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There’s a lot at stake in the May 14 presidential election. Will Turkey continue to be ruled by a populist Islamist government or return to a path of secular democratization?
Narratives that pit secular protesters against a religious regime do not necessarily explain the protests in Iran or what they are calling for.
Perhaps the combination of religious rhetoric and secular laws is a winning electoral strategy.
Secularization has fascinated sociologists for 200 years – but that doesn’t mean they always agree on what it is, or how much it’s happening.
The unexpected rise of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) occured due to a confluence of factors.
Research shows that religious people who actively participate in religious gatherings tend to have a more positive experience of Christmas, with expectations largely fulfilled.
Hijab controversy in Nigeria’s public schools has further exposed how religion has polarised Africa’s most populous nation.
Peddlers of dangerous ideas regarding the constitution should be reminded of what was done in the name of a legislative majority under apartheid.
Tackling Islamophobia as a form of racism even when Muslims aren’t visible is key.
Regularly topping lists for ‘greatest song of all time,’ the former Beatle’s classic 1971 song is taken by many as an atheistic anthem.
Banning the kirpan because it resembles a knife heads Australia down a path of religion free schools.
Strasbourg officials are within their right to allow public funds to be used to build what may be the largest mosque in Europe. But that hasn’t stopped the backlash
Conservative justices are redefining religious freedom to mean the protection of individuals or groups to practice their faith as they see fit, argues a constitutional law expert.
Nonreligious voters overwhelmingly backed Biden in the November presidential race. They also may have been key in several down-ballot state measures, says a scholar of US secularism.
If successful, Barrett would become the seventh current Supreme Court justice to be raised a Catholic, but more importantly the sixth conservative Christian.
Despite growing numbers of non-religious Americans, self-declared atheists are few and far between in the halls of power – putting the US at odds with other global democracies.
The history of education in the West is closely associated with Christian religious spaces – from the first cathedral schools to the use of churches to teach children in WWII.
With the number of declared ‘non-believers’ growing worldwide, researchers sought to discover what beliefs the irreligious turn to when times are tough.
Ontario and New Brunswick francophones have spoken out against Québec abolishing English school boards, fearing this could set a negative precedent for French language education rights across Canada.
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Professor of Sociology and Secular Studies, Pitzer College
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Western Australia
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Research Fellow, University of Antwerp (Belgium) and University of the Free State (South Africa), University of the Free State
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Lecturer, Education and Sociology, Southern Cross University
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Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Monash University
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Assistant Professor in Law, Coventry Law School, Coventry University
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Research Fellow, University of Exeter, University of Exeter
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Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, Western Sydney University
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Professor of International and Comparative Politics, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Humanitarian and Development Research Initiative, Western Sydney University
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PhD Candidate at the Institute for Social Justice, Australian Catholic University
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Professor in French and European Politics, UCL
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Lecturer in Jewish Studies and Contemporary Biblical Cultures, University of Exeter
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Professor of Law, University of Sussex
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Personal Chair, Literary Studies, Deakin University
