…of educational and work opportunities, such as teaching. Haredim, are a very conservative subset of the Jewish Israeli population, follow a strictly traditionalist interpretation of Jewish law, and strive to…
“Border Work: Review of ‘At Home and Abroad: The Politics of American Religion'” by Brent Nongbri
…later role as chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court to exemplify ways in which the colonial experience (in this case, Taft’s exposure to Spanish law in the Philippines) informed…
“The Loneliness of the Model Minority: Muslim Belonging in Malerkotla, Punjab” by Anna Bigelow
…has been emblematic of communal harmony – the place where everyone gets along, where “peace reigns supreme.” As I have argued previously, the substantive realities that this reputation reflects is…
“The Women’s Mosque of America: Authority & Community in US Islam” by Tazeen Ali
…education. The WMA aims to empower women and girls through access to Islamic knowledge and leadership opportunities. In early media interviews its founder, comedy writer M. Hasna Maznavi, and then…
“Control over Bodies: Transformation of a Religious Tradition into Law” by Zahra Abedinezhad
…of powers. The critiques were shut down when the supreme leader confirmed the policing plan. According to the plan, morality police must stop “bad hijab” women who do not follow…
“Iran’s Political Agenda: Women’s Bodies at the Intersection of Religion and Law” by Faegheh Shirazi
…and in every educational institution, the private and “sacred” woman of Iranian culture was transformed into a public image for all to view. Indeed, Iran’s government sanctioned the public’s right…
“‘60s Dreaming: Social Uplift Aims and Contradictions” by R. Drew Smith
…one measurement of increased Black upward mobility and is closely related to two additional facilitators of social mobility—earnings and educational achievement. Between 1970 and the early-1990s the number of black…
“Religious Belief as an Existential Threat: How Russia Victimizes Religious Minorities in Russia and in the Occupied Territories of Ukraine” by Dr. Kyriaki Topidi
…spiritual education outside Russia are required to undergo reeducation and recertification in Russia. In addition, the persons included in the List of Terrorists and Extremists of the Russian Federal Financing…
“Catholic Fraternal Pluralism and Respect for Conscience” by Matthew P. Cavedon
…Three years later, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion nationwide in Roe v. Wade. This catalyzed the pro-life movement, which did not argue for the liberalization of laws governing a…
“Religious Elements of the Sudanese Civil War” by Christopher Tounsel
…Minister of Education Ziyada Arbab began the nationalization of all missionary schools; the state imposed a Friday Law that changed the South’s weekly holiday from Sunday to Friday; and in…