Afghan Peace Process The long read: What next for the US–Taliban ‘peace deal’? April 8, 2020 0 Image credit: Afghanistan by i postcross/Flickr; Licence: CC BY 2.0. Written by Raghav Sharma. My darling, you are just like America! You are guilty, I…
China Beyond bilingual education in Tibet March 11, 2020 0 Image credit: Looking-north-along-the-Rebgong-valley-on-the-northeast-Tibetan-Plateau-where-the-Manegacha-language-is-spoken/Gerald Roche. Written by Gerald Roche. On March 5th, 2020, Human Rights Watch released a report titled “China’s ‘Bilingual Education’ Policy in Tibet:…
Asia How not to study Indian literature: Against chauvinism February 20, 2020 1 Image Credit: Orissa by Dietmut Teijgeman-Hansen/ Flickr; licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Written by Satya P. Mohanty. Let me be blunt: there is an urgent need…
Asia Claims of legality: The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 December 23, 2019 2 Image Credit: Rita Willaert/Assam /Flickr; Licence: CC BY NC 2.0. Written by Prasenjit Biswas. The full-scale, all-out ‘war of positions’ between Hindu right-wing politicians, left-wing…
Ethnic Minorities Peninsular Malaysia Orang Asli land rights: A new deal for new Malaysia? December 20, 2019 0 Image credit: '"Portrait of Orang Asli Children" by NTLam/flickr; License: CC BY 2.0 Written by Yogeswaran Subramaniam. As many Malaysians question whether the unprecedented change in federal…
Asia The long read: Host communities and refugees in Southeast Asia: A workshop report December 19, 2019 0 Image Credit: Hue 1972 by manhai/ Flickr ; Licence: 2.0 Generic (CC By 2.0) Written by Itty Abraham. In May 2019 a workshop was convened at…
Ethnic Minorities Indigenous Peoples in Thailand: A contradictory interpretation November 29, 2019 1 Picture credit: ‘Thai-Karen-Tribe-Woman’ by Khun Hans Outdoor Photography/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Written by Ian G. Baird. Indigeneity in Thailand is a complex and confusing topic for…
Demography Indigeneity and religion in the Mentawai Islands November 28, 2019 0 Image credit: Christian Hammons. Written by Christian Hammons. Aman Boroiogok is literally the poster boy for the indigenous people of the Mentawai Islands in West…
Cambodia The need for better protection and enhancement of the rights of the Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia November 27, 2019 0 Image Credit: ‘The Flooded Forest’ by besar bears/flickr; Licence: CC BY-ND 2.0. Written by Chanrith Ngin. There are 24 indigenous groups in Cambodia, which account for over…
Asia Rethinking the food system to address hunger, health and social equality: Notes from the northeast of India November 26, 2019 0 Image Credit: Dozens of tea pickers among tea bushes, Roger Burks/ Flickr ; Licence: CC BY NC ND 2.0 Written by Sujata Dutta Hazarika I…