Understanding Modi and minorities: The BJP-led NDA government in India and religious minorities

Majorities, Minorities and Separatist Movements in India

Once a paper with this title could have started with a summary of India’s linguistic and religious diversity backed up by a table or two of official population statistics showing various majority-minority configurations. Today many readers would find that unsatisfactory. Most contemporary students of the subject subscribe to some kind of a constructivist position vis-à-vis identities: that they...

Understanding the effects of religious attendance on political participation among ethnic minorities of different religions

In the United States, active church membership among ethnic and racial minorities has been linked to higher political participation. In Europe, the influence of religious attendance on political mobilisation of ethnic minorities has so far been little explored, despite the heated public debate about the public role of religion and particularly Islam. This study uses the 2010 Ethnic Minority Bri...

Poverty and Exclusion of Minorities in China and India

Exclusive Rights of Religious Minorities in Iran's Political System with an Emphasis on the Constitution

Along with the majority of Muslims in Iran, there are non-Muslim minorities with Iranian nationality. This article tries to explain the exclusive rights of religious minorities in Iranian political system; that means although religious minorities tend to be treated as the majority, they would like to preserve and protect their cultural-religious characteristics with the support of the governmen...

Diabetes and ethnic minorities.

The global prevalence of diabetes for all age groups is estimated to be 2.8%. Type 2 diabetes accounts for at least 90% of diabetes worldwide. Diabetes incidence, prevalence, and disease progression varies by ethnic group. This review highlights unique aspects of the risk of developing diabetes, its overwhelming vascular complications, and their management mainly using data among South Asians a...