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Confronting problematic tenets of religious law: Judaism could follow Islam
Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and others have been comfortable for over two decades. Post-9/11, international attention focused on perceived Islam problems that supposedly breed violence.
What...
Religion inspired the nation-state, but politics made the difference
Think that the modern nation-state originated with the emergence of the 17th-century beginnings of the era of science and reason? Think again.
In a recently...
A battle for the soul of Islam plays out in a Bahrain courtroom
This week, there was more at stake in a Bahrain courtroom than the fate of three free speech advocates.
At stake was a fundamental question...
Factors to Consider When Choosing Funeral Chairs for Memorial Services
The loss of a loved one is devastating for the entire family. For churches providing funeral and memorial services, it’s important to ensure grieving...
“Code of silence” – linguistic approach to political discourse
This article attempts to describe taboos regarding race, gender, sexuality, and religion as a “code of silence” in political discourse.
Political discourse is an arena...
Rethinking The Issue of Witchcraft-related Violence
On 12 July 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted the historic resolution on the elimination of harmful practices related to accusations of...
Bahrain prosecutes religious reformers: traditionalists fight back
Gulf autocrats are trying to squash calls for reform of Islamic law with three Bahraini men on trial.
Redha Rajab, his son Mohamed Rajab, and...
Jinnah, Iqbal, and Pakistan’s Historical Opposition to Israel
There is a belief that Pakistan is solely opposed to Israel due to the latter’s post-independence atrocities against Palestine, which are attributed to the...
Orthodoxy and political thought in Contemporary Russia
The Impacts of Communism and Orthodoxy in Russia
Since the ancient eras of the early 20s, Russia has extensively undergone a series of related changes...
Post-Cold war threats
It can be argued that while classical inter-state wars tend to decrease in the post-Cold War era, there are many other serious threats to...