Tag Archives: Blogs and Blogging (Internet)

For Indonesian Atheists, a Community of Support Amid Constant Fear

JAKARTA — Karina is an atheist, but her friends jokingly call her “the prophet.” That is because she is helping nurture a community for unbelievers in predominantly Muslim Indonesia, where ... Read more

World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Opposition Activist Faces More Legal Trouble

Russian authorities on Thursday announced yet another criminal case against the political opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny, accusing him and his brother, Oleg, of defrauding business associates of at least ... Read more

World Briefing | Asia: Bangladesh Police Arrest Acting Editor of Pro-Opposition Paper

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh — The police in Bangladesh arrested the acting editor of a pro-opposition newspaper on Thursday amid strikes by opposition forces that have frozen travel in much of the country and ... Read more

Rally Demands Anti-Blasphemy Laws in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Hundreds of thousands of members of a hard-line Muslim group rallied here in Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday to demand that the authorities enact anti-blasphemy laws to punish ... Read more

Fathers Seek Advertising That Does Not Ridicule

THE hapless, bumbling father is a stock character in product marketing. He makes breakfast for dinner and is incapable of handling, or sometimes even noticing, a soggy diaper. He tries desperately to hide the ... Read more