In Theory From the South: Or, How Euro-America is Evolving Toward Africa, Jean and John Comaroff consider the juridification of…
Canada
The Charter of Quebec Values derailed
On April 7th the Quebec Liberal Party won a majority government in the 41st Quebec general election, with incumbent Parti…
The Charter of Quebec Values
On November 7th, 2013, on the heels of a heated public debate about the role of religion in public life,…
The Charter of Quebec Values in the media: Panic, contempt, and division
The recent media buzz stirred up by a sad story captures well the sense of uneasiness pervading Quebec since the…
Religious freedom and multiculturalism: Canadian contentions
In its annual survey, “Minority Religious Communities At Risk,” the First Freedom Center of Virginia observed intensified contention over the…
Debating Sharia: Islam, Gender Politics, and Family Law Arbitration
In Debating Sharia: Islam, Gender Politics, and Family Law Arbitration, editors Anna C. Korteweg and Jennifer A. Selby gather a…
Beyond establishment
Religious freedom and religious establishment have come to mean many things to many people. This is, in part, because of…
Secular, tolerant societies
An interesting article by Joe Friesen and Sandra Martin on secularism and multiculturalism in Canada appeared in The Globe and Mail…
Sacrifiction/Art & Religion Symposia
From April 12-17, Montreal will play host to two international symposia organized by Concordia University, the Université du Québec à…