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Times‘ Cutesy Guide Veils Humanity of Muslim Women

By Mariam Durrani

…‘ ‘World’ page, beneath articles about British political parties, economic news stories, and other matters of international newsworthiness, you’ll find a peculiar section called: “What in the World.” Sandwiched between articles on cows belching in India and a cutesy rumination on nicknames for Nobel Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, you’ll find an article about what to call that thing on a woman’s head in various Muslim countries. “What’s That You’re…

Is Religion Wrecking Our Air?

By Jay Wexler

…elderly people and children with heart and respiratory ailments.” Another Indian expert similarly concluded, “Gaseous air pollutants along with other toxic gases emitted due to burning of firecrackers aggravates the chance of attack among asthma patients. The patients with heart disease, chronic bronchitis and low immune system are also at high risk.” The realization that fireworks significantly raise air pollution levels has led officials in Bei…

Six Overlooked Gems from the Future of World Religions Report

By Timothy King

…erer” image by Alice Popkorn/Flickr 6. The Leftovers: Hot HBO Drama or Hot New Religious Trend? The rapid growth of those no longer affiliated with any religious tradition deserves our attention, but perhaps not for the reasons repeated by the prevailing cultural narrative. In fact, the “rise of the nones” story is obscuring news of a different, equally fascinating trend in the world of religion. While small in total number, the fastest growing re…

In Praise of Failure: Is Defining Religion Such a Good Idea?

By Ivan Strenski

…ept of religion, even Linker’s as an example, we might open up an entirely new area of inquiry into those phenomena that resembled this plenary sense, but did not fully contain all the necessary properties. I would call these the cases of the “religion-like” or the “religion-in.” I take my lead from the way we already talk and think about the way concepts are extended across borders, however conventional. In a way, philosopher Michel Foucault’s oe…

NY Subway Killing a Case of Blind Hatred?

By Laurie Patton

…Jack Mirkinson noted in HuffPo in the wake of the Oak Creek shooting, even news reporters have a hard time getting a “lesser-known” religious tradition right: A Fox News analyst asked if there had been any “anti-Semitic acts” in the past against Sikhs; CNN’s Don Lemon wondered if Sikhs have “traditional enemies,” or if the shooter had a “beef with the Sikhs”; a local Wisconsin station reported that the religion is “based in northern Italy.” Correc…

Greatest Hits of 2015: Religion Stories Our Readers Couldn’t Resist

By Ellie Faustino

…him of being paid by Monsanto, the third most hated company in America: I knew Monsanto sues farmers into oblivion, caused a rash of suicides in India, suppresses negative media coverage, and pays politicians, and scientists to lie on its behalf. But there was one story I didn’t believe, because I knew it wasn’t true: Monsanto hadn’t paid me. So I did what any academic or journalist would do, and started learning more about the company that suppos…

Back to School at The First Public School In the Country To Require a World Religions Course

By Joseph Laycock

…eadership of the social studies curriculum coordinator who meet to work on new materials and discuss the future of the course. Our intention is to keep it current and that all teachers are using district approved lessons and materials. What kind of training do teachers need to offer a class like this? We first teachers were given a wonderful training in 2000 with follow up meetings in 2001. New teachers have had to take a “course” designed by the…

Ask a Muslim: No, Dear Reader, Sex-Obsession Isn’t Confined to Muslim Nations

By Haroon Moghul

…s Muslims live in democracies. That includes Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mali, Tunisia, Nigeria, etc., most of which are Muslim-majority. Are these perfect? Of course not. But they are democracies, and they aspire to democracy. Many of the countries that aren’t democracies have attempted democratic transitions, and have been actively or indirectly blocked by our country. Which is a democracy. So, why does our democrac…

Win For ‘Natural Family’ Crowd at UN Human Rights Council…

By Peter Montgomery

…awaiting trial, for a rainbow-themed paint job that the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Vice charged was promoting “emblems of homosexuality.” Taiwan: Marchers hope for marriage equality in near future Reuters reported that on July 11, “[t]housands of gay rights supporters marched through Taipei…months ahead of elections that are likely to usher in a pro-gay party and could make Taiwan the first place in Asia to legalize same-sex marria…

Is Monsanto Satan? The Pleasure and Problem of Conspiracy Theory

By Alan Levinovitz

…ought too hard about it. (It is the 3rd most hated company in America.) I knew Monsanto sues farmers into oblivion, caused a rash of suicides in India, suppresses negative media coverage, and pays politicians, and scientists to lie on its behalf. But there was one story I didn’t believe, because I knew it wasn’t true: Monsanto hadn’t paid me. So I did what any academic or journalist would do, and started learning more about the company that suppos…