Murder of Sikh Separatist Leader in Canada Sparks International Crisis
The murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen and a prominent Sikh separatist leader in the western province of British Columbia who was shot dead on June 18, 2023 by two masked gunmen outside...
View ArticleSecularism in Comparative Perspective
This book confronts the key questions surrounding comparative secularism in historical perspective. The contributions critically consider the normative ideas and alternative political arrangements that...
View ArticleIslam and the Challenge of Pluralism in a Globalized World
Monday, November 20th, 2023 at 17:30 | Gazi Huzrev-beg Library, Sarajevo ⇒ Register here to attend the event ⇐ The round table will present the research of the working group on Islam and Pluralism,...
View ArticleEntrenching Extremism: The Taliban’s Radicalization Agenda in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is the only country in the world where women and girls are completely banned from education and from working in most sectors, including NGOs. While the restrictions on women and girls have...
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Once Upon a Time There was a Functioning, Indian Democracy
On January 26, 2024, India celebrated its Republic Day – the day India adopted its current Constitution – with great fanfare, with French President Emmanuel Macron as the guest of honor. “Liberty,...
View ArticleThe Hazara’s Resilience against Taliban Persecution
According to a 2022 Gallup survey, Afghanistan is the only country in the world where the vast majority of the population, a staggering 92 percent of men and 96 percent of women, say they face...
View ArticleMoscow Patriarchate Returns to Era of Excommunications
Some may remember that when Vladimir Putin initiated his “special military operation” against Ukraine, one of his earliest supporters was Patriarch Kirill I of the Russian Orthodox Church. What was his...
View ArticleHaifa: A Joint Appeal Against Violence
The following appeal has been signed by the leaders of the main religious communities in Haifa, Israel, and released by the Haifa Laboratory for Religious Studies after six intensive meetings that were...
View ArticleHow the Mughals are Being Erased from Indian Textbooks
The 1992 destruction of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, upon which Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Ram temple was built, is seen by Hindu nationalists as a “historical retaliation” against India’s...
View ArticleCan We Prevent an Iranian Caliphate? A Vatican City-Style Arrangement for...
Hamas styled its Oct. 7 massacre as retaliation. Its name, Operation Al Aqsa Flood, refers to the Israel Defense Forces’ April 2023 intrusion into the Al Aqsa mosque compound to tame riots and remove...
View ArticleShari’a, Fiqh and Islamic Jurisprudence. Is there Space for a Reform?
“Major elements of Islamic Shari’a are human dignity, justice, fairness and freedom: there is no force, no compulsion in the case of faith and religion.” An excerpt from the first part of ResetDOC’s...
View ArticleBook Discussion: The Dialogue between the Abrahamic Religions in Global Politics
Tuesday, April 16th, 2024 | 8:30am-10:30am EST / 2.30pm-4:30pm CET Click here to participate in the webinar. Michael Daniel Driessen, joined by Giancarlo Bosetti, Sihem Djebbi, Claudio Fontana...
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Israel and the Puritans: A Dangerous Historical Romance (p. I)
When English settlers came to the “new Zion,” they behaved much like Israeli Zionists today. What’s the lesson? This is the first part of an article originally published on Salon, on March 31st 2024....
View ArticleThe Sad Arc of Indian Democracy
In the largest election year in history, with over 2 billion voters already gone or set to go to the polls in 50 countries, nearly 970 million Indians are expected to cast their ballots in what will be...
View ArticleGlobal Catholicism and Religious Pluralism
⇒ In person: Register here to attend the event ⇐ ⇒ Online: Register here to follow the event on Zoom ⇐ The round table will present the preliminary research of the working group on Catholicism and...
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The Dalai Lama’s Visits to Taiwan Intertwined with Cross-Strait Relations
Since the Dalai Lama’s last visit to Taiwan in 2009, pressure from China has not dampened the Taiwanese public’s ongoing calls for his return. What are the motives behind the Taiwanese invitations and...
View ArticleHezbollah’s Gaza War Stance Deepens Divides in Lebanon
Twenty-four hours after Israel’s declaration of war following October 7, 2023 – which has resulted in over 35,000 Palestinian deaths, with 52 percent being children, women, and the elderly, according...
View ArticleReligious Pluralism: Theologies and Practices
⇒ In person: Register here to attend the event ⇐ ⇒ Online: Register here to follow the event on Zoom ⇐ Piazza San Giorgio, 2, Milan at 17:30 On the occasion of the final meeting of the Islam Working...
View ArticleQaraqosh: The Fragile Rebirth of Iraq’s Christian City
Brother Wissam drives his pickup truck to the convent where he lives alongside other Franciscan friars. He’s on his way back from Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, where he picked up his nephew...
View ArticleBJP’s Majoritarian Push in Uttar Pradesh
India’s ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has repeatedly been accused by the opposition and civil society of pursuing divisive politics and promoting a sectarian agenda aimed at dismantling the...
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