Dissident remarks on the current period.

With lockdowns, an already alarming situation of vulnerability to political manipulation is at risk of becoming a...

Are religious ideologues on coronavirus threatening to tear apart the much needed human solidarity to overcome the pandemic?

What does it mean when the French president Emmanuel Macron warns of "Islamist separatism"?

The construction of the Belo Monte Dam in the Brazilian Amazon threatens to destroy unique cultures, making...

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With the anniversary of the Christchurch Mosque attack approaching, and following Brexit, is the Muslim community in...

Shaykh al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayyib criticised the state of Arabs and Muslims worldwide – including, one presumes, its rulers.

Lawmakers in Zagreb are the latest to call for action following openDemocracy’s special investigation into...

Iran celebrates the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution by continuing its ongoing war against religious minorities.

In the middle of Europe, there is a new sort of religious radicalization emerging – that of religion-haters or religiophobes.

In To the Lake, Bulgarian writer Kapka Kassabova takes an evocative journey through Balkan borderlands, enchanting...

How ‘right-wing factions’ enable governing parties to draw support from the more socially conservative layers of...

A new understanding of secularism represents Europe’s best chance for finding a way forward.

What can we make of the ‘return’ of secularism to the centre of political debate in India?

Islam is neither an instrument of identity politics, nor an ideology offering political solutions.

As 2020 and a new decade begins, why are we more polarised than ever before and can we do anything about it?

Mixing religion with politics does not even serve religious purposes.

The reality of multiculturalism in Western Europe has reawakened debates around religion’s relation to politics and...

“The fight against hate is a challenge that must be met every day, not once a year.”

“The entire Democratic Front Caucus was taken away from the parliament building in two police vans, while the...