Maryam Kanwer is a human rights activist. She tweets at @maryamkanwer
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…
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…
This is the video of an event organised by CREID as part of the Civil Society Fringe events for the International Ministerial Conference on Freedom…
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…
Listen to the testimony of Savita (not her real name) who recounts her traumatic experiences of being trafficked and forcibly converted. The video is introduced…
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…
Religious minority communities in Lahore, Pakistan, are frequently deprived of basic services such as access to clean drinking water and waste management which are available…
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