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July 2013

July 25, 2013

Some Mormons Search the Web and Find Doubt

A high-ranking leader of the Mormon church in Europe voices his doubts about the truth...

July 24, 2013

Seeing Buddha

Photographer David Butow tries to capture what the NY Times calls the "interior and the...

July 24, 2013

Kick-Ass Women Of The Muslim World

The Huffington Post has a great story about 10 Muslim women who are challenging religious and...

July 23, 2013

France’s Headscarf war: Does it Attack or Protect Religious Freedom?

More rioting, more trouble over Muslim head coverings in Paris. In one incident, police stop...

July 23, 2013

Twitter and Free Speech vs. Hate Speech in France

Here's a great case for class discussion. You cannot yell "FIRE" in a public theater,...

July 22, 2013

West Africa: Timbuktu to Darfur with Nicholas Kristof and Win-a Trip student

Erin Luhmann, who traveled with NY Times Op-Ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof, reports on conditions...

July 21, 2013

Infographic: Aids, TB and Malaria in Africa

Interesting and sad demographic about disease in Africa from the newspaper, Al Jazeera. Although a...

July 20, 2013

Radical Muslim Feminist calls for Changes in Mosques

Hind Makki, a radical Muslim feminist, looks at mosques around the world who allow and...

July 20, 2013

Christians in the Middle East: Religious Freedom?

Writing for the Washington Post, Andrew Doran, a former State Department employee, writes about the...

July 18, 2013

Is Scientology a Religion: Judges Debate

Most religion courses begin with a definition of religion. Names like Rudolf Otto, Ninian Smart,...

July 18, 2013

The Scientists who Escaped the Nazis

In 1933, Max Born and other Jewish scientists fled Germany for England and America, at...

July 14, 2013

Zealot: The Life & Times of Jesus

If you teach World Religions, you might want to check out this new book about...

July 13, 2013

Malala Yousafzai, Girl Shot by Taliban, Makes Appeal at U.N.

Speaking before the United Nations, on her 16th birthday, Malala Yousafzai asks for "free compulsory...

July 11, 2013

Turbaned Sikh Men Take Their Fashion to the Streets

The Guardian Newspaper's fashion blog reports that Sikhs in England are trying to show that...

July 11, 2013

Politicians who Meditate

Studying Buddhism? Here's a story to show how some of its ideas have permeated American...

July 10, 2013

Photos of Ramadan

Atlantic Magazineposted a series of images of Muslims around the world observing Ramadan including the...

July 10, 2013

Live From Mecca, It’s Ramadan

NPR posted this video that includes views of the Grand Mosque in Mecca and "views...

July 02, 2013

Child Bride Turned Scholar

Tererai Trent defied cultural norms that denied African girls an education and restricted them to...

July 01, 2013

Ramadan: July 9, 2013

Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, begins Tuesday, July 9. It always occurs in...

July 01, 2013

How Does An Islamist Extremist Change His Mind?

Maajid Nawaz used to recruit young Muslims to an extremist Islamist group and served five...

June 2013

June 30, 2013

Museums Faulted on Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art

Despite the fact that the United States and 44 other nations signed a pledge in...

June 30, 2013

Minarets, Burqas, now Garages

In 2000, Switzerland voted to ban the construction of new minarets, in April of this...

June 27, 2013

Buddhists Boycott Mobile Contract to Muslim Firm

The animosity between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar is so strong that even the government...

June 26, 2013

California Declares October as Month for Hindu Awareness

California will celebrate the contributions of Hinduism in October, declaring it Hindu Awareness and Appreciation...

June 25, 2013

Muslim Women in the Media

The photo above is part of an interesting infographic about how Muslim women are portrayed...

June 23, 2013

Arab Idol Winner Performs “I want it that Way”

Muhammad Assaf of Gaza performs “I want it that Way” by the Backstreet Boys. Historian...

June 22, 2013

Roxana Saberi: Prisoner of Conscience in Iran

Roxana Saberi, an American journalist was arrested in Iran four years ago and accused of...

June 21, 2013

Civil Rights 50th Anniversary

Christian leaders from all over converged on Birmingham, Alabama to mark the key events of...

June 21, 2013

Buddhists, Muslims, Violence & Democracy in Myanmar

PBS News Hour Special correspondent Kira Kay shows how the violence between the Buddhists and...

June 18, 2013

More on Twitter: Educators Discuss its Value

[<a href="" target="_blank">View the story "Twitter in Education" on Storify</a>] [<a href="" target="_blank">View the story...

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