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Published in: oDRRussia’s new saints and the challenges of memory
The Soviet-era repression of Christian clerics has led to the posthumous recognition of many new Orthodox saints....
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Published in: HomeWhy let facts ruin the story? Norwegian comments on US coverage of the Norway terror
Instead of getting the facts, the US media seemed most concerned making reality fit their pre-fabricated narrative.
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Published in: HomeNorway's atrocity: the mental tunnel
The deadly attacks in Norway are fuelling debate about multiculturalism, immigration, security and radicalisation....
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Published in: HomeNorway’s tragedy: contexts and consequences
The atrocities inflicted on Norwegian society by a far-right activist leave the country shocked and in mourning....
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Published in: oDRRussian Orthodoxy: rendering unto God…but Caesar pulls the strings
The Russian religious revival has seen a huge increase in church-going, but morality has not improved. The...
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Published in: HomeThe London bombs, five years on: a digest
The coordinated bomb-attacks on London’s transport network on 7 July 2005 (“7/7”) left dozens dead and hundreds...
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Published in: HomeGeert Wilders and Dutch democracy
A court in the Netherlands has found the influential politician Geert Wilders innocent of charges of fomenting...
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Published in: oDROsh: one year on
Before the interethnic violence of last June, Osh was a remarkable meeting point of Uzbek and Kyrgyz cultures. That...
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Published in: oDRTatarstan: religious coexistence too important to fail
Christians, Jews and Muslims have lived side by side for generations in Tatarstan. The Soviet period cut a swathe...
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Published in: HomeModerate secularism: a European conception
The question of religion’s place in modern secular societies is intellectually contested and politically divisive....
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Published in: HomeFrance, Europe, and the Arab maelstrom
An Arab world in transformation has found France’s elite shamed by its links with the old order. A control-freak...
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Published in: HomeArab insurgencies, women in transition
The waves of change in the Arab world have women at the centre. But how will they fare as revolt turns towards a new...
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Published in: HomePostmodern Islam and the Arab revolts
The emancipatory movements in the Arab world represent an inner shift in the self-understanding of Islam - one that...
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Published in: HomeEgypt, and the post-Islamist middle east
The portrayal of Egypt’s uprising in terms of its potential capture by Islamists is doubly misleading, says Asef...
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Published in: oDRFriends and neighbours: religious harmony in Tatarstan?
In a world riven by the conflict between Christianity and Islam, the Republic of Tatarstan offers a heartening...
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Published in: oDRWho was Mister Putin? An Interview with Boris Nemtsov
Russians can sense that Project Putin has reached its twilight. The prime minister would be well served by retiring...
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Published in: HomeMulticulturalism, Britishness, and Muslims
The idea of multiculturalism has been subjected to greater criticism in recent years, especially on the grounds that...
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Published in: HomeThe religious crisis of American liberalism
The extraordinary arc of Barack Obama’s popular appeal tells a deeper story of America: of how the relationship...
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Published in: oDRA recipe for radicalisation: the campaign against Islam in Tajikistan
A government campaign against Islamic education and political movements in Tajikistan, prompted by an armed conflict...
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Published in: oDRTolstoy: a life too large
What else could possibly be written about Tolstoy? Before reading Rosamund Bartlett’s new biography, Susan Richards...