https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to narendra modi en https://religiondispatches.org/2023/12/12/vivek-ramaswamy-represents-convergence-white-supremacy-and-hindu-supremacy-and-he-may Vivek Ramaswamy’s candidacy for the Republican Presidential nomination might seem idiosyncratic and incoherent, but it marks the most recent manifestation of a process long underway: the convergence of Hindu supremacy and White supremacy in the United States. With this convergence… Tue, 12 Dec 2023 01:46:32 EST Usha Kumar 6a5a2814-8ef2-4254-9543-119635a9e401 https://religiondispatches.org/2021/10/19/north-america-has-hindu-nationalist-problem-and-scholars-are-frontlines-these-right-wing Though you aren’t likely to read about it on the front page of the New York Times or spot it in trending topics on Twitter, for over two decades now North America has had a Hindu Nationalism problem. Scholars in… Tue, 19 Oct 2021 05:11:11 EDT Manan Ahmed, Rohit Chopra, Audrey Truschke 96377973-7c29-4848-bb1a-6211ae86f90c https://religiondispatches.org/2020/07/23/trumps-failure-protect-religious-minorities-afghan-hindus-and-sikhs-face-uncertain On July 19, 2020, The New York Times reported that India had offered to take in Afghan Hindus and Sikhs in an attempt to address the recent violence against those communities whose numbers have been steadily shrinking in Afghanistan. Despite… Thu, 23 Jul 2020 12:52:46 EDT Tejpaul Singh Bainiwal 351d0230-62db-4f4f-b5fc-3875cb7bb92f https://religiondispatches.org/2018/09/07/religious-and-political-silence-indias-lgbtq-decision-speaks-volumes The images of LGBTQ rights advocates celebrating in India—embracing one another, holding rainbow banners, and showered in confetti—appeared on September 6th throughout the global media. After almost a decade of legal battles, the Indian Supreme Court finally decriminalized LGBTQ sex… Fri, 07 Sep 2018 04:46:42 EDT Andrea R. Jain fe0847d3-0103-49c3-8ca3-d67062f63450 https://religiondispatches.org/2018/05/08/fight-white-supremacy-we-must-resist-essentialism-author-responds-0 This piece is a response to Rumya Putcha’s criticism of the author’s original RD piece, “Fox News Controversy on Yoga and White Supremacy Reveals Problem of Yoga Discussion.”In February of this year, I wrote on RD that Fox News journalist… Tue, 08 May 2018 01:42:20 EDT Andrea R. Jain 841b18e0-a1eb-48e5-af70-e55d2f5abada https://religiondispatches.org/2018/05/08/fight-white-supremacy-we-must-resist-essentialism-author-responds I do not aspire to be a gatekeeper here. On the contrary, I think it is simply worth asking the question: how can we open the gate and connect with the public in a way that best achieves our shared goal of dismantling capitalist and white supremacist orthodoxies? Tue, 08 May 2018 12:34:31 EDT Andrea R. Jain c350f069-ab15-43fb-b499-8a23d8c8d2b1 https://religiondispatches.org/2018/02/07/fox-news-controversy-yoga-and-white-supremacy-reveals-problem-yoga-discussion A recent Fox News headline, “Americans who Practice Yoga Contribute to White Supremacy, Michigan State University Professor Claims,” dangled like red meat before its readers, begging them to snap. Which is precisely what happened; the comments section is littered with… Wed, 07 Feb 2018 10:49:51 EST Andrea R. Jain da1645d0-2b1e-454a-b533-d36120e231f7 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/01/01/biggest-best-worst-lgbt-religion-stories-2016-and-more-global-lgbt-recap At People For the American Way’s Right Wing Watch blog this week, I posted highlights of how the U.S. Religious Right made life more difficult and dangerous for the world’s LGBT people in 2016. Michael Lavers at the Washington Blade… Sun, 01 Jan 2017 08:50:38 EST Peter Montgomery aaa62261-7187-433a-9017-159f89d2df97 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/11/27/what-fidel-castros-death-means-lgbt-rights-cuba-and-more-weeks-global-lgbt-recap Cuba’s long-time dictator Fidel Castro’s death was both celebrated and mourned. Sun, 27 Nov 2016 11:15:48 EST Peter Montgomery aa4c768e-da91-4e9d-9604-e16e87961bcf https://religiondispatches.org/2016/11/10/right-wing-religion-anti-globalism-authoritarian-rule-america-catches-rest-world The rise of ISIS has some parallels to the rise of Donald Trump. Thu, 10 Nov 2016 07:00:27 EST Mark Juergensmeyer 299caf37-4011-4f41-af42-492e91620023 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/10/17/trump-and-hindu-nationalism-match-made-bollywood Trump declares himself a fan of “Hindu,” as Bollywood dancers enact terrorist attack. Mon, 17 Oct 2016 07:17:54 EDT Andrea R. Jain 3675c4c8-3988-4b2a-adc2-809d6f10b375 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/10/04/worlds-most-influential-yoga-teacher-homophobic-right-wing-activist He’s also really into herbal remedies and natural foods. Tue, 04 Oct 2016 01:35:05 EDT Andrea R. Jain, Michael Schulson 567dfe0a-6d12-4b44-8979-e85ed81a6fb6 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/07/08/bishop-says-gay-couples-cannot-be-part-parish-life-does-rising-evangelical-political The Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law released “A Development Agenda for Sexual and Gender Minorities.” A group of Arab LGBTQ activists living in the U.S. and Canada are planning a retreat in August to help them “mobilize… Fri, 08 Jul 2016 01:49:36 EDT Peter Montgomery 9d5d66c3-4cc2-49fb-aea7-a99e7f52b293 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/05/21/competing-visions-family-freedom-un-methodists-try-avoid-schism-sexuality-catholic Tuesday, May 17 was commemorated as International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, or IDAHOT. Among the many projects undertaken: The Bedayaa Organization for LGBTQI in the Nile Valley Area (Egypt & Sudan), the Maseahat Foundaiton for Sexual and Gender… Sat, 21 May 2016 04:08:15 EDT Peter Montgomery f37de147-b48c-4a22-8271-f084be5d0573 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/01/05/10-noteworthy-yoga-developments-recall-2015 From the passing of Iyengar to homophobic yoga to the Super Bowl, yoga made headlines and continued to evolve in 2014. Mon, 05 Jan 2015 05:30:32 EST Andrea R. Jain 96681ebf-b8bd-42ca-aaf6-d837373812a0 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/12/15/claiming-yoga-india Modi’s recent efforts are mired in inaccurate myths of yoga’s static essence and Indian origin. Mon, 15 Dec 2014 06:00:03 EST Andrea R. Jain ed68997c-0dcc-43b9-9d75-fa7637ac30b2 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/07/08/aftermath-himalayan-tsunami The numbers may be low compared to global-scale disasters of recent years, but there is a wrenching poignancy to what is happening in Uttarakhand right now. Many of the forces that frame daily life in South Asia are suddenly on display like a raw wound: the wages of development and globalization, the power of the natural world, divine agency, altruism, self-interest, and the political nature of both government action and religious ritual. Mon, 08 Jul 2013 02:08:48 EDT Luke Whitmore 2ba5a4e8-0384-429e-9112-96101c2e2916 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/04/17/lila-rose-targets-planned-parenthood-lies Not everyone on the religious right believes that Lila Rose is acting out God’s will, let alone laying down her life. After all, Lila Rose lies in order to get the footage she seeks. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:36:37 EDT Sarah Morice-Brubaker b21e055e-7da4-4718-89a0-79cba2e676e0