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November 2013

November 15, 2013
In this 52 minute documentary,  prisoners in one of India's most notorious prisons use an...
November 12, 2013
Two radio shows, On Being, hosted by Krista Tippet and The Takeaway, hosted by John...
November 11, 2013
November 10, 2013
A 1793 volume of the Babylonian Talmud An 1815 copy of the mystical Zohar A...
November 09, 2013
This summer John Stewart appeared on Egypt's political satire show called Al Bernameg. It's absolutely...
November 09, 2013
Anniversaries of historical events offer great teaching opportunities because of all the attention in the...
November 08, 2013
Studying Zen Buddhism?  Here's a clip in which Shinzen Young, an American meditation teacher, explains...
November 08, 2013
Teaching an elective in religion?  Here's a good issue to debate. The Supreme Court is...
November 05, 2013
Studying Islam?  Check out Islam in popular American culture like Marvel Comics. In February, according...
November 04, 2013
Here's another great Prezi, from the same person who did the Buddhism Prezi below, about...
November 03, 2013
China says it will stamp out the Dalai Lama's image and voice in Tibet. They...
November 03, 2013
Happy Diwali! The Hindu festival of Lights, which is celebrated all over the world, begins...
November 03, 2013
Teaching Buddhism? Here's a great Prezi introduction to Buddhism with several short video clips. I...
November 03, 2013
Here are 50 "stunning" synagogues, according to the Huffington Post, who recently posted 50 "amazing"...
November 02, 2013
Teaching Islam?  Here's a great story about a Turkish Iman, Ahmet Muhsin Tuzer, who is...
November 02, 2013
Teaching Buddhism? Here's a great introduction to the Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat from...
November 01, 2013
Want to learn more about Buddhism? Here's a very readable book by Pankaj Mishra. His...

October 2013

October 27, 2013
Should Saudi women be allowed to drive? Several Saudi women got behind the wheel this...
October 23, 2013
Should only Muslims be allowed to refer to god as "Allah?" That's what a Malaysian...
October 22, 2013
Teaching Hinduism?  Is it a monotheistic religion or is it a polytheistic religion? Here's an...
October 21, 2013
Two Indias, both represented by women  in this award-winning documentary. One represents a fundamentalist movement...
October 21, 2013
What do big time writers  like Nadine Gordimer, Isaac Asimov,  Arthur C. Clarke, Philip Roth...
October 20, 2013
How well do you know the major symbols of the various religions?  Take the quiz...
October 19, 2013
Billed as "the world's first exhibition of yogic art," The Freer Sackler Museum in Washington...
October 18, 2013
Studying Hinduism?  Here is an interesting clip from PBS Religion and Ethics News Weekly about...
October 15, 2013
As the western world debates restricting religious-oriented attire, Turkey just relaxed its restrictions on women...
October 15, 2013
Eid Al-Adha, also called the festival of sacrifice, is a four day Muslim holiday that...
October 14, 2013
Navratri, the Hindu festival of nine nights that began on October 5th and ended Sunday,...
October 14, 2013
Here's an interesting story from NPR about snake handling, a practice that dates back more...
October 12, 2013
Interesting overview of the origins, rituals, beliefs, and practices of Tibetan Buddhism, Christian Science, and...
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