Society

In 2017, the imam was exposed as a fraud. But six years on, Mohammad Tawhidi is seeing an explosion in his popularity and prestige abroad – particularly in the U.S.

Several Central Asians report being turned away recently at the Georgian border with no detailed explanation. 

The country has a history of fires and industrial disasters, which have been blamed on corruption and lax enforcement of rules.

Even as the BJP government celebrates International Women’s Day, yet another Dalit gang rape victim is denied justice.

China’s new regulations on deepfakes are the most comprehensive in the world. Will they provide a model for the rest of Asia to follow?

Central Asian governments must do more to provide a robust response to domestic violence, equal protection to survivors of abuse, and protect women’s rights both in policy and practice.

Despite the regime’s deeply pervasive misogyny, North Korean women are making strides in the country's political and social spheres. 

Prospects for quickly resolving its food insecurity are dim, as North Korea restricts the operation of markets and devotes much of its scarce resources to its nuclear program.

The practice is an outcome of patriarchy and lack of access to alternative healthcare facilities.

Many have recalled the foreign correspondent's interview with Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot. Fewer have remembered his most significant and meaningful work.

Amid great power competition, life in the China-Russia borderlands reveals the paradoxes underpinning the Beijing-Moscow friendship.

The delay has left the refugees in a vulnerable situation as they struggle with economic problems and lack of access to health and education in Pakistan.