Dig Deeper: Secularization Andrew Xu Aug 9, 2023 Host Andrew Xu sits down with Jessica Grose, an opinion writer for The New York Times. They discuss modern…
Laïcité in France: From Freedom of the Church to the Protection of a… Manon Robin Apr 21, 2023 France needs to come back to the original conception of laïcité - coined in the 1905 law - that was meant to create…
Hands Off Her Hijab Avni Aghi Mar 14, 2022 Regardless of the rationale behind secular policies, laws dictating what women can or cannot wear take away their…
Protecting Pancasila: Indonesia’s Fight Against Religious Extremism Dana Malapit Dec 20, 2020 To a degree, Indonesia’s fight to uphold Pancasila parallels Macron’s quest to defend the secular values so dear to…
Non-Secular: Church and State Relationship in Latin America Gretel Kahn Dec 17, 2018 The current political stance of the Church is not passive any longer. Its far-reaching influence in Latin American…
Pseudo-Secularism in Myanmar Allegra Mendelson Jan 9, 2018 The crossroads of religion and politics, despite its universal prevalence, continues to be overlooked and even…
Finding a Middle Way: Reconciling Religion with Politics under Erdogan Raphaelle Tseng Oct 19, 2017 As of September 2017, Turkish school curriculums will no longer teach Darwin’s widely accepted Theory of Evolution.…
Hostage to Theocracy Martin Dimitrov Nov 4, 2016 Zineb El Rhazoui is a Muslim Moroccan-born French journalist and sociologist of religion. As a columnist for…
Turkey’s Military: On the Outs Anonymous Oct 20, 2016 Outside of Ankara, construction crews work to build new military headquarters far removed from their old location…
Rising Intolerance in India: Protecting Secularism, Pluralism and Democracy Arnavi Mehta Nov 18, 2015 For a country lauded for its tolerance over a wide variety of religious beliefs and practices, India is seeing…