Interview with Mark Cohen on Muslim-Jewish relations: history and relevance today

Interview with Mark Cohen on Muslim-Jewish relations: history and relevance today

Professor Mark R. Cohen delivering a lecture to a seminar room full of professors and graduate students at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Anti-Islam sentiment grows following Charlie Hebdo attacks

Anti-Islam sentiment grows following Charlie Hebdo attacks

Paris attacks add fuel to Europe's Anti-Islam movements such as PEGIDA, as well as protests in Texas, U.S. After religiously motivated extremist attacks against

Anti-Semitism is unfortunately prospering in Europe

Anti-Semitism is unfortunately prospering in Europe

Recent surveys show that most British Jews feel anti-Semitism is on the rise.  Two surveys were conducted by the Campaign Against Antisemitism, or CAA,

‘VICE’ Has a Grim Prediction for Religion in 2015

‘VICE’ Has a Grim Prediction for Religion in 2015

A recent article from VICE analyzes the potentially dark future for religion. After a tumultuous 2014, what will 2015 bring for the world's religions?

French soldiers protect synagogues after Charlie Hebdo attacks

French soldiers protect synagogues after Charlie Hebdo attacks

To guard against more potential attacks after the assault on Charlie Hebdo, France has deployed soldiers to protect French synagogues. As antisemitic attacks rise

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby Upset By Anti-Immigration Bias

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby Upset By Anti-Immigration Bias

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, showed disapproval of the anti-immigration sentiment in British politics noting that all humans are equals. The head of

France has a New Chief Rabbi

France has a New Chief Rabbi

Rabbi Haim Korsia is France's new Chief Rabbi and he wants to protect his people by inspiring a welcoming attitude. There is a new

Nebraska Anti-Discrimination Bill for the LGBT Loses to Filibuster

Nebraska Anti-Discrimination Bill for the LGBT Loses to Filibuster

Recently in Nebraska an anti-discrimination law lost to a filibuster.  The law, LB485, was an LGBT anti-discrimination law that would protect members of the

Westminster Abbey Remembers Kristallnacht With Emotional 75th Anniversary Worship Service

Westminster Abbey Remembers Kristallnacht With Emotional 75th Anniversary Worship Service

This past weekend, November 9 and 10, marked the 75th anniversary of the attacks of Nazi troops on Jews in Hitler's Germany and areas

Jewish and Muslim Leaders Unite

Jewish and Muslim Leaders Unite

United States Secretary of State John Kerry personally announced on May 20, 2013 the release of the U.S. State Department’s International Report on Religious