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May 04, 2011 - The Star
The Star: Bain: Supermarket speaks language of halal
The sign at the halal meat counter at Sunny Foodmart says “We can speak your language!”
April 29, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: Feminist pioneer challenges Orthodox patriarchy
Tova Hartman opens the door to her apartment with a warm smile, speaking softly and casually dressed. With her down-to-earth femininity, she doesn't exactly look like a rabble-rouser within Orthodox Judaism.
March 29, 2011 - The Irish Times
Irish Times: Think carefully before answering census question on religion
The census looms and included in it we have Question 12, which deals with religion. “What is your religion?” it asks boldly, assuming everyone has one.
March 25, 2011 - The Times of India
Times of India: Religious groups put faith in busines
Indian religious organizations across all major faiths are diversifying their "business model" to maintain the loyalty of their followers and attract new devotees.
March 24, 2011 - The Independent
The Independent: Does God belong in the classroom?
As many as 100 parents braved gale-force winds on a Sunday to find out more about the new primary school opening on their doorstep. It was a testament to the appeal of the new school – the first state-sponsored Hindu school to be proposed under Education Secretary Michael Gove's flagship "free" school policy.
March 21, 2011 - The Toronto Star
Toronto Star: Opinion: Women shape change in Muslim world
In a widely circulated article published last month under the title, “The rightful place of gender equality within Islam,” international human rights consultant Janine Moussa commented on the current turmoil in the Arab world.
March 21, 2011 - The Guardian
The Guardian: Religious leaders are out of touch with issues of sexuality, survey reveals
Sex and religion are subjects traditionally avoided at dinner parties, especially in the same sentence. But the supposedly conflicting pulls of sexuality and religion have fascinated writers from the Book of Genesis onwards.
March 20, 2011 - The Guardian
The Guardian: British Muslim who entered Miss Universe contest receives death threat
When Shanna Bukhari decided she wanted to be the first Muslim to represent Britain in a global beauty pageant, she suspected the road ahead might not be smooth, but nothing could have prepared her for the abuse she received.
March 20, 2011 - Newsweek
Newsweek: Hard going in the homeland: Ethiopian Jews in Jerusalem still not assimilated after two decades
Smadar Geto was airlifted to Israel in 1991 in one of the country’s most stunning operations -- a rescue of more than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews caught in the crossfire of a civil war.
March 18, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: Obama taps campuses for interfaith service projects
The White House is hoping to recruit America's college and seminary students in a nationwide interfaith service campaign that was launched Thursday (March 17).
March 12, 2011 - The Associated Press
Wash. Post: Friend the pope? John Paul II gets Facebook page
The Vatican will unveil the latest installment in its social media transformation next week - a Facebook page dedicated to the upcoming beatification of Pope John Paul II, officials said.
March 08, 2011 - The Australian
The Australian: Opinion: West obliged to champion Muslim feminists
On the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, women in most Muslim lands are still oppressed by sharia family law.
March 08, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Chinese official touts softer line on restive west
The new Communist Party chief for China's restive western region debuted a softer line on the remote area Tuesday, calling for less discrimination against its largely Muslim population and more initiatives to help win their trust and support.
March 02, 2011 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Religious blacks' views nuanced on Obama and DOMA
When same-sex marriage was upended in California by popular vote in 2008, gay rights activists pointed to one factor: religious African Americans who came out in record numbers for President Obama but who also largely voted against the marriage proposal, according to exit polls.
February 24, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: Young seek to end West Bank and Gaza schism
Young Palestinians watching the revolutions in Egypt, Tunisia and elsewhere in the region have no shortage of their own protest-worthy causes.
February 15, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: In one slice of Egypt, daily woes top religion
A generation ago, Ahmed Mitwalli’s parents were Islamists in this neighborhood along the Nile once nicknamed the Islamic Republic of Imbaba.
February 12, 2011 - The Toronto Star
Toronto Star: Will the House of Saud adapt enough to survive ... again?
When it became evident that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's anticipated resignation was not happening last Thursday, a chorus of indignant tweets rose from the international Internet audience tracking the historic events in Cairo.
February 08, 2011 - National Post
National Post: Christ's birthplace new front in fight for Palestinian state

Palestinians are pushing to get the reputed birthplace of Jesus Christ listed as a World Heritage Site --a move that would see them treated as a de facto state.

February 06, 2011 - Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Terrorism meets xenophobia in Russia
If current demographic trends continue, within the next half-century Muslims will constitute a sizable part, perhaps even a plurality, of Russia's population; indeed, Moscow currently has more Muslim inhabitants than any other European city.
February 04, 2011 - The Irish Times
Irish Times: Priests say missal is 'sexist and elitist'
The new missal for use at Mass from next November is sexist, archaic, elitist and obscure, the Association of Catholic Priests has said.
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