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Miray Philips - ميراي فيلبس

@mirayphilips.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto I study transnational religion, memory, rights & violence in the Middle East and its diasporas 📸 "our demise doesn't have to be like this" www.mirayphilips.com

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
On Oct. 7, 2001, the so-called "War on Terror" began with the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. Twenty-five years later, more than 4.5 million people have died in post-9/11 war zones from the direct and indirect impacts of war. [THREAD] costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/paper/overview
At least 4.5 million people have died in post-9/11 war zones as a result of war and its reverberating impacts.
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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
It's out! The full "Handbook on Authoritarianism in the Arab World" is available open access here: www.bloomsburycollections.com/encyclopedia...
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Miray Philips - ميراي فيلبس @mirayphilips.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
This cover is so damn good
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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Cover art by Sara Qaed
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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Our handbook has a page on the publisher site :) (Available open access! Dont mind the price!) www.bloomsbury.com/us/ib-tauris...
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
The Trump admin is resurrecting the War on Terror playbook—the same playbook that embroiled the US in two decades of war in the Middle East. Only this time the admin has no credible legal basis & no Congressional authorization. The American people do not want a new forever war.
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‘Enemy KIA’: Trump revives playbook from Afghanistan for campaign targeting alleged drug boats | CNN Politics
Deep below the US Capitol, in a secure room meant to protect discussions of American secrets, a wave of sarcastic laughter spread among lawmakers and staff members who were assembled to receive a brie...
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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Friends @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social is doing well— she’s at home, released last night. I’ll let her speak on the ordeal when she’s ready but for now wanted to share this update.
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lauragarbes.bsky.social @lauragarbes.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
It’s publication day for Listeners Like Who? @princetonupress.bsky.social. I’m grateful to the journalists that shared their stories with me, the colleagues and friends that read copious drafts, and the early readers of the book. press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
A dedication that reads “To the squeaky wheels of public radio”A book cover of a book entitled “Listeners like Who?” On a wooden table
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Miray Philips - ميراي فيلبس @mirayphilips.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
This is rooted in domestic anxieties about the declining hegemony of Christianity in the US and reflects onto US foreign policy, on both Christians and Muslims.
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Miray Philips - ميراي فيلبس @mirayphilips.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
When I was doing fieldwork on religious freedom advocacy in DC, I would often hear that Christians are the most persecuted religious group worldwide. But where did that come from? I traced these claims back to 2 sources—Open Doors & Pew Research Center—and discovered that neither substantiate it.
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Miray Philips - ميراي فيلبس @mirayphilips.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
New article on how international religious freedom actors misinterpret data on religion-based violations, claim that Christians are the most persecuted religious group worldwide, and leverage the perceived objectivity of numbers to claim ideological neutrality. academic.oup.com/socrel/advan...
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The Social Construction of Christian Persecution Through Quantification in International Religious Freedom Advocacy
Abstract. A perception that Christianity is under attack has animated American political culture, shaping domestic politics that advance Christian politica
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Miray Philips - ميراي فيلبس @mirayphilips.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Thanks for sharing this Peter!
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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
A very interesting new article by Miray Philips on issues w/ the (mis)use of quantitative data on Christian persecution. One area quant scholars and more critical scholars (should) align is on raising these types of concerns. academic.oup.com/socrel/advan...
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The Social Construction of Christian Persecution Through Quantification in International Religious Freedom Advocacy
Abstract. A perception that Christianity is under attack has animated American political culture, shaping domestic politics that advance Christian politica
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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Sociology at Nuffield College invites applications for academic visitors during the 2026-27 academic year www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research...
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Sociology Visitorships - Nuffield College Oxford University
The Nuffield College Sociology Group invites applications for a Visitorship at the College during the 2026-27 academic year (between early October 2026 and late June 2027).
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Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 17/08/2025
Call for work "that illuminates the various ways policing promotes – or could promote – public safety and social order." Maybe it is normal to have a special issue defined by the conclusions reached rather than questions asked, and it just grates on me when it's reactionary?
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The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
📢 TIMEP is recruiting for an in-person Bassem Sabry Fellow to spend six months working full-time in our Washington, DC office. Check out this opportunity and apply by August 28: timep.org/2025/08/08/o...
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The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
📣 TIMEP is recruiting for an in-person Bassem Sabry Fellow to spend six months working full-time in our Washington, DC office. Check out this rare opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of MENA policymaking! Applications are due August 28: timep.org/2025/08/08/o...
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Institute for Religion, Culture and Societal Futures @ircsf.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
We've been adding to our website since we launched it last year. Worth a visit! Among the added features, we now have the details of our growing team of affiliated research and student fellows, including Kevin Flatt, Miray Philips, Jacob Legault-Leclair and Hannah Vines: uwaterloo.ca/st-jeromes/a...
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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Meet the members of the 2025-2027 YSAR cohort! Miray Philips is Assistant Professor in Sociology at the University of Toronto. Welcome to YSAR! Learn more the cohort: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/you...
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Institute for Religion, Culture and Societal Futures @ircsf.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Congrats to IRCSF research fellow Miray Philips from the University of Toronto for being selected as a Young Scholar in American Religion by the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture!
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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 24/04/2024
Today, we want to spotlight Miray Philips, one of our RSDR from the 2022-2023 cohort. Dr. Miray Philips is an Assistant Professor in Sociology at the Univ of Toronto. #academicsky #socsky #polirel [1/4]
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