Merve Kavakçı, the Turkish female lawmaker who was thrown out of parliament because of her hijab and later even stripped of her citizenship, will be restored in her rights, according to Turkish media outlets. The details of what this may include are yet unclear. The island nation of the Maldives is in turmoil, with ongoing […]
Read more →With the recent high-profile acquittal (on charges of sodomy) of Malaysia’s former Deputy Prime Minister and current opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, there has been increased international interest in Malaysian politics. Along with Ibrahim, the spotlight has also fallen on his People’s Justice Party and one of its leading lights, Nurul Izzah Anwar, daughter of Ibrahim […]
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