The Taliban attack: Message Pakistan and the world can’t ignore

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Illinois State University’s Professor and Chair of the Department of Politics and Government Ali Riaz is the author of Bhoyer Sangaskriti (The Culture of Fear: Political Economy of Terror and Violence in Bangladesh) and the editor of Religion and Politics in South Asia. He responds to the Taliban attack on a school in Pakistan.

Reintroducing Indian history to campus

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While many American universities focus heavily on U.S. and European history, courses on the history of Asia, Africa, the Middle East and other areas are becoming increasingly important. Sudipa Topdar, an assistant professor in Illinois State University’s Department of History, teaches courses on the history of the Indian subcontinent. “Teaching South Asian history is more