Majoritarian politics and hate crimes against religious minorities: Evidence from India, 2009–2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105540
Abstract: Abstract Did the unprecedented victory of the right-wing, Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2014 national elections in India increase hate crimes against religious minorities? I investigate this question using a difference-in-difference methodology… read more here.
Keywords: majoritarian politics; 2009 2018; religious minorities; crimes religious ... See more keywords
Tiny religious minorities and minority group rights: the case of the Druze community
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DOI: 10.1080/13504630.2020.1814234
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article deals with tiny religious minorities and examines the Druze religious minority in Israel, Lebanon, and Syria as its case study. The main argument is that minorities, despite keeping a low profile in… read more here.
Keywords: religious minorities; minorities minority; case; tiny religious ... See more keywords
Promises of property: religious foundations and the justice and development party’s ambiguous attitudes towards religious minorities
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DOI: 10.1080/14683849.2018.1504681
Abstract: ABSTRACT The policies of the Turkish Justice and Development Party (AKP) towards religious minorities exhibits a fundamental ambiguity. Though the AKP has supported a number of high-profile changes in policy towards Armenians and other non-Muslim… read more here.
Keywords: development party; religious minorities; party; towards religious ... See more keywords
Regimes of patriarchy and faith: reflections on challenges in interviewing women and religious minorities in Pakistan
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DOI: 10.1108/qrj-02-2023-0018
Abstract: PurposeThis paper discusses the challenges that two doctoral researchers faced while researching religious minorities and women in a culturally sensitive society such as Pakistan. Their shared interest in sensitive topics related to gender and minorities… read more here.
Keywords: religious minorities; challenges interviewing; regimes patriarchy; gender ... See more keywords
Does Religion Buffer the Effects of Discrimination on Distress for Religious Minorities? The Case of Arab Americans
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DOI: 10.1177/2156869318799145
Abstract: Religiosity is well documented as a coping resource that protects against the effects of discrimination on distress, but little is known about the utility of religious minorities’ religiosity. This study investigates if religious resources buffer… read more here.
Keywords: religious minorities; discrimination distress; arab americans; effects discrimination ... See more keywords
Religious Freedom in Pakistan: A Case Study of Religious Minorities
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DOI: 10.3390/rel12010051
Abstract: The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a multi-racial and multi-religious nation, with Muslims being in the majority. Its 1973 Constitution guarantees religious freedom to all religious minorities, including Christians, Hindus, and Sikhs. This is mainly… read more here.
Keywords: freedom pakistan; freedom; religious minorities; religious freedom ... See more keywords