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Slated for operations in 2020, Indonesia’s new international Islamic university aims to become a ‘middle ground’ Islamic institution through leveraging Indonesia’s unique culture of moderate Islam.
If we acquiesce to the ban of the niqab, what makes the banning of other types of women’s clothing any different?
In the face of growing anti-Muslim sentiment, young Muslim Australians believe the power of contact and exchange can transform prejudice.
India’s Modi government has used populist rhetoric to scare the public and turn Kashmiri Muslims into symbols of terrorist violence. The news media in India seems to be following along.
Aladdin draws on hundreds of years of anti-Muslim sentiment in western culture.
For Muslims, Ashura marks the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammed’s grandson Hussain.
As Kashmir faces new challenges, our forms of allyship must also evolve. Perhaps we can learn some lessons from its kitchens.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he’s ushering in a ‘new India.’ But this new era is of ethnic majoritarianism and erases differences, dissent and the rights of minorities.
It is important to understand the issues of intolerance through statistics. But it is crucial to dig deeper to understand why a person becomes intolerant.
The proposed secular law (Bill 21) in the province of Québec appears to be directed primarily against Montreal and Québec City, and reflects a fear of strangers in Québec’s more homogeneous regions.
The Dutch holiday on May 4 that commemorates the country’s dead from World War II and after reveals how Dutch policy divides people along racial lines and ignores the Indonesian dead in that war.
Hijab-wearing culture in Indonesia has changed over time. The hijab is becoming much more popular, so why does it remain a source of controversy?
Another case involving an even more egregious violation of international law by China against Canada languishes largely forgotten.
Huseyin Celil, a Canadian citizen, has been in jail since 2006.
Kaduna State in Nigeria has been the scene of ethnic and religious violence for years and there seems to be no end in sight.
Circumcising newborn boys could increase their risk of cot death, here’s why.
The Québec government’s push to ban the hijab is ‘sexularism’ and also basic nationalism – one that pits an ‘us’ against ‘them,’ where the ‘them’ represent multiple threats to the nation.
A visual art exhibit challenges inaccurate stereotypes of young Muslim women and instead presents complex and strong portraits.
From Turkey to Saudi Arabia, Muslim women are battling for their rights - but religion is not at fault.
The US president’s comments about South Africa’s land reform stem from his view that whites are under attack from blacks.
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Professor of Social Geography, Newcastle University
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Professor of Communication Studies; Research Chair on Intersectionality, Violence and Resistance, Concordia University
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Florida International University
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Research Fellow, University of Antwerp (Belgium) and University of the Free State (South Africa), University of the Free State
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Professor of Philosophy of Education, Stellenbosch University
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Adjunct and Professor Emerita, Politics, University of Victoria
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Colonial History, University of Victoria
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Professor of Criminology, Birmingham City University
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Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Glasgow
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Director of Dutch and Flemish Studies, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of HIstory, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Adjunct professor in Education, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Sheffield, University of Sheffield