While the Obama administration is searching for an exit in Afghanistan, Pakistan will continue to face the dual challenges of insurgent conflict and radicalization beyond 2014. Dealing with these issues will remain vital to American regional policy as well because of the “pivot” to East Asia, the importance of India (also threatened by Islamist terrorism) as a country central to realizing that strategy, and the United States’ economic plans (e.g., the New Silk Road) to integrate Central and South Asia. ... » read more

Nader Hashemi examines the relationship between Islam and democracy historically, comparatively and dispassionately. This policy brief is part of a series of papers co-sponsored by ISPU and the British Council examining Islam and the West. ... » read more

The term “Islamo-Christian” conveys the vast degree of overlap between the two faiths, a degree of overlap that is significantly greater than the overlap suggested by the commonplace term “Judeo-Christian.” Use of this term encourages a comparison between Islam and Christianity that can yield valuable insights into each religion’s history and institutional structure. What follows outlines some of the lessons that can be learned by exploring the common characteristics of Islamo-Christian civilization. ... » read more

In the post-9/11 era, Muslim women donning a headscarf in the United States find themselves trapped at the intersection of bias against Islam, the racialized Muslim, and women. ... » read more

ISPU Fellow Sahar Aziz testifies before the United States Commission on Civil Rights on the federal civil rights engagement with Arab and Muslim American communities post 9/11 world. ... » read more