Hindus in Bangladesh celebrate their largest festival under tight security...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's current interim leader, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has faced serious challenges in maintaining law and order since he took over in August, and Durga Puja,...
View ArticleSelf-exiled Turkish spiritual leader Fethullah Gülen dies in the US
SAYLORSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gülen, who spent the last decades of his life in self-exile in a gated compound in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains, espoused a philosophy that blended Sufism with staunch...
View ArticleAs world mourns Gulen, Kenya deports refugees linked to his Hizmet movement
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — In Kenya and across Africa, Gulen’s followers run schools, carry out charity work and take part in interfaith dialogue activities in partnership with other religious groups and...
View ArticleCrash Course and John Green unpack religion on YouTube
(RNS) — ‘Religion seems like something firm and concrete, but it oozes out of your grasp as soon as you think you’ve got a hold on it,’ said novelist and host John Green. The post Crash Course and John...
View ArticleAbout 140 Rohingya Muslims on wooden boat off Indonesia’s coast as residents...
LABUHAN HAJI, Indonesia (AP) — About 1 million of the predominately Muslim Rohingya live in Bangladesh as refugees from Myanmar. They include about 740,000 who fled a brutal counterinsurgency campaign...
View ArticleThe ever-rising importance of hospital chaplains
(RNS) — Frequently, chaplains are the only hospital staff member who has time to sit and speak with patients and families. The post The ever-rising importance of hospital chaplains appeared first on RNS.
View ArticleIn Philadelphia, a Muslim hub, presidential election feels to many like no...
PHILADELPHIA (RNS) — The city's growing Muslim Democratic establishment is trying to rally its constituency to the polls in an atmosphere of deep mistrust of either candidate. The post In Philadelphia,...
View ArticleMuslim Americans face a tough choice, but we have to refuse to empower Trump
(RNS) — While a protest vote may feel good, electing Trump means shutting Muslims out for four years. The post Muslim Americans face a tough choice, but we have to refuse to empower Trump appeared...
View ArticlePrayer, contemplation and comfort food as voters go to polls
(RNS) — ‘I think it is important to use all of our resources,’ said canon theologian Kelly Brown Douglas. ‘And one of the resources of the church is prayer.’ The post Prayer, contemplation and comfort...
View ArticleChaplains at the polls, prayers by faith leaders mark historic Election Day
WASHINGTON (RNS) — On a historic day in the nation's capital, people focused on prayer and the polls after a fraught lead-up to Election Day. The post Chaplains at the polls, prayers by faith leaders...
View ArticleImam Wisam Sharieff, founder of Quran Revolution, arrested for child porn
(RNS) — Sharieff was reported to the Alabama Department of Human Resources by a person who identified herself as Sharieff’s wife on Oct. 15, according to an FBI affadavit. The post Imam Wisam Sharieff,...
View ArticleWhite Christians made Donald Trump president — again
(RNS) — White Christians remain an influential force in American culture and politics. Their support, and the support of Hispanic Christians, helped Donald Trump regain the White House. The post White...
View ArticleDid religion matter in the election?
(RNS) — Demographically, somewhat; values-wise, yes and no. The post Did religion matter in the election? appeared first on RNS.
View ArticleIran executes Jewish man despite family pleas and attempts to pay restitution
(RNS) — Arvin Ghahremani's family claims he killed a Muslim in self-defense, but Iranian law distinguishes in such matters between Muslims and non-Muslims, frequently discriminating against the latter....
View ArticleAnxious, grieving, elated: Clergy prepare to preach into the post-election...
(RNS) — Preachers are turning to webinars, directories of appropriate liturgies and moral support from each other as they determine how to address their congregants. The post Anxious, grieving, elated:...
View ArticleAs COP29 begins, some voice concerns over religious freedom in host country...
(RNS) — When RNS reached out to the faith groups that have had a leading presence at recent COPs for comment on how they would approach their work given religious liberty violations, most were silent....
View ArticleAfter dispiriting election, Muslim Americans question whether politics is a...
(RNS) — In the days since the presidential election, American Muslim political and civic leaders are debating whether continuing to work within the country’s two-party system will ever produce gains...
View ArticleFor Arab Americans and Muslims in newly red Dearborn, a mix of defiance,...
DEARBORN, Mich. (RNS and NPR) — ‘The Arab community got their message across that we could no longer be taken for granted,’ said one Palestinian American Christian. ‘Even though we’ve paid a heavy...
View ArticleWest Bank Christian woman leads resistance to settlers’ seizure of family’s land
(RNS) — Alice Kisiya leads an interfaith effort to defend her family’s land against encroachment by Jewish settlers in the West Bank. The post West Bank Christian woman leads resistance to settlers’...
View ArticleWe’re ignoring the power of religion to resolve conflicts
(RNS) — Religion is here to stay. Rather than dismissing it as a hindrance to peace, we should consider it a potential catalyst for reconciliation. The post We’re ignoring the power of religion to...
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