Ep. 78: The Backlash Against Minorities - a podcast by IVM Podcasts

from 2021-04-13T00:35:05

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Can a foreign government intervene if the evidence of the Chinese government’s repression of Uighurs is genuine? What is Sri Lanka’s Burqa ban all about?

On episode 78, host Hamsini Hariharan answers questions about how some governments respond to minorities and differences.

If you have questions about international relations or foreign policy, send them to us via email ivmstatesofanarchy@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @HamsiniH (https://twitter.com/omeriHamsini) or on Instagram @statesofanarchy (https://www.instagram.com/statesofanarchy/). Your question can be featured on the new QnA segment of States of Anarchy which appears every fortnight!

Recommended Reading

1) China’s Repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang: https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/chinas-repression-uyghurs-xinjiang

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/04/12/surviving-the-crackdown-in-xinjiang

3) The Factories in Camps:
https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/factories-camps

4) Sri Lanka’s war on terror: burqa ban, draconian Act, ‘deradicalization’

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/sri-lankas-war-on-terror-burqa-ban-draconian-act-deradicalisation-7229933/

5) Sri Lanka’s Burqa Ban Is More About Islamophobia Than National Security
https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/sri-lankas-burqa-ban-is-more-about-islamophobia-than-national-security/

6) Sri Lanka’s proposal to ban the burqa

https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/sri-lankas-proposal-to-ban-the-burqa/

7) Sri Lanka Muslims killed in Aluthgama clashes with Buddhists

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-27864716

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