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Human Rights, Political Theory
The Weaponization of India’s State Against Diversity
Nandini Sundar 3 August 2022

Citizens who are member of societal, ethnic or religious minorities are per se more vulnerable than the rest of a country’s population. That should be the case in India, too. Yet rather than being protected by the State, many of them are facing increasing hurdles, if not outright harassment through public measures. Prof. Nandini Sundar explains how.
Human Rights
The Uyghurs and China: A History of Repression
Giovanni Panzeri 4 June 2021

The Uyghurs’ struggle against repression by China has recently gained international media attention, but is centuries old. Here’s the whole story.
Sociology
Muslims in Italy after 9/11
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Amara Lakhous 12 September 2011
The show goes on. In Italy we continue to see “theocons” on TV, improvised experts, not Islamologues but Islam-demagogues, with no knowledge of languages spoken in the Islamic area and who have never attended courses on Islam. They do however publish books with great publishing houses and are invited on television as experts on Islamic subjects.
Political Theory
Morocco’s New Constitution
Mohammed Hashas 30 June 2011

Unlike the rest of the countries in the Middle East region, Morocco has been quick to pursue constitutional changes, which try to address the aspirations the Moroccans have been calling for. A small minority remains unsatisfied with these changes, a larger minority has shown contentment with some reservations, and the majority supports the changes. This tells me that the referendum scheduled for July 1st is heading toward majority support.