The question of universal rights in the Middle East is a delicate one. As pluralism and rights come under threat from communal violence, authoritarianism, and religious identity politics, the call for universal rights becomes even more necessary. Yet marginalized groups face unique challenges that set them apart from the wider population. Our guests discuss the basis of rights and how to create inclusive forms of citizenship. The biggest challenge they contemplate is how to push for universal rights without erasing difference.
This podcast is part of “Citizenship and Its Discontents: The Struggle for Rights, Pluralism, and Inclusion in the Middle East,” a TCF project supported by the Henry Luce Foundation.
Participants include:
Citizenship Finale: Learning, from Protests to Movements
Citizenship: Skill-Building, from Protests to Movements
Citizenship: Police Reform Is a Global Industry
Citizenship: Who’s Afraid of Gender?
Citizenship: Beyond Exceptionalism—the “Middle East,” Gender, and Sexuality
Citizenship: Are We Really in an Age of Militias?
Citizenship: Gender, Religion, and Militias
Citizenship Introduction: A Global Crisis in Citizenship
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Rethinking American Assumptions about the Middle East
Egypt’s Revolution at 10
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America’s Attempted Coup
Nature and National Security in the Middle East
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