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January 2014

January 08, 2014
In 5 of 7 Muslim-majority countries most people prefer that women just cover their hair,...
January 08, 2014
Do your students know the difference between a Bar and a Bat Mitzvah? If not,...
January 07, 2014
Islam and the West--A clash of civilizations? Maybe not. In this engaging short clip above,...
January 06, 2014
Studying Hinduism and the concept of dharma?  The South Asia Center has a series of excellent...
January 05, 2014
If you cannot take your students on a field trip to see a mosque, this...
January 04, 2014
Who has the right to use the word "Allah?" Only Muslims? Islamic authorities in Malaysia...
January 04, 2014
What is religion?  Is it about social control as Karl Marx argues, or ritual as...
January 03, 2014
Did you know that some female Muslims in China can head mosques and enjoy a...
January 03, 2014
Many cultures, in addition to Muslims and Sikhs, wear head coverings as you can see...
January 02, 2014
What are the limits of free speech when it comes to Israel? Last month,  the...
January 01, 2014
What were the top ten favorable news stories about Muslims in 2013? Altmuslim put together a...
January 01, 2014
Timeline of World Religions  Kumbh Mela: A Week at the Largest Religious Gather...  The World...

December 2013

December 30, 2013
Even when the Dali Llama is speaking, it's tough to pay attention sometimes. Saw this...
December 28, 2013
Did civilization arise before religion or did religion arise before civilization? History books teach us...
December 28, 2013
Does the video "objectify the Muslim female form" or does it simply show Muslim women...
December 27, 2013
< Pope Francis recently spoke about growing inequality in the world. "Just as the commandment...
December 24, 2013
Reza Aslan, author of  "Zealot, The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth," outlines the...
December 23, 2013
Protestant American Christianity is changing. Pews are disappearing and many Christians are abandoning the church...
December 23, 2013
Guests of Oprah's Super Soul Sunday define God. Some of the guests include Brené Brown,...
December 22, 2013
Conservatives and liberals clash in every faith. Just last week, for example, the Methodist church...
December 22, 2013
Is the Roman celebration, Saturnalia, what we're really celebrating when we celebrate Christmas?  Gift giving,...
December 21, 2013
Countries in red and orange have the largest differences between men and women's rights. The...
December 19, 2013
Were Methodist church authorities right to defrock a pastor who officiated a gay wedding (his...
December 17, 2013
Here's a dated but good documenatry about Shinto from the Religions of the World series....
December 16, 2013
Former monk, Buddhist teacher and author, Jack Kornfield, sits down with Oprah for one of...
December 16, 2013
Here is an excellent clip on Sufism from the documentary "Sufism, The Heart of Islam."
December 15, 2013
Here's an interesting and, for kids,an engaging review of the central beliefs of Islam.  It...
December 14, 2013
Interesting BBC documentary on how Muslim soccer players impact their English soccer teams. Thanks to...
December 13, 2013
Here's an interesting clip about the expansion of Mormon missionaries from Religion and Ethics News...
December 13, 2013
If you want to show your students the religious make-up of  America,  you should check...
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