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Faith and Interfaith by Hilary Canto

30 Oct 2020
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WRN Guest

What do we mean by the term faith? We usually mean faith as belief or religion, but we have faith in each other, faith in a partner, faith to trust that something will work out and faith in identity. We use the word...

WRN News From the Web: Mosque Shelters Students, Atheists Not Church, US Sanctions China over Uighurs, Rohingyas Denied Education, Dublin’s Covert Church, Iran Suppressing Bahá’ís, SMU Minus Methodist?, African Churches Use Scientology

09 Dec 2019
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WRN Editorial Staff

Wisconsin Students Shelter in Mosque During School Attack About 100 high school students sheltered in a mosque across the street from their Oshkosh West High School in Wisconsin when a student stabbed...

Plea to Allow Muslim Women to Pray in Mosques Rejected by India Supreme Court

09 Jul 2019
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Alison Lesley

Chief Justice said "Let a Muslim woman challenge it" and also to get rid of the "purdah" system. The Chief Justice of India denied the plea by Swamy Dethathreya Sai Swaroop Nath, who previously questioned...

Evidence of China’s Mission to Eliminate Islamic Religious Identity from the Country

08 May 2019
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Alison Lesley

Satellite imagery reveals large-scale destruction of Muslim sites province to the west of the country. The province has a substantial Muslim minority population like the Uighurs. Beijing follows...

CAIR Releases Report of FBI Anti-Muslim Abuse

23 May 2018
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Derek Welch

Physical violence and property damage occupies the top of the list CAIR is America's most significant advocacy and civil rights organization catering to Muslims. It publishes detailed reports...

Muslim Community Provides Shelter to Flood Victims

04 Sep 2017
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Alison Lesley

"We Are Not Turning Anyone Away. Whatever We Have, We Are Sharing” With Southeast Texas flooded due to Tropical Storm Harvey, an increasing number of people are fleeing their submerged homes. The houses...

Hellenism Officially Recognized as a Religion in Greece

20 Apr 2017
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C Barnett

The ancient religion Hellenism is now a 'known religion' in Greece. Prior to the granting of this legal status by Greece’s government, Hellenistic practices had no legal standing in the country...

Photo Series Documents the Wonderful and Odd Places Muslims Pray

30 Oct 2016
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Derek Welch

'Places You'll Pray' photo series aims to be a bridge to understanding Islam's salat for non-muslims. The salat is one of the most important aspects of Islamic life. The salat is a prayer that is done...

French Muslims Think Country is Trying to Control Their Faith

29 Aug 2016
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C Barnett

Recent terrorist attacks and the burkini ban have French Muslims believing their faith is being controlled by the country. A series of terrorist attacks in France in the last two years have left the country...

19 Jul 2016
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Derek Welch

American Muslims who believe in the Shari‘a law should be deported says Newt Gingrich. In the wake of the attack in Nice, France on Thursday, Newt Gingrich, the former American politician who served...