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Will We Ever See an Atheist in the White House?

In God We Trust, the inescapable proclamation which notoriously takes pride of place on one of the most iconic and recognisable commodities on the planet; the American dollar bill. A 2012 Gallup Poll indicated that around 82% ...
by Oscar Isham
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Green

The Baba who wears saffron but talks ‘green’

At a time when the air in India hangs heavy with nauseating stories of corrupt babas (godmen), he comes across as a breath of fresh air. Though he wears a saffron robe, he does not talk religion or spirituality. He, surprisin...
by Nishant
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Human Rights

Tibet: Inside the Occupation

95 Tibetans have set themselves alight in protest to Chinese rule in Tibet. The majority of these individuals have been in their twenties and teens. On the 7th November three boys, one 15, and two 16, dosed themselves in petrol...
by Jessica Trevis
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Asia

The Politics of Disasters in the Philippines

The Reproductive Health Bill, popularly known as the RH Bill, has been a matter of debate in the Philippines for the past eight years. On 7 August 2012, the House of Representatives voted to end the debate and moved to amend th...
by Alvin Almendrala Camba
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Religion

Muslim Women, The Media, And Ever Increasing Stereotypes

Twitter has been buzzing this week with reactions to the winner of the Miss America beauty pageant being an Indian-American woman. Some shocking tweets calling her a terrorist and linking her with the 9/11 attacks have horrifie...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Europe

Growing Islamophobia In France: Towards A Revival Of The Extreme Right?

As the French Muslim population has been steadily growing, so has violence against them. Absent from the media a few years ago, the term ‘islamophobia’ is now frequently used to describe prejudice and hatred towards Muslims...
by Clemence Douchez-Lortet
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Religion

Advocating For Multiculturalism

What is identity? Identity is the internalized reality of an individual or a group which constitutes their most intimate self-perception. In a modern secular democracy, it is imperative that the state takes identities into acco...
by Sohini Chatterjee
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