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U.S. Holocaust Museum revokes award to Aung San Suu Kyi

March 12, 2018 1 Comment

On March 6, the United States Holocaust Museum has revoked a human rights award it had previously given Aung San Suu Kyi.

Archbishop of Canterbury on the London attack

June 19, 2017 No Comments

Archbishop of Canterbury: “The freedom to worship without fear is a right we cherish as a nation and was won at great human cost over many years.”

Islamic Center in Colorado vandalized

March 27, 2017 3 Comments

The Islamic Center in Fort Collins was vandalized on Saturday night.

LDS church opens its doors to Muslim neighbors after fire at mosque

January 23, 2017 2 Comments

After a fire on January 14 almost completely destroyed a mosque in Bellevue, WA, many local churches offered space for the community to pray.

Muslim Emoji, proposed by a German teenager

September 15, 2016 16 Comments

The emoji populating virtual reality reflect a increasing range of demographic, fashion, professional and ethnic identities, but one community is missing, and a German teenager

“Relinquishment of Self”: The Citadel and a student’s hijab

May 11, 2016 16 Comments

A Muslim student admitted to the Citadel has requested to wear her hijab, but that request has been turned down, according to Religion News Service:

How well do people know their Bible?

December 7, 2015 20 Comments

Still from YouTube Video “The Quran Experiment“; the woman is responding to a Bible verse that she believes is Quranic In the Netherlands, two YouTube

Pope Francis prays with Imam, asks for Muslims and Christians to work together for peace

November 30, 2015 1 Comment

Addressing sectarian violence, Pope Francis prays with an Imam, and ends his address with “salam alaikum”. Are you inspired by his outreach work?

Perspectives on politics versus faith and the myth of radicalization in terrorism coverage

November 16, 2015 8 Comments

Peace for Paris image by artist Jean Jullien In his Loose canon column for the Guardian, Dr. Giles Fraser opines that the narrative of radicalization is a

Taking the veil in France: Racism or secularism? Liberation or imprisonment?

May 27, 2015 6 Comments

The effects of French laws passed in 2004 and 2011 banning veils worn by Muslim women, as well as other public dress expressing religious views,

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