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Dreaming Beyond the Madman: Reflections on the Revolution in Libya

By Haroon Moghul

…imperialism, and the nefarious designs of the English monarchy upon South Asia—you can’t make this stuff up—and concluded by suggesting that India and Pakistan, which were apparently on the verge of nuclear war, form a common currency and become one country. In the third and thus far bloodiest of the revolts sweeping across North Africa and the Middle East, giant Libya, a nation the size of Alaska with fewer people than New York City (6.3 million…

Of Birds and Buddhists: Wildlife Rehab, NYC Style

By Jay Wexler

…hem after learning that scores of local Buddhists had been releasing large numbers of turtles into the park’s waters, where they are ill-suited to live. Buddhists believe that releasing injured or threatened animals can bring good karma to animal and releaser alike, but practiced without care and in large numbers, these releases can cause great damage. Things are even worse overseas, in places like Taiwan, where “mercy release” has become big busi…

Needle Exchange Gets Religion

By Sara Friedman

…prevent HIV and save lives? In some regions and countries, including South Asia, Eastern Europe, and the United States, intravenous drug use has become the major cause of HIV infection and is three times more likely to cause HIV infection than unprotected sex. Emphasizing the proven, Dr. Martin cited, chapter and verse, the irrefutable evidence published by every major health institution from NIH, CDC, IOM, WHO, and others. He also noted that NEPs…

What Does the Muslim World Really Want?

By Becky Garrison

…acknowledged that lack of funds rendered him unable to travel and film in Asia and Africa. So while the survey covers over 35 countries, he focused his filming in the Middle East. While one can understand these economic constraints, the lack of African and Asian Muslims featured in the film serves as yet another reminder that we still tend to equate Arab with Muslim despite the stats that indicate otherwise. Also, most of the people gathered at t…

Howling at the Moon

By Amina Wadud

…es they still actually distribute it in food stuff — particularly rice, in Asia. I, like some Muslims, like to pay this amount directly to a family or individual in need. Others like to pay to local institutions, which in the U.S. would be the mosques or Islamic centers. The mosques then distribute to the members of the community that they know are in need. It should be paid before the prayer on the day of the ‘Id, with two rationales: one is that…

Conservative Anglican Bishops Threaten To Split Communion; Malawi Opposition Leader Says Gays Should Be Killed; Anti-Marriage Effort Makes European Union Question Initiative Process; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…in England next week,” according to the Christian Post, “with African and Asian leaders threatening to walk out on Archbishop Justin Welby. Welby has been hoping to preserve the communion in the face of conservative outcry over the backing given same-sex marriage by liberal bishops, including leaders of the American Episcopal Church. The Daily Mail’s Jonathan Petre reports: The row has torn the Church apart for a decade – with conservatives accus…

The New York Times Sunday Review has a Mormon Problem

By Joanna Brooks

…, between 20 and 30% of the nations of Tonga and Samoa are LDS.) People of Asian, Asian Pacific, Latin American, and indigenous American descent have never been restricted from ordination, a fact Siegel blithely ignores. Church membership in the U.S. is still predominately white, a reflection of the ethnicity of the religion’s founders (and their prodigious birthrates) but global Mormonism is an entirely different story—and that’s a change LDS peo…

Bill to Stone Gays to Death Introduced in Kenya

By Peter Montgomery

…tarian operations in Uganda were already worth more than $2bn annually – a number which has doubtless grown – and they compete aggressively with secular NGOs to secure US government grants…. Evangelical groups’ close ties to Ugandan government leaders have cemented their influence in my country. Charismatic humanitarian pastors like Rick Warren and evangelical NGOs such as World Vision are increasingly invited to the official forums that help to s…

A ‘Vows’ Piece in ‘The Times’ Shows How Doctrinaire Christian Celibacy Has Become Compared to its Ancient Roots

By Joseph Amar

…forgotten. The Christian Scripture tracks the spread of Christianity into Asia Minor and Europe with a kind of triumphant inevitability—‘The hand of the Lord was upon them.’ But Christianity moved along another path as well, one that took it through the Aramaic-speaking synagogues linking diaspora Jews in Syria and Babylonia to their homeland in Israel. Here, Christians worshiped in Aramaic, not Greek or Latin, and remained vitally attuned to the…

Does the Right Even Know Why it’s so Threatened by Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce?

By Mary Rambaran-Olm

…football (or “hand-egg” if you’re reading from anywhere in Europe, Africa, Asia or South America). Kelce is considered “one of the greatest tight ends of all time,” which may or may not be true because that information is from Wikipedia and I’m not one to question Wikipedia here. Anyway, the Right is outraged! I’m also not here to explain to you fans who Swift or Kelce are. You don’t have to convince me—I’m sure they’re both great and that you’ll…