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“What the World Needs Now is…” a Pretty Dalai Lama?

28 Sep 2015
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Gary Nguyen

Dalai Lama jokes about an attractive female Dalai Lama successor. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is one of the world’s most popular religious figures. His childish laugh and his pleasant, slow...

Tickets for Pope Francis Mass in the U.S. Sell Out In 30 Seconds; Archdiocese addresses scalpers

16 Sep 2015
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Nathan Glover

10,000 tickets for Pope Francis' Philadelphia Mass were snagged up immediately, but concerns about scalpers and fakes are high. Many Americans regardless of their religion are excited to see the Pope...

How 9/11 Reshaped America’s Feelings on Religion

10 Sep 2015
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Nathan Glover

The 9/11 terrorist attack not only shook America's perception of its safety, but it also changed how Americans think about religion. The 9/11 terrorist attack brought so many changes across the world....

Muslims Buy Billboards to Create Awareness Around Islam’s True Meaning

09 Sep 2015
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Kelly Frazier

100 billboard ads are on display in major cities throughout the U.S. in hopes to dispel misconceptions of Islam. A Muslim advocacy group has put up 100 billboards throughout major U.S. cities with...

Timbuktu’s Oldest Mosque, Djinguereber, is Spared During Terrorist Attacks

12 Apr 2015
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Alison Lesley

Beautifully crafted on the very soil on which it is rooted, Timbuktu’s oldest mosque has remained a center of attention and source of awe and wonder after several centuries. The Djinguereber mosque...

Who Is ISIS (aka ISIL) and Why You Should Care

24 Jun 2014
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Krista R. Burdine

With their recent rise to power in Iraq, we should all know: who is ISIS? A new holy war has emerged on the Middle Eastern stage. In the past few weeks, Iraq has fallen into a divided nation as a jihadist...

Ancient Jewish Mausoleums Destroyed by al-Qaeda-Linked Group in Syria

25 Sep 2013
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Alison Lesley

Syria has been in religious unrest since 2011, and militants are continuing to destroy religious sites. The latest attack has been on ancient Jewish mausoleums that are located just north of Syria,...