Ruby Amatulla

The writer is Executive Director of Muslims for Peace, Justice and Progressive.

Does Biden have what it takes to reverse the global wave of authoritarianism?

Power with wisdom is a blessing for mankind; power with arrogance and vices is a threat.

Prolonging the Rohingya crisis will work to China's disadvantage

The Rohingya crisis, if not resolved soon, may haunt the entire Southeast Asian region. And China is a critical player in all this.

Rohingya crisis and the China factor

In the ongoing Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh is in a position to play a critical role in the region. Bangladesh has gained worldwide recognition for its receptiveness to the now almost half a million refugees who have poured into the country.

The undoing of a World Heritage Site

Today, facing a governmental decision of enormous national and international consequences, we, on behalf of Women for Good Governance, appeal to the leaders, activists and people of Bangladesh as well as the world, to deter from the dangerous path we are about to embark on that could cause incalculable,

Fighting radicalism in the global village

In Tunisia, it is the on-going dialogue between the Islamists and secularists, and the consequent changes in both that have been influencing the whole nation - that was previously polarised and confrontational - to come together. A constructive engagement between opposite forces empowers the moderates and marginalises the extremes on all sides.

Islamists and secularists adjust to work together

It is encouraging to watch how Rachid Ghannouchi and Nahdha, the largest and most popular Islamic political party in Tunisia which is now widely expected to come to power again in the next election...

A way out of extremism

After the exhaustive de-Baathification process, disbandment of 300,000 Saddam's Sunni army, and imprisonment of many Sunni leaders, the occupying power, mainly the United States of America, flared up hatred and revenge among the Sunni group that governed Iraq since the Ottoman Empire.

December 15, 2021
December 15, 2021

Does Biden have what it takes to reverse the global wave of authoritarianism?

Power with wisdom is a blessing for mankind; power with arrogance and vices is a threat.

October 31, 2017
October 31, 2017

Prolonging the Rohingya crisis will work to China's disadvantage

The Rohingya crisis, if not resolved soon, may haunt the entire Southeast Asian region. And China is a critical player in all this.

September 29, 2017
September 29, 2017

Rohingya crisis and the China factor

In the ongoing Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh is in a position to play a critical role in the region. Bangladesh has gained worldwide recognition for its receptiveness to the now almost half a million refugees who have poured into the country.

October 5, 2016
October 5, 2016

The undoing of a World Heritage Site

Today, facing a governmental decision of enormous national and international consequences, we, on behalf of Women for Good Governance, appeal to the leaders, activists and people of Bangladesh as well as the world, to deter from the dangerous path we are about to embark on that could cause incalculable,

August 2, 2016
August 2, 2016

Fighting radicalism in the global village

In Tunisia, it is the on-going dialogue between the Islamists and secularists, and the consequent changes in both that have been influencing the whole nation - that was previously polarised and confrontational - to come together. A constructive engagement between opposite forces empowers the moderates and marginalises the extremes on all sides.

June 24, 2016
June 24, 2016

Islamists and secularists adjust to work together

It is encouraging to watch how Rachid Ghannouchi and Nahdha, the largest and most popular Islamic political party in Tunisia which is now widely expected to come to power again in the next election...

September 2, 2015
September 2, 2015

A way out of extremism

After the exhaustive de-Baathification process, disbandment of 300,000 Saddam's Sunni army, and imprisonment of many Sunni leaders, the occupying power, mainly the United States of America, flared up hatred and revenge among the Sunni group that governed Iraq since the Ottoman Empire.

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