writes on global religion and politics, religious violence; professor emeritus of sociology and global studies at the University of California-Santa Barbara
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"Canada and Khalistan" -- my explanations of what Khalistan is and why it is relevant to Canada's testy relationship with India, in an interview to the news website, The Conversation, today. juergensmeyer.org/canada-and…
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Join us in-person or online on 9/7/23 as @juergensmeyer discusses notable shifts in the nature and scope of religious conflict worldwide, including movements in the U.S. and Europe, and the merger of religion and neo-nationalism. #ASUHumanities
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My comments on the fire that destroyed Lahaina, a few miles up the coast from where we live in Maui. juergensmeyer.org/hawaiis-re…
Twenty Years After Iraq- my comments on how Iraq is faring two decades after the US invasion and occupation. Not well, actually. juergensmeyer.org/twenty-yea…
My endorsement of the Israel-Palestine Confederation idea developed by an Israeli, Josef Avesar, with Palestinian input.
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This deal is too good to ignore - save 50% on "God at War: A Meditation on Religion and Warfare", now through 01/26. @juergensmeyer audiobooks.com/promotions/pr…
New position in Jain Studies at UC-Santa Barbara. Application deadline extended to Jan 15 2023.
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This is a superb visualization of European history (1500-2022).
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Students at Hormozgan University in Bandar Abbas (historically a more socially conservative region of Iran) tear down the wall of gender segregation in the school cafeteria while chanting “freedom, freedom, freedom” (azadi)
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Female students attempt to enter their university in Badakhshan only to be whipped by a member of the Taliban who prevents them from entering. The women chant ‘education is our right’ & ‘woman, life, freedom’ which is also what protesters in Iran have been chanting #Afghanistan
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#AFG Former clean shaven journalist with Shamshad television is now a long bearded spokesperson in the Taliban regime. This is how loyalty change in context of Afghanistan.
Just out- my co-edited book along with Kathleen Moore and Dominic Sachsenmaier, RELGIOUS OTHERING: GLOBAL DIMENSIONS. A dozen great articles on the rise of religious nationalism and intolerance around the world. routledge.com/Religious-Othe…
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BREAKING: California is poised to now become the 4th largest economy in the WORLD.
Our growth continues to outpace other states and nations as we overtake Germany’s spot on the global stage.
Despite the nay sayers -- CA’s best days are ahead of us. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl….
Today Oct 24 is the last day to register to vote online in California (you can show up in person to register all the way up to and including voting day Nov 8, but it's easier on line). Here's the link:
registertovote.ca.gov/
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A ball rolling down a massive xylophone plays Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" in a forest in Japan.
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"The hope is that Putin will realize that his imagined metaphysical war is a fantasy," writes @juergensmeyer. "His cosmic war will end only when he’s forced to accede to reality, including his increasing likelihood of defeat." religiondispatches.org/putin…
Putin's Cosmic War-- my comments on the way that Putin now talks about his war in Ukraine, posted today in Religion Dispatches.
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