User:Drimtiyaz/sandbox

I am a Sri Lankan native and currently affiliated at the Asian Studies and Department of Political Science, Temple University, Philadelphia. I teach courses on comparative politics such as nationalism and ethnic conflict and foreign governments and politics. Also, teach courses on modern China and Modern India.

My studies cover two major aspects: the symbolic politics of elites and politicization of ethnic differences, especially in Sri Lanka. My most recent research examines issues pertaining to Muslims in Sri Lanka and Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region in China. My scholarly pursuit has born fruit as publications in leading journals in my areas of study, such as Journal of South Asia, the Journal of Asian and African Studies (JAAS),the Journal of Third World Studies (JTWS) and Asian Affairs. In addition,I have published a number of research findings in international newspapers.

In recent years, my research has been concerned with the rising religious trends in South Asia and Middle East. Over the next few years, my project would focus on religious illiberalism and its inherent challenges to secular regimes and political actors in South Asia and the Middle East.