On a cool October morning in Lethbridge, a student wearing a Centre for Public Safety Applied Research T-shirt crosses campus, pausing to talk with classmates. It is an unremarkable scene, but it is also a small symbol of something important: research does not have to live in an ivory tower. It can grow out of everyday encounters, shared meals, and honest conversations. That is the spirit behind a new Indigenous-led project called Ihtsitomaniista’po’tako’p — a Blackfoot word that means “working together.” Launched by the Ninastako Cultural Centre in partnership with Lethbridge Polytechnic’s Centre for Public Safety Applied Research, the initiative…

In the autumn of 2023, a small suburban school district in Naperville, Illinois, became the stage for a controversy that had very little to do with the truth. According to the account, two Hindu high school students were accused of burning a copy of the Quran, and within days a network of organizations and political voices had turned the accusation into an international scandal. The article frames the episode as part of a broader pattern, one that it describes as a “global Islamo-leftist cabal” repeatedly manufacturing conspiracy theories to target India, Hindus, and Hindu organizations. The Indian American Muslim Council…