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May 2013

May 16, 2013

Sufism Makes a Comeback in Somalia

Sufisim is making a comeback in Somalia, according to this Huffington Post story. It was...

May 15, 2013

How to Escape the Death Valley of Education

Here is Ken Robinson at his best, which I found on Open Culture. In this...

May 14, 2013

Face to Faith: Teaching Students to be Global Citizens

In our last Face to Faith video conference for the year, my religion students considered...

May 13, 2013

Catholic Population Surges Across The Global South

Catholics are making big gains in Asia and Africa, according to this Huffington Post story. In...

May 12, 2013

What do Muslims Think of Westerners Westerners Think of Muslims

Here is a 2011 Pew research survey, which I saw on the On Being blog, that shows...

May 10, 2013

The Brazen Bibliophiles of Timbuktu

Librarians in Timbuktu duped Al Qaeda and saved thousands of ancient manuscripts from destruction. The...

May 08, 2013

A Final Embrace: the Most Haunting Picture from Bangladesh

My religions class just completed a seminar on human rights. The collapse of the garment...

May 07, 2013

World Population Distribution

More than half the world's population lives inside the circle, and yes, most of the...

May 06, 2013

Book of Mormon: Party Bus Edition

A few boys posted this video of the song "Hello" from the Broadway hit, The...

May 05, 2013

Why Are Buddhist Monks Attacking Muslims?

Aren't Buddhist monks, indeed all Buddhists, supposed to be non-violent? In Burma and Sri Lanka,...

May 01, 2013

The Five Most Popular Posts in April

Here are the top posts for April. This timeline got the most page views. Timeline...

April 2013

April 29, 2013

The Gulabi Gang – Pink Indians

The Gulabi Gang are pink sari wearing women in India who brandish big sticks and...

April 29, 2013

Is The Veil A Symbol Of Oppression? Great Infographic

Hind Makki tweeted this great infographic about the veil. It outlines the veil's history and...

April 28, 2013

The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity

I am covering the Sunni Shia split in my religion class and saw this nice...

April 28, 2013

10 Cool Tech Tips from David Pogue

Here are some very useful and cool tips from New York Times tech columnist, David...

April 26, 2013

Face to Faith: World Malaria Day Video Conference

As part of World Malaria Day, my religion students learned about the tragedy of malaria...

April 25, 2013

Buddhist Sand Mandala Gets Attention on Reddit

Tibetan Buddhists can spend 7 to 10 days making an intricate sand mandala like the...

April 24, 2013

Terrorism and the other Religions

In his blog, Informed Consent, historian Juan Cole, argues that Muslims are no more violent...

April 23, 2013

Elie Wiesel Dedicates the Holocaust Museum

Twenty years ago, in April, 1993, Elie Wiesel dedicated the Holocaust Museum with this touching...

April 23, 2013

Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World

Here is the trailer for the Unity Productions Foundation documentary on Islamic art and architecture,...

April 21, 2013

How to Become a Connected Educator

Three well-known educators, Angela Maiers, Stephen Anderson, and Tom Whitby explain the importance of using...

April 19, 2013

Islamic Literature: The Adventures of Hamza

Check out the Adventures of Hamza at the Freer Sackler Museum site. The Hamzanama is...

April 19, 2013

One American’s Pilgrimage To Mecca

Michael Wolfe, an American writer and Muslim convert, took a camera crew on his Hajj...

April 17, 2013

Bruins Sabres National Anthem

Here's the Bruins-Sabres National Anthem, from tonight's game, with the Boston Fire Department Honor Guard....

April 14, 2013

Women Challenge Exclusivity of Western Wall

American and Israeli Jewish women are challenging the law against their worship at the Western...

April 14, 2013

Women and Islam: Resources from GMU

George Mason University's Center for History and News Media has some great resources on the...

April 13, 2013

Leslie Hazleton: On Reading the Koran

Leslie Hazleton, author of the new book, First Muslim, finds much to like about the...

April 11, 2013

World Religions Graphic

Great graphic of the world's religions. Some of the numbers are off because it was...

April 10, 2013

How Latinos are Changing American Christianity

Writing for the Washington Post's "On Faith" section, Dr. Richard Land, president of The Ethics...

April 09, 2013

The Dalai Llama and Happiness

Saw this short video on "On Being's blog" featuring the Dalai Llama words about happiness...