https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to gandhi en https://religiondispatches.org/2016/07/21/islamic-homophobia-western-import Reassessing the Left’s “European Homophobia Thesis.” Thu, 21 Jul 2016 01:19:36 EDT Omar Sarwar d6d0d33a-2ade-4723-a214-ede84a94c085 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/06/25/patriotism-and-piety-not-conservatives-only Haidt’s primary point is actually a good one: people on all sides of the political debate ought to listen more carefully, and try harder to understand one another. He correctly identifies a cardinal sin of so many liberals and lefties: failing to give conservatives an honest hearing. But it’s lousy strategy. If you want to win, you’ve got to have the best possible intelligence about what the other side is up to. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 04:59:44 EDT Ira Chernus 27d1d785-ceff-437b-9479-86d45c664f6b https://religiondispatches.org/2011/12/07/would-gandhi-disband-occupy The Times managed to find a Gandhi scholar who would argue that the greatest hero of radical resistance would endorse the critics of Occupy Wall Street. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:23:43 EST Ira Chernus 946b4930-2497-44de-91ed-95fc29170e89 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/08/09/nonviolence-muslim-style-ghaffar-khan-tahrir-square While many books will no doubt be written about the momentous events that are unfolding in the Middle East, many of them will doubtless leave out the prehistory. By exploring the rich tradition of nonviolent resistance in the Muslim world—from Palestine and Pakistan, to Kosovo and the Maldives—Amitabh Pal dispels the oft-repeated misconception that what we are witnessing in the Arab Spring is without precedent. Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:34:40 EDT Eric Stoner 6ff8d7f2-f3fc-4a4a-81a4-6f216f00e2fb https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/21/apocalyptic-dadt-scenarios-simply-arent-happening When the repeal of DADT was on the table many like John McCain predicted disaster. Mon, 21 Feb 2011 01:21:07 EST Candace Chellew-Hodge decff3ec-3384-4af0-aacb-b596f14bb31f https://religiondispatches.org/2010/12/05/misusing-cesar-chavez-immigration-debate Last week Harry Reid announced plans to use the brief lame duck congressional session to bring controversial Senate Bill 3963, known as the DREAM Act, to a vote of cloture. The DREAM Act would provide citizenship for an estimated two million undocumented residents who enroll in college or enlist… Sun, 05 Dec 2010 11:48:46 EST Luis Leon 5a4ff67f-6cd9-4f0a-a275-dbe067482e5e https://religiondispatches.org/2010/11/19/nonviolent-resistance-west-bank-review-budrus The positive reception of Budrus in the U.S. says a lot about the political climate today. The right-wing “pro-Israel” movement is going through a tough time. It has always built its public appeal on one simple narrative: Israel wants peace, but it must fight to ward off implacable violence from its enemies. Anything Israel does is justified because it’s in self-defense. Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:17:33 EST Ira Chernus 3f83c828-9626-405c-9d2f-88aaaf218466 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/03/09/gandhi-his-grandson-israel-and-jews Gandhi’s grandson says that Israel promotes a “culture of violence”: Shalom Goldman tells the little-known backstory. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:45:30 EST Shalom Goldman d0ed5c97-5e19-41a5-9c28-1c49172b290d https://religiondispatches.org/2010/01/14/letters-editors-gandhian-nonviolence Two scholars respond to Shalom Goldman’s essay, “Gandhi, His Grandson, Israel, and the Jews.” Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:48:30 EST Ira Chernus 8a0fedc0-9783-4eb4-a6d7-5e79dad0ebdd https://religiondispatches.org/2009/11/16/two-wars-and-no-peace-sight-role-faith-based-pacifism When it comes to peace activism, holding signs might not always be enough, says sociologist Sharon Nepstad. In this interview she explains why, and talks about the unique historical role of religion in nonviolent protest. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:20:06 EST Richard Ricketts 6fbbc4a3-f307-4ad2-9952-dc4f5541b8c5 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/22/yes-we-cansi-se-puede-remembering-and-forgetting-cesar-chavez-march-31-1927-april-23 President Obama got his campaign slogan from Cesar Chavez, but on this 16th anniversary of the great labor leader’s death we still have no national holiday to commemorate his legacy. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:59:57 EDT Luis Leon 5c3ff8bf-7892-400b-9684-0fb59c90e29b