Interventions

Chapter 1, Article 1 of the constitution of Bahrain declares that “The Kingdom of Bahrain is a fully sovereign, independent, Islamic Arab State whose population is part of the Arab nation and whose territory is part of great Arab homeland...

One of the key motives behind sectarian politics is representation. When sectarianism encroaches on state institutions, representation becomes a euphemistic language for sectarian contentions over state resources. As part of  Read More

"Poor fellow, he’s not a good enough Hindu" […] “where does that leave you and me?” Sartaj said. “I’m not a very good Hindu”[…] “sartaj”, he said, “you’re not even a good Sikh” (Chandra, 2006:77...

Many of the largest and most well-known protest movements in recent history - from Occupy Wall Street to the Egyptian Revolution - have an important thing in common: They remind us about the critical role of urban spaces in contentious politics. S...

In 2022 SEPAD plans to add 2 Fellows to its team for a period of 6 months. During this period, SEPAD expects the successful applicant to do the following: &nbs...

Our Fellows have produced a large number of articles over the past few months and here are some highlights.

Simon Mabon

‘Afterword: sectarianisation beyond the Middle East’, Religion, State and Soc...

For the first time since I was seven years old I felt again this sense of shared Palestinian identity. On the 18th of May 2021, Palestinians –- regardless of their attributed status as given to them by Israel – i.e. the West Bank, the Gaza Str...

This essay is part of a SEPAD report reflecting on the Middle East in 2050.

Revolutions are not predictable events. They do not follow a formula, nor a linear process in which anger culminates into a large scale uprisin...

This essay is part of a SEPAD report reflecting on the Middle East in 2050.

The Iraqi government faces substantial economic, political and security related challenges which intersect with Iraq’s complex relations to i...