Around the World: Religion, Politics, and International Milieus is a project sponsored by the Center for Religion and Public Life at the NHIOP. The project examines the role of faith in government systems beyond the borders of the United States. Every academic year, the project will examine religion and politics in a particular country, sponsor lectures, and seek original essays from scholars for its Web site. 

Past Topics of the Religion, Politics, and International Milieus Project:

• “Hezbollah and the Lebanese State: Political, Religious, or Terrorist Movement?” Dr. Robert Rabil, Political Science Department, Florida International University
  
  
• “Religion, Violence, and Democracy in Contemporary India,” Dr. Thomas Blom Hansen, Anthropology Department, Yale University
  
  
• “Can the Mothers Speak? Militarization, Jehadi Organizations, and the Politics of Gender in Pakistan,” Dr. Farhat Haq, Politics Department, Monmouth College
  
  
• “Can A ‘Jewish State’ Also Be Democratic?” Dr. Bernard Avishai, Dean of the Raphael Racanati School, Herzliya, Israel