Debating Secularism

Headscarf ban: In France, Muslim symbols are religious but Catholic symbols are cultural

Traditions rooted in Christian culture are more likely to be considered cultural and thus compatible with both secularism and ‘Frenchness’.

Carol Ferrara, The Conversation
· Oct 11, 2023 · 10:00 pm
Contrary to Macron’s belief, France doesn’t need to build a new ‘Enlightenment Islam’

The French president’s analysis concludes that Islam is somehow at odds with modern Western society. But the reality is more complicated.

Ahmet T Kuru, The Conversation
· Oct 21, 2020 · 09:30 pm
Why is Nusrat’s Rath Yatra visit viewed as secular but Mamata’s iftar party as minority appeasement?

Majoritarianism is being packaged as a positive feature in New India.

Shoaib Daniyal
· Jul 07, 2019 · 06:30 am