Category: Analysis

Heritage is commonly perceived as being about a passive preservation of the past, passed down from one generation to the next. In reality, however, heritage…

Kirkuk, 2020 – a number of Kaka’i residents of Rizgari settlement – Photo by Muhammad Almas From village administrations to the highest political, military and…

Heritage sites play a vital role in sustaining community identities as well as individuals’ personal wellbeing. In the Middle East, religious minorities have not only…

Daesh’s violent targeting of Iraq's religious minorities between 2011-2015 destroyed communities and shattered infrastructure. Now, the lives and livelihoods of religious minorities are once more…

Hazaras are both an ethnic and religious minority in majority Sunni Pakistan. In Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, there are about half a million Hazara…

Religious minorities around the world are being targeted and blamed for the spread of Covid-19. In this latest blog in our religious inequalities and the…

Nineveh, two women are separating olives from olive branches of their olive garden in Bashiqa, eastern Mosul, 2013. Photo: Nasr Haji The yield from Ihsan’s…

Uganda's government should both support the country’s religious minorities and be open to learning from their unique wells of expertise. In February 2012, a great…

Duhok, n Armenian family who has been living in Horisk village for the past six years, June 2020. Photo: Ammar Aziz “I swear, I can’t…

Hazara Shia pilgrims returning home to Pakistan after travelling to Iran were quarantined beyond the recommended 14 days for Covid-19, in poor conditions and with…

Originally published by The Diplomat (8 June 2020) Jaffer A. Mirza Referring to COVID-19 as “the Shia virus.” Denying aid to Christians and Hindus. These…

Naumana Suleman The world battles COVID-19 as we continue to lose lives and live under constant fear. While the pandemic has posed an immense challenge…