Post author: Jaffer Mirza

Examining countries where religious pluralism is in decline, including Iraq, India, Pakistan and Nigeria, this book brings together reflections, knowledge and learning about the daily…

Mohsin is a resident of 66 Quarter, a Christian neighbourhood in Islamabad, Pakistan. He comes from a socioeconomically disadvantaged background. He has been a grassroots…

This CREID Working Paper, by Jennifer P. Eggert, Maryam Kanwer and Jaffer A. Mirza, discusses inequalities caused or exacerbated by religious diversity in displacement and…

It’s almost been a year since the Taliban swiftly regained power in Afghanistan, which led to a new exodus of refugees, many of whom sought…

Join CREID partners, Al-Khoei Foundation, to hear about experience from its Iraq and UK programmes on taking a pluralistic and inclusive approach to building community…

Researchers Maryam Kanwer and Jaffer Mirza speak to Shia Hazara Afghan refugees who are living in fear and hiding in Pakistan. ‘There were so many…

With a long history of persecution and the Taliban’s particular brand of hatred and ruthless violence towards them in previous years, Shi’a Hazaras in Afghanistan…

In this analysis, Aroon Arthur, Jaffer A. Mirza and Mohsin Ilyas share findings from interviews in Islamabad/Rawalpindi and Lahore in which they find an alarming…

This article by Mariz Tadros, Maryam Kanwer and Jaffer Mirza, interrogates whether we should consider ‘religious marginality’ as a qualifier much like the exploration of…

Shia account for approximately 10–15 per cent of the Muslim population in Pakistan, which has a largely Sunni Muslim population. Anti-Shia violence, led by extremist…

The Shia Hazaras in Pakistan are one of the most persecuted religious minorities. According to a 2019 report produced by the National Commission for Human…

The theme of this special collection of papers, the lived experiences of women who belong to religious minorities, has been a blind spot both in…