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Artificial Intelligence is Helping People Determine the Cause of Religious Violence

05 Nov 2018
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Gary Nguyen

The study found humans to be a naturally peaceful species. Humanity is not a naturally violent species. The study also aims to try to understand what to do to control it. The study was built...

Modi Speaking Out Against Violence in India

16 Aug 2017
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Nathan Glover

Many perpetrators support BJP, the Prime Minister's own party Narendra Modi, the on August 15, the Indian Independence Day. This was done after a number of attacks were done against minorities. The events...

Karen Armstrong: Don’t Blame Religion For Terrorism

28 Jul 2017
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Gary Nguyen

Karen Armstrong examines the knotted history of religion and violence In a time when Muslim extremists quote the Koran as they behead their victims, it can be easy to assume that religions contain...

Metal Detectors Removed from Controversial Holy Site in Jerusalem

25 Jul 2017
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Derek Welch

Conflict over site still continues between Jews and Muslims. The Israeli government decided to remove metal detectors at one of the most holy sites in Jerusalem, only days after putting them up. The...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Promises Defense Against Religious Violence

21 Feb 2015
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Kyle Glatz

India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has come under fire from minority groups in his nation after remaining silent for weeks as acts of religious violence have been perpetrated. Narendra Modi has come...

Why can’t we all just get along? Religion and Violence in the Middle East

08 Oct 2014
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Alison Lesley

Atheist and Theist perspectives on the rising tension and violence in the Middle East. Escalating tensions in the Middle East point to religion as an exacerbating factor of the violence and unrest....

Myanmar: Rohingya Minority May Suffer Concentration Camps

26 Aug 2014
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Krista R. Burdine

The situation in Myanmar worsens, and politicians are having trouble even speaking of the Rohingya victims who may be forced into concentration camps. Ostensibly as a result of the amount of violence...

ISIS Continues Its Genocide in Iraq Against Yazidi

14 Aug 2014
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Kyle Glatz

photos: independent.co.uk, NBC News Iraq is quickly falling into the hands of ISIS, a group that is dedicated to bringing about an Islamic State and is committing genocide against the Yazidi. ISIS,...