Tag: Religion
35 Articles
- Forum: LGBTQ+ Issues in International Relations
- Human Rights & Development
Same-Sex Narratives and LGBTI Activism in the Muslim World
Same-Sex Narratives and the Sharia In the Arab-Muslim world, homosexuality is typically perceived as forbidden, or haram. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex ) …
May 18, 2020
- Society & Culture
Pope Francis: Extending his “Culture of Encounter” into the Arab and Muslim Worlds
Links to History Pope Francis’ visit is not an unprecedented aspect of papal diplomacy. Historical parallels reinforce why Jorge Mario Bergoglio chose to be named after Francis…
January 22, 2020
- Forum: LGBTQ+ Issues in International Relations
- Society & Culture
Same-Sex Marriage and the Liberal Transformation of Ireland
Social Change The Constitution of Ireland, adopted in 1937, was heavily influenced by Catholic social teaching and aligned with the values of the majority of citizens at the. …
January 15, 2020
- Human Rights & Development
Uncertainty in the Uighur Diaspora: A Brother’s and Sister’s Tale
Gulmira’s brother Mehmet also endured an unexpected and harrowing experience with the Chinese authorities. When Mehmet, who was studying to earn his PhD in the United States,…
July 12, 2019
- Forum: LGBTQ+ Issues in International Relations
- Human Rights & Development
“The Deceased Can’t Speak for Herself:” Violence Against LGBT People in Malaysia
Just three weeks earlier, also in Klang, another trans sex worker was beaten to death. While police have opened investigations into both cases, they hastily determined that the…
June 25, 2019
- Human Rights & Development
Pakistani Women’s Rights
Signs protestors made decried all forms of discrimination, from severe physical violence endured by rape survivors and honor killings to the unequal division of labor inside the…
June 18, 2019
- Global Governance
Part II: The United States and The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood: Understanding a Chaotic History
The Rise of Jihadism It was not until the Soviet war in Afghanistan, as the Cold War withered away and jihadi combatant movements were organizing in Egypt and Syria (among other…
May 12, 2019
- Global Governance
Part I: The United States and The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood: Understanding a Chaotic History
For many years, the relationship between the United States and the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan) has been under fire, plagued by myth and delusion. The United States and…
May 9, 2019
- Society & Culture
Preventing Violence in Ukraine Following Church Independence
The Ukrainian church’s independence – proclaimed by Orthodoxy’s leading prelate, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I – followed another escalation in Russia’s Ukrainian…
February 7, 2019
- Dialogues
U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East with Elliott Abrams
GJIA: You have experience serving in many different administrations over the years. What changes have you seen in U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East? EA: The general high…
November 20, 2017