Where Singapore’s Malay-Muslim community has traditionally conceptualized notions of togetherness through the public commemoration of personal events, the hasty digitalization…
marriage
Coalitions and slippery slopes: The same-sex marriage debate continues
Earlier this summer, the Supreme Court of the United States confirmed the constitutional right of same-sex couples to marry. Unsurprisingly,…
A “pastoral earthquake” in Rome?
On October 13th, the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family, an assembly convened by Pope Francis, released a relatio post…
Jesus’ wife?
Two days ago, Karen L. King, Hollis Professor of Divinity at the Harvard Divinity School, identified a scrap of papyrus…
Religious freedom as a binding practice of suspicion
I would like to begin with a famous case in Egypt that, though over a decade and a half old,…
Politics of religious freedom in South Africa
Unlike Europe and North America, the discussions in South Africa relating to religious freedom do not center on the extent…
Women’s Rights, Muslim Family Law, and the Politics of Consent
Lila Abu-Lughod and Anumpama Rao---editors of Women’s Rights, Muslim Family Law, and the Politics of Consent, a special issue of…
Religion and marriage debate
Should the state be in the business of marriage, or is it inherently a religious union that should be performed…
Muslim speed dating
Twice a year, Muslims from around the country gather in Queens for a speed dating event, with parents watching from…
Religious and sexual freedoms are not opposed
On June 1st, President Barack Obama proclaimed June 2009 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month and called "upon the…