Bussy-Saint-Georges, the Town with Built-in Religious Harmony
Workmen prepare the European Regional Temple in Bussy-Saint Georges. by Stephanie Le Bars from The Guardian Weekly Hugues Rondeau is the Radical party mayor of Bussy-Saint-Georges, a new town in the...
View ArticleSpirituality in Mental Health Care: It’s Past Time to Make Room
by Christopher Gordon, M.D. and Ben Herzig from The Huffington Post National surveys have consistently found that the vast majority of Americans identify as religious and/or spiritual in one way or...
View ArticleEid ul-Fitr 2012 Muslims Celebrate Around The World
Children pose at Obalende praying ground in Lagos on August 19, 2012 as muslims pray on the first day of Eid al-Fitr. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, the...
View ArticleMen and Women As Equal in Muslim Houses of God
Ms. Kadriye Avci Erdemli, Istanbul’s deputy mufti (the second most powerful official in charge of Islamic affairs). Photo from Religion News Service. by Omid Safi from Religion News Service Many people...
View ArticleMuslims From Abroad Are Thriving in Catholic Colleges
From left, Hadil Issa and Nada and Marwa Alsaif at the University of Dayton, a Roman Catholic university. Photo by Ty William Wright for the NYT by Richard Perez-Pena from The New York Times Arriving...
View ArticleReal Living is Encounter
Father Musa (rightmost) and others at the 2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions. Photo submitted by author. by Father Gerald Musa Why should I engage with people who hold religious beliefs which are...
View ArticleAmerican Muslim Leaders Condemn Attacks
Photo from the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA): ISNA Condemns Violence in Egypt and Libya and Mourns the Death of U.S. Ambassador Stevens and other Americans; Denounces the Creation of a...
View ArticleWhat Would Muhammad the Prophet Do?
by Omid Safi Author, Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters In the wake of the offensive “Innocence of Muslims” trailer that depicts Muhammad as a sex-offender, a womanizer, a child abuser, a...
View ArticleAvenging the Prophet Who Banned Revenges
By Abdul Malik Mujahid Chair of the Board of Trustees, Parliament of the World’s Religions “We have avenged the Prophet Mohammad,” the gunmen shouted after killing 12 at the French magazine Charlie...
View ArticleBlasphemy and Freedom
Image: Antoine Walker/ Flickr The Charlie Hebdo incident: we cannot not sight it and refrain from all comment. It would be redundant to revisit here the obvious aspects of the incident. Thus,...
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