Kyrgyzstan Culture
Kyrgyz culture goes back to ancient times. Being part of the Silk Road, it has been influenced by China, Iran, Middle East, Western world and later Russia, thus becoming home to many different ethnic groups and a rich and differentiated
Getting Trump-ed by Islamophobia
Stigma-inducing discrimination caused by Republican-frontrunner Donald Trump creates mental health disparities amongst minority Americans. People vying to be our leaders should be embracing and promoting diversity Studies have shown that politically conservative people tend to harbor the most negative views of Islam
The Paris Attacks: What They Really Mean
The terrible events of Paris are not expressions of a religious war, but we hardly have another language to describe the degree of terror and human cruelty they express. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) misuses the religion