At the Huffington Post, Elizabeth Shakman Hurd writes about the current upheaval in Iran and how it differs from the…
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What it means to “respect” Islam
At Public Discourse, Jennifer S. Bryson looks at what we mean when we call for people to "respect" Islam.
Job opening at the SSRC
The SSRC seeks a Program Assistant for its work on religion and the public sphere. The Program Assistant will work…
How to study prayer
At Religion Dispatches, Wendy Cadge questions how prayer and prayer studies work.
Mourning a martyr in Iran
Robin Wright writes about the media blitz surrounding the YouTube video of the death of Neda Agha-Soltan, a protester in…
A burqa ban in France
Rabea Chaundhry, an American Muslim woman, responds to Sarkozy's attempt to ban the burqa in France.
The evolution of spiritual creatures
At Religion Dispatches, Frank Schaeffer questions whether atheism truly offers a different path than religion, or if it simply cloaks…
State sponsored Sufism in Pakistan
At AltMuslim, Ali Eteraz writes about the recent creation of a Sufi Advisory Council (SAC) in Pakistan, intended to fight…
The future of Conservative Judaism
In the Forward, Alison Cies writes about a recent program at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America entitled, "Conservative Judaism:…
Mainstream anti-Semitism
Richard Cohen writes that what is frightening about anti-Semitism is not the beliefs held about Jews, but the willingness of…