Reflections on IDP Camps in South Sudan
As the situation in South Sudan deteriorates, we asked Richard Parkins, the Executive Director of American Friends of the Episcopal Church of the Sudans, to respond with […]
Humanitarianism, Charity and Development
Examinations of humanitarianism, charity, and development in Africa, whether from NGOs operating on the continent, foreign aid from outside of Africa, or philanthropists based anywhere in the world.
Secular and Religious Education: Perpetuated Hierarchies and Misunderstandings / L’éducation séculière et religieuse : hiérarchies et malentendus perpétués
Students in a lecture at Dar es Salaam University.
A recent study from the Pew Research Center focused on educational attainment among religious groups found that within […]
In The News: Holiday Thoughts about “Good Intentions” / Les nouvelles: Consacrés les vacances à l’intention « des bonnes actions »
In the recent article, “How new global charities are beating ‘faith-based organizations’ at their own game,” Allison Schnable describes how many Americans are surpassing the […]
Africa Now! Trump and Africa Discussion at the African Studies Association (ASA) Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Dec. 3, 2016
By Cilas Kemedjio (University of Rochester) and Cecelia Lynch (University of California, Irvine), Co-Editors of The CIHA Blog (Critical Investigations into Humanitarianism in Africa, www.cihablog.com)
Our panel on the impact of […]
Track Changes: Measuring Good Governance
In our ongoing series, “Track Changes,” we link to online content that we have found to be problematic in its assumptions, framing, or language and provide a question […]
Africa Now! Trump and Africa: an open discussion
Following are questions for the open discussion that the CIHA Blog is facilitating at the African Studies Association Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., on December 3, 2016. We invite you […]
Religion as a site of struggle in Africa: lessons from the Bible as a site of struggle in South Africa
Last month, we held the 2nd Annual CIHA Blog Conference in South Africa on religion, governance, and humanitarianism in Africa. Today, we present the first article in a series of papers […]
