Both cults and violent extremist movements have similar push and pull factors at the individual level.
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Logistical challenges facing the 2023 elections remain huge given the number of political parties, the security environment and the number of contestants at various levels.
To many Iranians, a revolution has happened given the public’s embrace of women and their demands amid ongoing protests. The question is whether the solidarity holds up and the regime listens.
What is the appeal of cults? How do they work? And what is the damage they do? A new book, by the creator of the podcast Let’s Talk About Sects, answers these questions and more.
A church service marking Northern Ireland’s centenary has stirred up debate. But amid the past few years’ tensions, the island’s Christian leaders have coordinated closely.
The Taliban ‘expect a complete handover of power.’ Experts explain who the Taliban are, what life is like under their rule and how the US may bear responsibility for Afghanistan’s collapse.
Burqas and male chaperones for women were features of the Taliban’s extremist rule of Afghanistan in the 1990s. Those policies are now back in some districts controlled by these Islamic militants.
Two decades have passed since the US invasion of Afghanistan toppled the Taliban’s Islamic extremist regime. Despite efforts to update its image, the group still holds hard-line views.
Muslim women say the practice of wearing masks has given them more confidence to wear face coverings in public.
Attacks on houses of worship are increasing, as part of a trend of growing global violence. The aftermath of these attacks often includes interfaith dialogue and community support.
Islamic solidarity, customary law and their experience of conflict and foreign aid can explain the Acehnese greeting people in need with open arms.
A peace deal with the Taliban has been signed. But rebuilding Afghanistan after three decades of conflict will take much more than an accord, says a scholar of peacebuilding.
The International Court of Justice ordered Myanmar to protect its Rohingya minority and preserve any evidence relevant to the genocide charges against it. But compliance is not guaranteed.
Building a lasting peace in Afghanistan will take much more than an accord with the Taliban. In post-conflict nations, economic development and job creation are critical to national security.
Bin Laden’s extremist group had less than a hundred members in September 2001. Today it’s a transnational terror organization with 40,000 fighters across the Middle East, Africa and beyond.
Australian society is made up of people from different backgrounds and faiths. Teaching school children about religious diversity and traditions makes them more tolerant of religious minorities.
Kaduna State in Nigeria has been the scene of ethnic and religious violence for years and there seems to be no end in sight.
Many teachers believe that fundamentalists are not really religious, but have just misinterpreted their holy books.
The build-up of foreign armed forces does not bode well for the citizens of Niger.
Fed by colonialism, civil war and online hate speech, Buddhist extremism in Sri Lanka has been on the march for decades.
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Professor of Anthropology, Emerita, Concordia University
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Associate Professor of International Relations and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Agnes Scott College
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Faculty Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University
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Director, Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Associate Professor in Sociology, Deakin University
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Professor, School of Sociology, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Monash University
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Professor, Head of Moray House School of Education and Sport, The University of Edinburgh
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Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland
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PhD Candidate, Griffith University
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Lecturer in International Relations, University of California, Berkeley
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PhD Candidate and Member of Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Sociology and Social Research, Deakin University
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Professor of Political Institutions, Governance and Public Policy, University of Ibadan
