by Alex Thurston Protests against the Innocence of Muslims film have taken on a global scope...in sub-Saharan Africa, responses...

By Austin Dacey F. M. Husain was hounded out of his native India...by Hindu conservatives outraged by his...

By Austin Dacey Opponents of hate speech laws contend that there is no evidence to suggest that the state...

by Alex Thurston The media’s use of the term “ultraconservative” is also connected with some Salafis’ support for implementing...

by Austin Dacey Do you have a human right to blaspheme? Ask a philosopher and you may get two...

by Alex Thurston Suddenly, Salafism seems to be everywhere: mainstream Salafism, political Salafism, Wahhabist Salafism,

by Irina Papkova Last week marked twenty-two years since the signing of the Taif Accords put an end...

by Austin Dacey The Indian Penal Code was drafted in 1837 by the Indian Law Commission...In their commentaries,...

by Alex Thurston Should Sudan’s protesters topple President Omar al Bashir, I believe the media would get excited, but...

by Alex Thurston AMOK turns the logic of the law’s critics around: the bill will not target Muslims but...

by Alex Thurston The MNLA and Ansar al Din have dominated the headlines about Mali this spring and...