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Population Trends

Iran’s census claims 99.5% of its population is Muslim. Our survey reveals the truth

There has been a dramatic secularisation in Iranian society. Only 40% of citizens identify as Muslim, and only 32% explicitly identify as Shia, shows a survey.

Pooyan Tamimi Arab, The Conversation
&
Ammar Maleki, The Conversation
· Sep 17, 2020 · 11:30 pm
As India turns 74, it must realise coercive two-child norm isn’t best way to stabilise population

If a women’s needs for family planning and sexual and reproductive healthcare are met, this will happen naturally.

Poonam Muttreja
· Aug 14, 2020 · 07:30 am
India’s best population strategy? Ensure women have the right to limit their families

When women lack control over their own fertility decisions, they become collateral damage in the event of a coercive population policy.

Poonam Muttreja
· Sep 16, 2019 · 06:30 am

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