India Sufi-Shia convergence in favour of Hindutva in Gujarat July 25, 2018 1 Sharik Laliwala It is a well-established fact that Muslims do not vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in large numbers. This is especially true…
Burma/Myanmar Preaching hate and violence: The (militant) Buddhist perspective June 5, 2018 0 Written by Peter Lehr. When discussing religion and violence in Southeast Asia, the first concept that usually comes to mind is that of jihad or…
China What are the reasons behind rising ethnic violence in Xinjiang? April 27, 2018 0 Written by Reza Hasmath. In the past few years there has been an increase in inter-ethnic violence in Xinjiang. In mid-September 2015, a knife-wielding attack…
conflict The ‘I’ and ‘Other’ in Independent Sri Lanka January 22, 2018 1 Written by Samal Vimukthi Hemachandra. February 4th, 2018 is a significant landmark in Sri Lankan post-colonial history. It is the 70th anniversary Sri Lanka’s independence…
Asia Belonging through documents: Kashmiri Muslims of Lhasa July 6, 2017 0 Written by Anisa Bhutia. In the wake of the political resurgence in the Kashmir Valley, this article discusses a community settled in Srinagar, whose identity…
Religion China’s Religious Charm Offensive: the Case of Malaysia May 18, 2017 1 Written by Ngeow Chow Bing. Ever since Chinese officials and academia embraced the concept of “soft power” in the early 2000s, there has been a…
Food Security The Beef Ban in India April 27, 2017 0 Written by Richardson Wilson Food is at the epicentre of human life. It is not only essential for survival but the need to have access…
conflict A Survey of Violence Against Religious Minorities in India April 25, 2017 1 Written by Ram Puniyani. For centuries, India has been a diverse, plural society inhabited by followers of many faiths and languages and a plethora of cultures. Its…
Hindu Nationalism Anti-Muslim Extremism and Violence in Sri Lanka April 24, 2017 2 Written by Neil DeVotta. Sri Lanka’s vicious civil war ended in May 2009, amidst war crimes allegations, when government forces routed the separatist Liberation Tigers…
Burma/Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi has no excuse for staying silent on the Rohingya crisis March 31, 2017 0 Written by Tom Smith. Aung San Suu Kyi, the famed and much fawned-over former opposition leader of Myanmar, cannot be immune to criticism. Undoubtedly a force…
