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Published in: openIndiaIndia’s Supreme Court rules that Hindu temple may rise from mosque’s rubble
The court says that a Hindu mob broke the law when it demolished a 500-year-old mosque – but Hindus can now build a...
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Published in: Global ExtremesIn defense of secularism
Polarization based on a politics of religious identity seems to be the most dangerous for democracies.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Lessons we can learn from the fall of the Berlin Wall have never been more topical
Did we learn from this that it is necessary to support and encourage citizens who fight for democracy and human...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe Ticuna women of the Colombian Amazon: sun, moon and mother earth
“This majestic jungle is not ours; This belongs to Colombia, and we are servants of the world,” says Delfino...
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Published in: 50.50US isolated at ‘failed’ anti-abortion summit in Nairobi
Conservative protests against global development conference in Kenya fail to draw crowds, or derail commitments.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThe anti-Labour plot to polarise Hindus over Kashmir
A campaign for the hearts and minds of British Hindus is pushing them to the Tories – and it’s dividing British...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The Tories are exploiting Jewish fears over antisemitism
“To get away with dog-whistle antisemitism and at the same time in the chase for votes shamelessly exploit Jewish...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFrom Iraq to Lebanon and back: the people want the fall of the regime
Protestors are clear: they do not want reforms, they want a revolution.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKConcerns over ‘foreign interference’ as India-linked Hindu nationalist group targets Labour candidates
Campaigners linked to Indian prime minister Modi’s BJP say they’re targeting 48 Labour-Tory marginals, also...
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Published in: Global ExtremesWhy words matter: mainstreaming anti-Muslim discourse
It is no surprise that right wing extremists use similar language, it is however alarming that this language is...
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Published in: Global ExtremesNot all ‘extremisms’ are created equal: lessons from the Christchurch attack
Extreme far-right views have seeped into parts of the media and politics, normalised in parts of life that other...
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Published in: Global ExtremesThe answer to extremist violence is strong resilient communities
We do not need to keep minorities under surveillance or to create a climate of mistrust and prejudice.
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Published in: Global ExtremesTerrorism not in my name
How should one respond to terrorism carried out in one’s name?
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Published in: Global ExtremesHow to build resilience to violent extremism
Given the terrible injustices endured by so many, why aren’t more turning to terrorism?
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Published in: Global ExtremesTo face the rise of extremism we need words as much as actions
Religious and political responses to the Christchurch attack can tell us a great deal.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Regimes of evil: colonization continues
It is not even a secret. Turkish state authorities are doing this very openly, in front of the rest of the world....
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Published in: Countering the Radical Right(C)overt Islamophobia: the aftermath of the Sri Lanka Easter attacks
Sri Lanka’s Muslim community is suffering from continuous Islamophobia on two fronts.
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightHateful extremism and the radical right: we need new definitions
A new approach to countering the extremism of the radical right is desperately needed.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAn eyewitness account of Arab-Afghans and the inception of the Jihadi movement
How did the first generation of Arab jihadists lead the way to today’s Islamists? A book review.
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightBehind Norway’s terrorist attack that was luckily thwarted
Has the Norwegian police learned anything from its failure in the 2011 Breivik attacks?