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January 2014

January 08, 2014

How Should Muslim Women Dress

In 5 of 7 Muslim-majority countries most people prefer that women just cover their hair,...

January 08, 2014

Rites of Passage: Bar & Bat Mitzvah

Do your students know the difference between a Bar and a Bat Mitzvah? If not,...

January 07, 2014

What do Barbie & Fulla Have in Common?

Islam and the West--A clash of civilizations? Maybe not. In this engaging short clip above,...

January 06, 2014

Moral Dilemmas in the Ramayana

Studying Hinduism and the concept of dharma? The South Asia Center has a series of excellent...

January 05, 2014

Video Tour of Connecticut Mosque

If you cannot take your students on a field trip to see a mosque, this...

January 04, 2014

Who can use the word “Allah?” Bibles seized in Malaysia

Who has the right to use the word "Allah?" Only Muslims? Islamic authorities in Malaysia...

January 04, 2014

60 Second Adventures in Religion

What is religion? Is it about social control as Karl Marx argues, or ritual as...

January 03, 2014

Last Call to Prayers: China’s Female Mosques

Did you know that some female Muslims in China can head mosques and enjoy a...

January 03, 2014

Women’s Head Coverings in Different Religions

Many cultures, in addition to Muslims and Sikhs, wear head coverings as you can see...

January 02, 2014

Swarthmore Hillel Tests Lmits of Free Speech

What are the limits of free speech when it comes to Israel? Last month, the...

January 01, 2014

December 2013

December 30, 2013

Can’t Even Pay Attention to the Dali Lama

Even when the Dali Llama is speaking, it's tough to pay attention sometimes. Saw this...

December 28, 2013

Civilization or Religion: Which Came First?

Did civilization arise before religion or did religion arise before civilization? History books teach us...

December 28, 2013

Muslim Hipsters Spark Controversy

Does the video "objectify the Muslim female form" or does it simply show Muslim women...

December 27, 2013

US Ranks Near Bottom of Income Inequality

< Pope Francis recently spoke about growing inequality in the world. "Just as the commandment...

December 24, 2013

Reza Aslan Discusses Jesus with Evan Smith

Reza Aslan, author of "Zealot, The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth," outlines the...

December 23, 2013

When Church & Cool Collide: Hipster Christianity

Protestant American Christianity is changing. Pews are disappearing and many Christians are abandoning the church...

December 23, 2013

How do Celebrities Define God

Guests of Oprah's Super Soul Sunday define God. Some of the guests include Brené Brown,...

December 22, 2013

America’s Only Gay Iman

Conservatives and liberals clash in every faith. Just last week, for example, the Methodist church...

December 22, 2013

Did Romans Invent Christmas?

Is the Roman celebration, Saturnalia, what we're really celebrating when we celebrate Christmas? Gift giving,...

December 21, 2013

Religion Women’s Rights

Countries in red and orange have the largest differences between men and women's rights. The...

December 19, 2013

Methodist Minister Defrocked; Officiated Gay Wedding

Were Methodist church authorities right to defrock a pastor who officiated a gay wedding (his...

December 17, 2013

Shinto: Religions of the World Documentary

Here's a dated but good documenatry about Shinto from the Religions of the World series....

December 16, 2013

Buddhism: How to Live in the Present

Former monk, Buddhist teacher and author, Jack Kornfield, sits down with Oprah for one of...

December 16, 2013

Sufism: The Heart of Islam

Here is an excellent clip on Sufism from the documentary "Sufism, The Heart of Islam."

December 15, 2013

Alien Abduction: Islam

Here's an interesting and, for kids,an engaging review of the central beliefs of Islam. It...

December 14, 2013

Muslim Impact on English Soccer

Interesting BBC documentary on how Muslim soccer players impact their English soccer teams. Thanks to...

December 13, 2013

Mormon Missionary Expansion

Here's an interesting clip about the expansion of Mormon missionaries from Religion and Ethics News...

December 13, 2013

Religion in America’s States & Counties

If you want to show your students the religious make-up of America, you should check...