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Syed Hammaad Mehraj brings a critical lens to international relations, looking at how colonialism affects minds and bodies. In this article, he outlines the arguments against both the secular and Christian foundations of the Enlightenment, and what this says about modern attitudes to violence. In his thought-provoking book, The Intimate Enemy, the political psychologist Ashis … Continued

Revd Dr Martin Luther King Jr. was a minister and activist. Why do we often detach Martin Luther King Jr’s activist work from his theological roots? In this article, Jon Kuhrt looks at the contemporary tendency to secularise elements of history. Martin Luther King remains a hero to a wide range of people. But alongside the … Continued

Next week we’ll see presidential and parliamentary elections in the world’s largest Muslim nation. In this article, Chris Chaplin and Syarifuddin Jurdi analyse the evolving role of Islamic identities and religious rhetoric in political and community campaigns in Indonesia. This month, Indonesians will head to the polls for the fifth consecutive presidential and sixth consecutive … Continued

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently consecrated a Hindu shrine in Ayodhya at a site with a contested religious history. Amit Singh takes a look at the secular foundations of India and how this clashes with Modi’s Hindutva. Religion can be easily manipulated by political leaders and religious extremist organisations to demonise and alienate religious … Continued

After years of discussions, the UK government has now designated Hizb ut-Tahrir, an Islamic activist group, as a proscribed terrorist organisation. It’s a controversial decision which has led to renewed critiques of the UK’s counterterrorism approach. Today we have an analysis by Dr Richard McNeil-Willson, whose research focuses on counter-extremism and Hizb ut-Tahrir in Britain. … Continued

As part of our series on covenantal pluralism, Chris PreJean looks at the situation in Morocco today. In this piece, Chris asks, how does a Muslim-majority state identifying as a constitutional monarchy integrate Christian religious minorities into its policies of pluralism, when its constitution only recognises Islam and Judaism? Morocco might seem to be an … Continued

With complex religious imaginations playing an ever increasing role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, peacebuilding requires a consideration of the spiritual realm as well as the political. Here, Kristian Noll argues for more deliberate personal engagement with diverse religious narratives whether or not one agrees with them. The deeply concerning rise of antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents since … Continued

In the world of Islamophobia hate crime research, Shiaphobia remains unaddressed, particularly in the digital realm. In this article Michael Dhanoya shares some insights into manifestations of Shiaphobia on gaming platforms. Islamophobic hate crime research is outdated. Previous studies highlight that such hate manifests in both the physical and cyber realms. Regarding the former, hate … Continued

Science and religion have often been seen as conflicting. What about the social sciences? Is there space for social scientists to be religious? Monika reflects on discussions in Sociology at Boston University. We often encounter the heated realm of science and religion, in our day-to-day life usually called physical science. Elders often say that science … Continued

Liberals talk about statehood, the Right talks about terrorism, and the Left talks about colonisation. Who will talk about religion? Asks Professor James Walters. In May 2022 I stood in the Al-Aqsa Mosque surveying the damage this one-thousand-year-old building had sustained following the violence that erupted through the Old City of Jerusalem a few weeks … Continued