NewsU.S.WorldOppressive regimes are now targeting citizens living safely abroadMichael Becker3 weeks agoMay 17, 202343“Transnational repression” is the emerging term for an insidious and growing form of global religious, political and ethnic persecution that...
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AsiaCultureCulturesPoliticsWhy Looking for the ‘Eid ka Chaand’ Turned into a Controversy in KashmirMarie Corrie1 month agoApril 21, 2023429Srinagar -- A decades-old controversy over the sighting of Eid crescent refuses to die in Kashmir, with a top Islamic...
Internal SecurityNewsIsraeli security forces gear up for Ramadan as tensions remain high in Jerusalem, West BankMarie Corrie3 months agoMarch 21, 202384Israeli security forces are once again gearing up for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which coincides with the Jewish...
WorldReligiously unaffiliated people face harassment in growing number of countriesGeoffrey Wallace3 months agoMarch 18, 2023103Restrictions on religion don’t just affect those who are religious. People who are religiously unaffiliated also are harassed because of...
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CommentariesPublicationsNation State or State Nation? Tribalism in PerspectiveGeoffrey Wallace5 months agoFebruary 3, 202397Among the many challenges that nation-states face currently is the threat of a resurgent “tribalism.” Today, more ever than before,...
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