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Md. Sazzadul Hoque: A Call for Help for an Inhumane Persecution

October 17, 2018 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Md. Sazzadul Hoque, a Bangladeshi blogger, human rights defender, and online activist, is in trouble. He is a member of the Humane First Movement and the founder of penman.in. Here is his current status. For activist work and writing, Hoque has suffered on a number of levels, including receiving death threats. In 2017, he was […] Read more

Edward Said: The Out of Step Intellectual

October 17, 2018 | by Ralph Leonard | 0 Comments

Widely misunderstood, but avant-garde, Edward Said has left a legacy of work that continues to hold relevance to thinkers navigating today's muddy waters. Read more

Coercive Control: When It’s No Longer Just Sticks and Stones

October 15, 2018 | by Min Grob | 0 Comments

Abuse does not always leave its victim covered in bruises. The effects of coercive control and psychological manipulation are covert, but just as insidious. Read more

Is There a Case For a People’s Vote on Brexit?

October 12, 2018 | by Alexander Finer | 0 Comments

With the prospect of Britain leaving the European Union without any deal looming, is there a case for a second referendum on Brexit? Read more

Social Media is Humanity’s Suicide Note

October 10, 2018 | by David Fajardo | 0 Comments

With the onset of generalised Artifical Intelligence, how should society approach the potential dangers the technology poses? Read more

Asia Bibi’s Final Hearing is Tomorrow. Don’t Let Her Be Executed

October 7, 2018 | by Tara Abhasakun | 0 Comments

Tomorrow, Asia Bibi has one final chance to prove her innocence, or be sentenced to death. The world must scream in her defense. Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman accused of blasphemy in 2009, is scheduled for her final appeal against execution on Monday. Bibi was accused of insulting the Prophet Mohammad after a dispute […] Read more

Law, Religion and the Secularisation of Nigeria

October 4, 2018 | by Leo Igwe | 0 Comments

Secularism remains a taboo subject in Nigeria, with Christian and Muslim figures each dominating cultural and legal institutions in the country. The African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies recently organised a meeting to explore how law and religion related to human flourishing. Presenters shared insights on the intersections between the various faiths and laws […] Read more

The Balkanized States of America Pt2: ‘A Balkan Tale’

October 2, 2018 | by Alexander Von Sternberg | 0 Comments

The ongoing political and cultural division within the United States exhibits historical parallels with similar divisions in the Balkans a century ago. Read more

What is Happening to China’s Uighur Minority?

September 27, 2018 | by Aaron Gleason | 0 Comments

The alleged interment of more than a million Uighur Muslims by the Chinese government has received scant international attention. Why is this the case? Read more

The Balkanized States of America Pt1: ‘A Myth For The Ages’

September 26, 2018 | by Alexander Von Sternberg | 3 Comments

America’s cultural, political and social division is leading towards the balkanization of the nation – with potentially disastrous consequences. The Balkanized States of America What disturbs me most about using this kind of header is what it implies, especially for eagle-eyed critics on Google. The unfortunate truth is that this idea of a “Balkanized” United […] Read more