Calling Ukrainian refugees more ‘civilized’ than Syrians requires willful amnesia Oumar Ba, Lina Benabdallah, and Elif Kalaycioglu - March 21, 2022 The history of the West suggests something else entirely
What’s behind India’s dramatic pandemic surge? Here’s one factor: Too little competition in Parliament. Nisha Bellinger - June 1, 2021 In India’s states, more parties in the legislature are associated with better health outcomes
The U.S. formally recognized the Armenian genocide. Why now, a century later? Ryan Gingeras - April 24, 2021 This move signals a shift in the U.S. relationship with Turkey
Netflix has India’s ruling party outraged about a ‘love jihad’ plot. What is love jihad? Laura Dudley Jenkins - December 30, 2020 This conspiracy theory functions much as did the ‘anti-Sharia’ laws passed in U.S. states, demonizing and legitimizing antagonism toward Muslims
The pandemic compromised Jordan’s parliamentary elections Kristen Kao and E.J. Karmel - November 19, 2020 This was one of the least democratic elections in the country’s recent history.
In India, Hindus, Muslims and police are fighting in the streets. Here’s what’s behind the violence. Suparna Chaudhry - February 25, 2020 They’re battling over the new citizenship law.
In India, thousands are protesting the new citizenship law. Here are 4 things to know. Shivaji Mukherjee, Aditi Malik, and Ajay Verghese - December 30, 2019 Some object to its Muslim exclusions, while others object to the broad welcome for other groups.
India’s new law may leave millions of Muslims without citizenship Suparna Chaudhry - December 12, 2019 Modi’s government is trying to create a Hindu nation.
Here are the three new books you need to understand Nigeria Alexander Thurston - August 24, 2019 It’s the 11th installment of this year’s African Politics Summer Reading Spectacular! One’s an introduction, one explores Boko Haram and the third looks at the future of Nigeria’s democracy.
This book documents bias against African Muslims in France Kim Yi Dionne and Claire Adida - June 9, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59248" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Malian Lassana Bathily, a Muslim employee,