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Published in: Home: OpinionCulture wars: what is identity politics?
For some, it’s a left-wing adoption of neoliberalism. For others, it’s authoritarian. But it’s really just about...
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightJean Raspail, right wing prophet of ‘identity politics’ has died
Raspail’s influence has expanded beyond the small world of the radical right.
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Published in: TransformationWhy criticisms of identity politics sound ridiculous to me
When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.
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Published in: TransformationWhy misunderstanding identity politics undermines the goals of a just society
'Ideal citizens' should not be defined by a white patriarchal system.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIn search of cardinal virtues in Iraq
Political violence has ascended into a mode of governance in Iraq today, wherein religious identity reigns supreme.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLebanon’s enduring contradictions
A century later, and after several civil wars and invasions, not much has changed in how different Lebanese...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhy sectarianism fails at explaining the conflict in Syria
While sectarianism may be a component, its role as the primary cause of the war remains secondary.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaReligion, class, and Turkey’s new left
A response to Kenan Malik, arguing that though he is right to worry about identity politics, in the case of Turkey...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaOn power in the Arab World
Arab autocrats’ power depends on more than physical coercion or the rise of Islamist extremism: it has deeper roots...