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Preventing Erasure and Seeking Accountability in Sri Lankan Diasporic Fiction
World Englishes, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sixteen years after the end of the military conflict in Sri Lanka in 2009, there has been no real accountability for the atrocities that took place during the 26‐year war between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan state. Shankari Chandran's Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens and V. V.
Maryse Jayasuriya
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Poverty &Public Policy, Volume 18, Issue 4, December 2026.ABSTRACT Despite efforts, food security remains an elusive goal in rural Africa. Without robust safety nets, households employ alternative coping strategies, including internal and international migration to leverage remittances. Using data from a 2024 nationally representative cross‐sectional survey of 17,942 rural households conducted by the Zimbabwe
Dephine Mazambani +2 more
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Charity Chowrangi: Topographies of Giving, Receiving, and Refusal in Karachi
City &Society, Volume 38, Issue 3, December 2026.ABSTRACT Like most megacities in the Global South, Karachi's streets pulse with constant streams of pedestrian and automotive activity. In addition to facilitating traffic and commerce, these intersections and roundabouts also serve as the stage for a dynamic economy of reciprocity.
Salwa Tareen
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Functional Neutrality in the Arab World: The Case of Oman
Middle East Policy, Volume 33, Issue 4, Winter 2026.Abstract Oman's position of neutrality came under direct strain at the start of the Iran War, as the Islamic Republic launched retaliatory strikes on its territory and maritime infrastructure. The attacks came despite Muscat's careful maneuvering within the Israeli‐Palestinian conflict and its mediating in regional disputes and facilitating US‐Iran ...
Gadi Hitman, Eyal Rubinson
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Afghan as (Racialized) “Other”: Politics of Farsi Academic Knowledge Production on Migration in Iran
Population, Space and Place, Volume 32, Issue 8, November 2026.ABSTRACT This article critically investigates the politics of academic knowledge production on Afghan migration in Iran, posing the question: how does Iranian academia contribute to bordering strategies that marginalize Afghans? Drawing on a qualitative thematic analysis of 114 Farsi academic articles from the Iranian National Library's database—the ...
Aryasp Delvarani, Nader Talebi
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Scandinavian Political Studies, Volume 49, Issue 4, November 2026.ABSTRACT Online democratic discourse faces threats from diverse forms of information manipulation, including disinformation campaigns and foreign influence operations. Among these, political bots represent a covert and scalable threat, infiltrating online debates, amplifying select viewpoints, and distorting perceptions of public opinion.
Linus Wahlberg
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Free University Journal of Asian StudiesA ban on music has become the norm among radical Islamic groups. Music was considered a part of Western ideology, which poses a threat to the Islamic State.
Tinatin Karosanidze
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Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 37, Issue 1, Page 317-355, November 2026.ABSTRACT While oasis settlements emerged during the Bronze Age in Eastern and Northern Arabia, the settlement process in Central Arabia was different. Excavations at al‐Yamāma—main ancient settlement of the al‐Kharj oasis (Riyadh Province, KSA)—suggest that the latter did not emerge before the second half of the first millennium BCE.
Elora Chambraud +4 more
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Leadership and Accountability in Faith‐Based Institutions: Evidence From UK Mosques
Financial Accountability &Management, Volume 42, Issue 4, Page 505-523, November 2026.ABSTRACT This study investigates accountability in religious institutions on the basis of evidence obtained from interviews with relevant parties in UK mosques. We mobilize prior theoretical contention regarding servant leadership and constraints on personal accountability to expose perceptions of seriously deficient discharge outcomes.
Umair Riaz +3 more
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The Social Contract and Collective Action: Grievances, Cleavages, and Protests in the Middle East
Kyklos, Volume 79, Issue 4, Page 994-1009, November 2026.ABSTRACT How do grievances turn into collective action? This article examines how citizens' expectations in social contracts lead them to embark on street protests. It draws on original, nationally representative telephone surveys in Tunisia and Lebanon and unpacks popular preferences about the states' obligations to deliver social service provision ...
Markus Loewe, Holger Albrecht
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