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Interview with Asma Jahangir

Asma Jahangir has worked both in Pakistan and abroad to prevent the exploitation of religious minorities, women, and children. more
Preventive Action

Responding to the grievances of Muslims in the Philippines. more
Interview with Christopher de Bellaigue

Tehran Economist correspondent discusses his book In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs: A Memoir of Iran. more
No Place to Go

A discussion on internally displaced persons in Myanmar (Burma). more
Shirin Ebadi: 'A Certain Commitment to Justice'

"Islamic studies show us that Islam has no incompatibility with human rights," argues the Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner. more
Islam and Human Rights

A speech by Nobel Peace Prize-winner Shirin Ebadi. more
Autumn's Final Country

Discussion of documentary about four displaced women who live in Kashmir. more
Terror's Children

Panel discussion on a documentary about children caught in conflict zones. more
Dalia Hashad Advocates Against Racial Profiling

The ACLU advocate discusses the curtailment of civil liberties, the USA PATRIOT Act*, illegal detentions, and racial profiling more
Dowry Murder: The Imperial Origins of a Cultural Crime

A discussion of Veena Oldenburg's book on the causes of dowry murders in India. more
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