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Narratives of Arab Secularism [PDF]

, 2023
This book offers a new interpretation of the rich narratives of Arab secularism, contending that secularism as a set of ideas and a social movement is destined to loom large on the political and legal horizon of most Arab states. Youssef M.
Choueiri, Youssef M
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Nigeria and the quest for a secular state: The way forward

Nsukka Journal of Religion and Cultural Studies
The persistent influence of religion on Nigeria’s politics continues to cast aspersions on the state’s secularism. Nigeria is religiously pluralistic with adherents of Christianity and Islam differing on the notion of secularism.
Wendy Chinonyerem Benaiah, Oluwanifemi Pelumi Adeyemo   +1 more
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Secularism and identity misrecognition [PDF]

, 2023
The present research aims to understand the mechanisms underlying the national identity misrecognition of minorities (i.e., non-recognition by the majority group of the national belonging of minority groups; Blackwood et al., 2013).
Armelle NUGIER, Constantina Badea, Caroline Da Silva   +2 more
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Understanding Secularism and National Identity in French Political Discourses

Humaniora, 2020
The concept of secularism or laicité is expressed in political discourses in various ways by the French presidential candidates in the 2017 campaign.
Aprilia Firmonasari, Wening Udasmoro, Yohanes Tri Mastoyo   +2 more
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The Transformation of Secularism and the BJP’s Hindu Nationalism

Chinese Journal of International Review, 2023
Since Modi came into power in 2014, secularism has significantly retreated in India’s State machinery, institutions and political discourse. Exploring the history of secularism after India’s independence, it can be concluded that India has never achieved
Jinying Chen
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Secularism, Assimilation and the Crisis of Multiculturalism [PDF]

This remarkable study develops a theoretical critique of contemporary discourses on secularism and assimilation, arguing that the perspective of assimilating distinct religious minorities by incorporating them into a secular and supposedly neutral public
Jansen, Yolande
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Secularism and Ethnic Minorities: Comparative Case Studies on Ethnic, Religious, and Political Cognitions in Pakistani-Controlled Kashmir, Central Russia, Romania, and Northern Scandinavia

Religions, 2023
According to my study, “political secularism” means the separation of political power from religious institutions, while “social secularism” is a theory and endeavor to eliminate religiosity from not only public but also private life, considering it an ...
László Koppány Csáji
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Secularism: African Literature in Relation to Religious Traditions [PDF]

, 2020
The issue of secularism in the African environment has been an age-long debate This has attracted series of arguments and counter-arguments Such controversies are expected given the religious and philosophical phenomenon and the African writers ...
Diala Edwin Lionel
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Secularism [PDF]

, 2012
Chapter 20No idea better epitomizes the ethos of modern Turkey than the doctrine of secularism. None of the principles set out to define Kemalism in 1931-republicanism, secularism, nationalism, populism, statism, and revolutionism (Zürcher, 1993: 189)—has
Özdalga, Elisabeth
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Old Wine in a New Bottle: Navigating Religion and Politics in Turkiye

Religions
While there is a large body of literature on different models of secularism and religion and politics, relatively scarce attention has been devoted to the experimentation of the moderate secularism model in authoritarian and Muslim-majority countries ...
Laçin İdil Öztığ, Umut Can Adısönmez   +1 more
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