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November 06, 2011 - The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail: Abortion’s veil of silence threatens Ugandan women
Health activist Denis Kibera has seen women bleeding to death from illegal abortions. He has seen women dying after quack doctors used crude equipment to kill their fetuses.
November 05, 2011 - The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail: Opinion: A thousand fatwas for Somalia's al-Shabaab
A truck bombing by the Somali jihadist group al-Shabaab that killed more than 100 people in Mogadishu last month – an attack that targeted students lined up for news about scholarships to Turkey – drew condemnation from the United Nations, Western states, the Somali Transitional Federal Government and Somali civic groups. But that made no difference at all.
November 05, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Yemen uprising binds women from many walks of life
Early in Yemen's uprising, about 20 women with banners demanding equal rights marched into the heart of the capital, joining the thousands who were calling for the ouster of the president. They were greeted with cheers.
November 05, 2011 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Followers put their faith in his hands
Five years ago, Avraham Cohen had become a large, if largely unseen, presence in this small city at the edge of the North Woods.
November 05, 2011 - The Baltimore Sun
Baltimore Sun: Atheists at Fort Meade seek official recognition
Capt. Ryan Jean wanted to perform well on the Army's psychological evaluation for soldiers.
November 03, 2011 - The Atlantic
Atlantic: Religious right still lacking a champion in 2012 field
A leading figure on the religious right says conservative evangelicals are frustrated with their choices in the Republican presidential field.
November 02, 2011 - USA Today
USA Today: In China, tensions rising over Buddhism's quiet resurgence
Breathless but beaming, Sheng Zisu sounds confident after five months in a maze-like Buddhist encampment high on the eastern Tibetan plateau, nearly 400 miles of bad road from the nearest city.
November 02, 2011 - The Toronto Star
Toronto Star: Popeyes in fight over Halal chicken
A group of Muslim restaurant franchisees is fighting fast-food chain Popeyes Louisiana Chicken in court over the right to sell hand-slaughtered Halal meat for religious reasons.
November 01, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Poland has largest gathering of rabbis since WWII
Dozens of rabbis from across Europe have gathered in Warsaw for the largest meeting of Jewish religious leaders in Poland since the community was virtually wiped out during World War II.
November 01, 2011 - NPR
NPR: Vatican to host stem cell research conference
A few years ago, Father Tomasz Trafny was brainstorming with other Vatican officials about what technologies would shape society, and how the Vatican could have an impact
October 31, 2011 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Health, abortion issues split Obama administration and Catholic groups
A contentious battle between Catholic groups and the Obama administration has flared in recent days, fueled by the new health-care law and ongoing divisions over access to abortion and birth control.
October 30, 2011 - Newsweek
Newsweek: Moshe Dayan's widow Ruth: Zionist dream has run its course
Elegantly dressed and perfectly made up, Ruth Dayan, 95, receives me with a wide smile in her Tel Aviv home overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
October 27, 2011 - Reuters
Reuters: Pope expresses shame for Christian violence in history
Pope Benedict, leading a global inter-religious meeting, acknowledged on Thursday "with great shame" that Christianity had used force in its long history but said violence in God's name had no place in the world today.
October 27, 2011 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Parties in Egypt seek new weapon: Secularists aim to mobilize Sufi masses to combat Islamist clout in elections
As Egyptian political parties marshal their forces for parliamentary elections next month, the country's secularists have found themselves outmanned by Islamists whose political machines have been poised at the ready for generations.
October 26, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Pope won't take part in common prayers
Pope Benedict XVI has invited Jews, Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims to a pilgrimage at the Umbrian hilltop town of Assisi, but the leaders won't take part in common prayers as they did when summoned for a daylong prayer for peace by Pope John Paul II 25 years ago.
October 26, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: To be young, hip and Mormon
With his manly stubble, flannel shirt and skinny black jeans, Brandon Flowers looks every bit the hipster front man for his rock band, the Killers.
October 26, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: NYPD keeps files on Muslims who change their names
For generations, immigrants have shed their ancestral identities and taken new, Americanized names as they found their place in the melting pot.
October 26, 2011 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Can Islamists share power with secularists? Tunisia is about to find out.
With full results of Tunisia's first-ever democratic election expected as soon as tomorrow, two secular parties looked poised to join the Islamist Al Nahda party in an alliance that could guide the country's political transition with a decisive majority.
October 25, 2011 - The Daily Mail
Daily Mail: What IS going on in Britain's mosque schools? Beatings, humiliation and lessons in hating Britain
The punishment is almost medieval in its cruelty. Victims are forced to crouch down and hold their ears with their arms threaded under their legs.
October 25, 2011 - The Oregonian
Oregonian: J Street offers D.C. something that was missing
Over 25 years in politics, including a stint as deputy domestic policy advisor to President Bill Clinton, Jeremy Ben-Ami has learned that there are things that you don't do:
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