between locals and Han Chinese.

Football’s governing body had argued that wearing the hijab was a safety problem. It’s had a change of heart.

As the unrest in the Maldives continues, India vows to play a big role in helping the political transition.

A new exhibition in London offers non-Muslims an interesting glimpse of the sacred ritual of the Hajj.

The Maldives faces a political crisis as elected President Mohamed Nasheed resigns. Was it a coup?

The niece of the late Benazir Bhutto surprises many at the Jaipur festival with a scathing critique of Imran Khan.

Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie won’t be attending a literary festival in India. It’s a depressing decision.

The decision to ban the use of spas and sports centers is a worrying sign of fundamentalism in the Maldives.