Buddhism
PBS Travel Show “Sacred Journeys” Follows Religious Pilgrimages
PBS TV series Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler is a religious show exploring the experiences of people who visited holy shrines and how it changed their…
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Entertainment
How Syed and the Serial Podcast Exposed Religious Bias
The Serial podcast by Sarah Koenig explains how the case of Adnan Syed has exposed religious prejudice against Muslims in the American justice system. There have been many different accusations of…
Entertainment
Jewish and Muslim Protestors Join the Black Lives Matter Movement
Jewish and Muslim Protestors Bring Attention to the #BlackLivesMatter Movement this Hanukkah. December 16, Jewish and Muslim members were led by the Arab-American Association of NY,…
Islam
#IllRideWithYou Hashtag Reveals Humanity After Australian Siege
A #IllRideWithYou Twitter campaign against Islamophobia in the wake of Sydney Siege was started and had gone viral. The Australian café siege which lasted over sixteen hours…
Christianity
FIFA aims to keep religion out of Soccer
Nicolas Vilas spent three years investigating the links between faith and soccer and wants to keep religious and political slogans off the FIFA field. While some…
Islam
Sikh Principal Ousted By Trojan Horse Plot in Muslim School
Balwant Bains, a Sikh former Principal of the Saltley Muslim School in the UK, claims he was removed by a Trojan Horse Plot because he taught…
Buddhism
Myanmar Drafts Shocking Laws on Religion and Family
Myanmar parliament discusses laws that would restrict religion and family. The President of Myanmar, Thein Sein, has recently approved a draft law that has gained the disapproval…
Hinduism
Malala Yousafzai & Kailash Satyarthi Accept Nobel Peace Prizes
Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi accepted their Nobel Peace prizes for their work in promoting children’s education and children’s rights. Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi have made…
Entertainment
How Jewish and Muslim Relations Are Improving in the U.S.
. A program to introduce better relationships between Judaism and Islam, synagogues with mosques, rabbis with imams, was created in the United States of America in…
Christianity
Marine Dad Upset over World History Lesson Concerning Islam
La Plata High School, where John Wood’s daughter is a student, finds itself under pressure as Wood fights against world history homework about Islam. After confronting…
Christianity
Indonesia’s First Christian Governor in 50 Years Sworn Into Office
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, became the Governor of Jakarta, marking the first time since 1965 the position has been filled by a member…
Christianity
Chuck Norris Reacts to Maryland Schools’ New Calendar
A Maryland school district removed religion from its calendar after taking requests to include Islam’s Eid al-Adha. Many disapproved, including Chuck Norris. Recently, Maryland’s largest school…