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Academia 5 months ago

Faith and corruption: Why morality starts in early childhood

One way to tackle the country's endemic corruption is investing in early childhood, when fairness and empathy are wired in the brain.

Academia 8 months ago

PREMIUM
Eastern Indonesia is not poor, we just misunderstand it

Indonesia's development strategies outlined by various administrations are predominantly top-down, influenced by paradigms from Java or Jakarta.

Archipelago 9 months ago

PREMIUM
Bali mulls legalizing cockfighting

Bali Legislative Council deputy speaker supports legalizing tajen (cockfighting) as a part of cultural heritage, saying this could help the provincial economy.

Academia 9 months ago

PREMIUM
Haj, heat and faith: No pilgrim should be left behind

The growing toll of haj pilgrims as temperatures rise has exposed another dimension in the issue of environmental injustice, where climate change is disproportionately affecting the vulnerable among the millions of Muslims who travel to Mecca each year to fulfill their religious obligation.

Editorial 9 months ago

Don’t neglect our pilgrims

The government cannot remain silent when citizens are facing hardships in their bid to fulfil their religious obligation.

Middle East and Africa 9 months ago

Million-plus pilgrims to begin haj under blazing sun

In temperatures that are expected to climb to more than 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), robed pilgrims will slowly circle the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site -- the black cubic structure at the centre of Mecca's Grand Mosque.

Academia 1 year ago

Why corruption thrives in a religious society

Children, if shown a different model, may grow up with inner clarity that resists corruption not out of fear, but from principle.

Middle East and Africa 1 year ago

Hundreds die of extreme heat on Muslim pilgrimage

At least 550 people have died on haj, diplomats told French outlet Agence France Presse (AFP) on Tuesday. Three hundred and twenty-three of the dead were Egyptians, most of whom perished due to heat-related illness, AFP reported, citing two Arab diplomats.

Academia 1 year ago

PREMIUM
The blessing and challenges of ‘mudik’: A reflection on Eid exodus

Mudik plays a crucial role in redistributing wealth from urban to rural areas, from major financial centers to smaller towns.

Middle East and Africa 2 years ago

Worshippers 'stone the devil' in final haj ritual

From dawn, hundreds of thousands of worshippers began pelting pebbles at three concrete monoliths representing Satan, the last major ritual of an event held in severe summer heat.

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