Bangladesh and the Netherlands are two countries that both face ongoing threats due to rising sea levels triggered by global warming. How do their situations differ?
Muslims in Pakistan tend to be more devout than Muslims in India. Muslims in India agreed by plebiscite to become part of a secular country. The majority of people in India are Muslim. The same is not...
Nomads are well adapted to farming and other agricultural activities. Nomads do not settle in areas for long periods of time and are hard to keep track of. Nomads are difficult to remove from their...
It might encourage many foreigners to build vacation homes in the country. It might discourage the government from providing disaster-relief services to its citizens. It might create massive amounts...
India is likely to welcome all of the environmental refugees from Bangladesh into its country. India is likely to send environmental refugees from Bangladesh into Kashmir. India is likely to resist...
because it wanted to set itself apart from Pakistan's Muslim government because it had a diverse population consisting of many different religious and ethnic groups because it was required to do so by...
He required that imams read from a book he wrote, in addition to the Quran. In this book, the self-proclaimed "Father of all Turkmen" claimed divine inspiration and called himself a...
a vote in Puerto Rico to determine the area's status as a U.S. state, U.S. commonwealth, or independent country a vote in Mexico to see if the government should start negotiating with Belize over a...
Religious suppression in this former Soviet republic could spread to Bangladesh as well. Bangladesh has the second largest mangrove forest in the world. Rising sea levels can take over other parts of...
The government embraces the new imam and promotes his learning center. The government punishes the imam and closes his learning center. The government bans Islam from that particular Central Asian...
No, because fighting between border police in the region will undoubtedly see the levees destroyed by explosions or gunfire. Yes, because reparations will be paid to villagers who begin constructing...
-the russian czars encouraged Islams growth in the steppes, while the Soviets generally discouraged the growth of Islam. -The Russian czars discouraged the growth of Islam in cities and towns, while...
