Religious minorities

The aim of this research is to investigate the extent to which human rights in Islam corresponds with the international schemes of human rights despite its 'cultural particularities'. This thesis investigates the right to freedom of faith in light of the main textual sources in …

This study tries to understand how the postcolonial state in India has treated its religious minorities since independence (1947-1997) by examining the official policy of secularism which, in the Indian context, stands for 'equal respect for all religions.' I argue that since th…

This dissertation examines how chaplains handle religious diversity in the United States military. Civilian clergy are endorsed for military service and commissioned as officers after attending a brief “chaplain school”. Once in the military, they have to look after the religiou…

This dissertation examines the complex intersection of the Islamic and secular-republican traditions in contemporary France, asking two overarching questions. First, what is the nature of the forms of Muslim subjectivity, sensibility, and political community being constituted in…