MANDALAY, Myanmar — The young monks of the Masoeyein Buddhist monastery moved briskly in flowing maroon and saffron robes...
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Q & A: How a revolution opened the door for Middle East extremists
BY LAUREN MADOW Chibli Mallat is a visiting professor at Yale Law School, as well as a professor...
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Q & A: US foreign policy lessons and failures along the Sunni-Shia divide
BY LAUREN MADOW Reza Aslan is a professor of religious studies at Drew University and a senior adjunct...
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Bahrain’s royal family has history of favoring Sunni minority
BY JOSEPH A KÉCHICHIAN An uprising that began as a challenge to monarchic rule has become a largely...
Mar 20, 2013
Saddam Hussein’s legacy of sectarian division in Iraq
BY JOSEPH A. KÉCHICHIAN American scholar of the Persian Gulf region Joseph Kéchichian — whose analysis is presented...
Mar 20, 2013
In India, water and inequality are intertwined
by Sonya Fatah Comparing the Divide: Fernley, Nevada and New Delhi, India struggle with distribution of resources. In...
Mar 04, 2013
In Beijing, migrants remain in the shadow of China’s rise to wealth
by Kathleen E. McLaughlin Comparing the Divide: In Los Angeles and Beijing alike, millions of workers who have...
Jan 27, 2013
Brazil’s ‘educational apartheid’ cements inequality early in life
By John Otis Comparing the Divide: Education lies at the heart of inequality — economic and racial —...
Jan 17, 2013
Brazil leads the way on global commercial drone boom
BY. JOHN OTIS SAO CARLOS, Brazil — With little more effort than it takes to launch a paper...
Jan 06, 2013
China unveils new drones aimed at buyers in developing countries
BY. MICHAEL STANDAERT ZHUHAI, China — Although China’s drone technology may be several years behind top manufacturers in...
Nov 15, 2012
Coptic Christians endure a painful year in Egypt
By Omnia Al Desoukie MELLAWI, Egypt — Down an alley in this gritty, industrial city inside a home made...
Nov 14, 2012
