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The polls have closed in Indonesia’s presidential election. Who’s in the running?
Today, almost 205 million Indonesians cast a vote for their new president. The three candidates are not new…
How Ambedkar Bridged the Gap Between Religious Identity and Western Modernity Through Buddhism
Dusshera is an important festival for the Buddhists in India for a distinct reason. On October 14, 1956,…
Buddhism in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is the oldest continually Buddhist country, Theravada Buddhism being the major religion in the island since…
Evolution of Islam in Kazakhstan: How Modern Kazakh Muslims Balance Their Religious Identity, the Soviet Legacy and National Traditions
For more than 1,000 years, Islam has influenced the history and culture of Kazakhstan far more than one…