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Politics complicate blasphemy investigations in Indonesia and around the world

  • Written by: Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun, Lecturer, Department of Criminal Law, Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia

The Indonesian police recently named the Chinese-Indonesian and Christian governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaya Purnama, also known as Ahok, a suspect in a blasphemy case. This came after Muslim groups, which accuse Purnama of “insulting Islam”, staged an enormous street protest (and warned that they plan another).

President Joko Widodo...

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Mindfulness in cancer treatment: time to stop and think

  • Written by: Suzanne Chambers, Director Menzies Health Institute, Griffith University
imageMindfulness offered no benefit for reducing anxiety or distress in men with advanced prostate cancer. UCIrvine/flickr , CC BY-NC-ND

Breathe deeply and focus on the moment: mindfulness now appears everywhere as a technique to improve well-being, including in health care.

Mindfulness training is often suggested for cancer patients to reduce high...

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Marrakech climate talks produced defiance towards Trump, but little else

  • Written by: Luke Kemp, Lecturer in International Relations and Environmental Policy, Australian National University

In many ways, the Marrakech climate summit was entirely ordinary. As is usually the case, the first week was spent drowning in technical detail while most of the second was dedicated to photo opportunities and political speeches. And as always the negotiations ran over time, finishing early on Saturday morning.

But while this latest...

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Australians more alarmed about state of politics than impact of migration and minorities, survey finds

  • Written by: Andrew Markus, Pratt Foundation Research Chair of Jewish Civilisation, Monash University
imageThere is consistent high-level agreement with the proposition that 'multiculturalism has been good for Australia' across Scanlon Foundation surveys.AAP/Paul Miller

There is no shortage of expert commentary on current shifts in public opinion, understood as a revolt against political elites.

Within Europe and the United States interpretations are...

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