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Madrasa Discourses in the Shade of the Himalayas

Series: Kathmandu 2017

Mahan Mirza
August 10, 2017August 10, 2017

Even in the narrow winding streets of Nepal, drenched daily with monsoon rains, there was no escape from the news media which equate the word “madrasa” with everything toxic in Islam.

Religious Women Constructing Modernity in Cameroon

Cecelia Lynch and Tatiana Fouda
July 21, 2017

How do religious women in Cameroon navigate their faith vis-à-vis their communities and religious hierarchies?

In Pursuit of Truth: Science, Tradition, and Renewal

Series: Madrasa Discourses

Dania Straughan and Mahan Mirza
June 29, 2017October 18, 2017

While religion, with its deep historical roots and foundational texts, may appear more infallible than science, can it too shift with new moral consensuses?

Intersectionality of Religion and Social Identity: The Chinese of Banda Aceh

Series: Non-Muslims in Aceh

Eka Srimulyani
June 13, 2017October 4, 2018

In Aceh, contemporary narratives have strengthened insider/outsider identities, relegating native ethnic Chinese citizens to “outsiders” and limiting their ability to publicly practice their culture.

Empowering Democratic Policy-Making: The Indonesian Women’s Coalition

Series: Women in Indonesia

Farsijana Adeney-Risakotta
June 8, 2017July 9, 2017

Aisha, the wife of the prophet, protected and physically made space for transgender persons to pray behind her. As such, LGBT groups are assured protection.

The Ambivalence of Modernity Seen from Abidjan

Ludovic Lado
May 15, 2017October 18, 2017

Modernity is embraced for its scientific and technological wonders, but is also associated with moral decline especially with regard to family and sexual ethics.

Land and Authority in Postcolonial Cameroon

Elias Bongmba
May 8, 2017May 8, 2017

This is a conflict of authority in a postcolonial state, involving state, traditional, and religious leadership, and as such evokes the transformations that African countries have undergone in the imperial and post imperial age.

Madrasa Graduates: Children of Abraham and Aristotle

Series: Madrasa Discourses

Mahan Mirza
April 21, 2017October 4, 2018

Renewal takes place when two sources of knowledge—of the world and of scripture—collide.

Inter-Religious Literacy Among Young People in Indonesia: Contrasting Frameworks

Series: Adams Zemmrich

Eckhard Zemmrich and Nicholas Adams
April 18, 2017

Religious identity is often a deep and fundamental concern for Europeans, yet some Indonesian intellectuals suggest religious affiliation is as much an administrative matter as one of deep personal conviction.

Introducing Who Are My People? An Interview with Emmanuel Katongole

Emmanuel Katongole and Kyle Lambelet
April 13, 2017June 26, 2018

CM Research Associate Kyle Lambelet sat down with ACI Africa working group leader Emmanuel Katongole to talk about his CM and Luce funded research project “Who Are My People?”: Christianity, Violence and Belonging in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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