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.

This kind of influence of the first language on the second is known as negative language transfer.

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

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

Language The official language of Jamaica is English.

The main language is colloquial Swahili, and the English language is extensively taught in schools.

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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.

Sociolinguistics differs from sociology of language in that the focus of sociolinguistics is the effect of the society on the language, while the sociology of language focuses on language's effect on the society.

The 1977 Charter of the French Language established French as the official language of Quebec.

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This is a different language from Gagauz and Turkish.

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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Somali was the working language and is predominantly spoken within the Region, spoken by 95.9 of the inhabitants.

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The common language used by the delegates during the conference was English.

They introduced the Old English language, which largely displaced the previous British language.

Jamaica stated that the acceptable language was English.

It also stated that the official language of communication was English.

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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.