Turkey, the Rohingya crisis and Erdoğan’s ambitions to be a global Muslim leader
Turkey’s humanitarian response to Rohingya's crisis highlights President Erdoğan ambition to appear as a world champion for Muslim rights.
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Why Muslims celebrate Eid twice a year: 6 questions answered
Muslims throughout the world will celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice) beginning this Thursday evening. Here's an introduction to this important feast and its partner, Eid al-Fitr.
Turkey’s Twitter crackdown ratchets up, as state says, “Click now to report a user to the police!”
In Turkey, Twitter has become a dangerous platform, with some seven people detained daily for posting anti-government messages.
Global series: World in Exile
The mass movement of people across the world is nothing new, but migration today is so global and so unrelenting that it may well be the great humanitarian issue of our time.
Is it ever a good idea to arm violent nonstate actors?
The US is doing so with increasing frequency around the world – most recently with Kurdish fighters in Syria. A scholar explains what can go wrong, and why this approach is likely to continue.
Iran’s ethnic harmony suggests terrorism won’t thrive there
Unlike its neighbours, Iran's different ethnic groups live in relative peace and harmony. Given terrorism is often spurred by ethnic conflict, will Iranians be spared further terrorist attacks?
Has the EU really solved its refugee crisis?
Less than two years after Europe's migrant crisis began, EU officials have said that the situation is under control. It's not
So much for Dutch tolerance: life as an LGBT asylum seeker in the Netherlands
Experiences of LGBT asylum seekers in Netherlands flies in the face of the much-vaunted Dutch reputation for tolerance.
How conspiracy theories feed political fragmentation
They're not just about aliens and moon landings.
Turkey bans teaching of evolution – but science is more than a belief system
Outlawing evolution in schools is based on creationist misconceptions – here's how to counter them
How the spectre of Yugoslavia looms over EU’s handling of the refugee crisis
Everyone has forgotten there were almost as many asylum seekers in Europe in the early 1990s as today.
Kurdistan’s referendum won’t lead to independence – so why hold it?
Iraqi Kurds will vote Yes to independence in September – and it could lead to trouble.
Modi and Erdoğan: strong leaders putting their democracies in peril
The leaders of Turkey and India have plenty in common.
NATO looks healthier than expected – but trouble is brewing
While Donald Trump's disdain for the alliance has apparently abated, the future is still disturbing.
Erdoğan ‘won’ his referendum, but what does that mean for Turkey’s foreign policy?
Other regions may be helpful to Erdoğan for a short time, but they cannot substitute the economic and political contributions Turkey requires of Europe.
Why the African Union must press ahead with a business and human rights policy
The move by the African Union to develop a policy to regulate the impact of firms on human rights puts it ahead of other regions as it seeks to guide companies conducting activities on the continent.
Emmanuel Macron has a difficult task ahead say international experts
The Conversation Global asked scholars from around the world what they thought of Emmanuel Macron's victory, and what means for their country.
Kurds brace for an uncertain future in post-referendum Turkey
With President Erdoğan increasingly empowered, the 'Kurdish question' is at the forefront once again.
France shuns mainstream political parties: world experts react
France must now choose between two candidates with strongly opposing visions. The outcome of the May 7 run-off could radically alter France, as well as its position in Europe and in the world.
Denial of the Armenian Genocide should concern us all
Wherever past atrocities are denied, truth must be spoken to power.
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Chair in Peace-Building, Co-Director of Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University
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