The term marginal comes from the Latin, “marginalis,” and is in reference to an edge or border. In my discipline (Sociology), we trace the concept to Robert Park, who referred to the marginal man as a ...

In our previous articles we explored marginality in relation to patriarchy in the work of the acclaimed devadasi Muddupalani from the 18th century and how it impacts our performance, “Radhika and ...

y God, I will never surrender to my enemies like a humiliated person and never pledge allegiance to them like slaves. (Bihar-al- Anwar, Vol. 45, P. 7) The tragedy of Karbala, a poignant episode in ...

The term “marginal” finds roots in the Medieval Latin word “marginalis”, which means on the margin or situated on the border or edge. First introduced by sociologist Robert Park in 1928, the concept ...

ISLAMABAD: Marginality is a global issue that needs to be addressed by recognising the identity of individuals and communities and safeguarding the fundamental rights of marginalised segments of ...

The everyday lives of sub-Saharan African migrants in Morocco are deeply affected by violent policies of border control. While existing laws create problems, the further burdens of history make things ...

Nigeria emerged as a geo-polity in 1914 with the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates by the British colonial government. But before this development, the broad territory was never ...

AMMAN — Located in the mountainous and very arid region of the southern Jordan, Petra was not a populated place until the 4th century BC, when Bedouins gradually settled there. The heavy rains in the ...