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Civil society tends to become a sort of artificial reservoir for an endangered species: the democratic intellectual, protected by the international institutions

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Barira Limbada

Barira Limbada is mid-way through a MA in Islamic Cultures & Societies at SOAS, having completed a BA in History and Politics. Her particular field of interest is identity politics - more specifically politics of religious and ethnic identities and the politics of violence. Before coming to openDemocracy Barira completed a research internship with the Islamic Human Rights Commission. Outside of politics and academia her passions include literature, food (eating rather than cooking), photography and jewellery.

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