Moreover, communal rights have progressively been accorded to the various groups that compose a nation.

We hope that all ethnic groups in Kosovo will endeavour to enhance mutual trust and promote reconciliation so as to lay a good foundation for the establishment of a society characterized by peaceful coexistence.

Sectarianism or nepotism

Some go so far as to argue that the recent rise of the lower castes in northern Indian politics and the implementation of reservations by the central government amount to a silent revolution, and that the politics of caste is secular and a bulwark against religious sectarianism.

India s New Caste Politics

And for the first time, I was affected by this communal unrest.

But boosters of caste politics claim that it is not economic deprivation but the social backwardness from which these castes have historically suffered that makes caste reservations necessary.

Sectarianism and racism have become a regular feature of the political landscape.

Then there is sectarianism, particularly the growing strife between Sunni and Shia Muslims.

Indeed, the protagonists of caste politics and caste based public policy simply cannot validate their assertions, offering only small sample surveys that can be grossly misleading in the context of a huge country characterized by monumental diversity.

Historically, the political ethic of confessional societies has been grounded in a single, basic foundation.

Sectarianization became the pragmatic thing to do.

As a result, the uncertainty surrounding Obasanjo s plans is increasing sectional tensions.

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Inter marriages are a good way to bridge the sectarian rift in our society and I have always been all for it.

The execution of Nimr Al Nimr is a rare moment where outrage is transcending sectarian divides. Saudi weddady ( weddady) January 2, 2016

Usually a prosperous caste succeeded in raising its rank in the ritual hierarchy.

True, sectarian tensions between Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq have escalated since the fall of Saddam.

We talk to Maryam Al Khawaja about the role sectarianism plays in Bahrain and how that affects the movement.

The lack of such interaction inevitably heightens existing ethnic division.

The Last Guerrillas

The threat of militias

This, according to Riemer, is supposed to bring a reduction in tensions and an increase in communications across the sectarian and religious divides in Lebanon.

Many consider India s increasing mobilization along caste lines a welcome assertion of identity.

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Indeed, intellectuals and politicians of all varieties almost unanimously hail the politics of caste identity as a move towards true equality.

Liberal reform parties that tried to transcend communal identities and appeal to all Iraqis did not do well.

The US should be working to create a strong, unified government, rather than strengthening sectarian militias.

Many more are feared as violence among the main sectarian groups escalates.

Is freedom of beliefs going flourish after the revolutions in the Arab World, or will some extremists impose intolerance and sectarianism?

The Iraqi government dismantled in October 2006 a complete police brigade because they had connections with sectarian death squadrons.

To arm the rebel groups is, perhaps inevitably, also to arm their terrorist and mercenary allies.

Hence, caste has not been an indicator of material deprivation, even during the early decades of the twentieth century. But boosters of caste politics claim that it is not economic deprivation but the social backwardness from which these castes have historically suffered that makes caste reservations necessary.

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Terrorist groups can be minimized if their enabling states are contained.

Its diversity must be recognized, so that groups that resort to violence can be differentiated from those that do not.

In October 2006, for example, Mecca was used to host talks among Iraq s warring sectarian factions.

Whether caste is a good indicator of socioeconomic deprivation remains an unsettled issue.

In the light of Iraqi nationalism that crosses sectarian boundaries, it is farfetched to consider the Iraqi Shia merely proxies of Iran.

The sectarian strains that are now rending societies across the Middle East are likely to change the regional map.

Nusra has also arrested civil society activists, including journalists and local council members, and has been responsible for sectarian attacks.

Some extreme groups demand complete independence.

The most obvious such other groups were national minorities.

Marginalized groups should be meaningfully engaged.

Specific groups and individuals (a) Migrant workers (b) Minorities (c) Mass exoduses and displaced persons (d) Other vulnerable groups and individuals.