Democracy
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Lynchings of Muslims rob India of secularism
When India’s ultra-nationalist prime minister Narendra Modi visited Washington last week, he represented a country fast severing its links to secularism and pluralism that once made it an exemplary democracy. A series of reports and articles...July 2, 2017 1183 0 -
Why is cultural diversity under attack in so many countries?
By DIAC images (Harmony Day celebration of diversity in Australia) via Wikimedia Commons These are chaotic times with democratic norms and diversity becoming big victims in the face of political stereotyping, xenophobic policies, exclusionary otherness, nationalism,...May 21, 2017 1410 0 -
‘Fragility of States, civil societies, key factor behind ongoing conflicts’
The Tishreen camp for displaced persons in Aleppo, Syria, Photo UNICEF/Razan Rashid Fragility is a key factor in “practically all” of the protracted conflicts going on in the world today, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the...April 22, 2017 1224 0 -
Rights groups ask Trump to “forcefully, consistently” denounce hate-mongering
Photo by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons Reminding President-elect Donald Trump of his pledge to be leader for all Americans, over 100 civil rights and faith organizations have urged him to “forcefully, unequivocally and consistently” condemn...November 20, 2016 990 0
