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April 2015

April 19, 2015
Teaching Hinduism? Here's a review of the ten most common misconceptions about Hinduism from Sheetal...
April 12, 2015
Is the Catholic Church trying to erase traces of Islamic heritage from its most famous...
April 11, 2015
Here, in 1994, the Canadian singer and novelist, Leonard Cohen, narrates a film on the...
April 03, 2015
Studying early Judaism? Here's an illustrated cartoon version of the Book of Genesis with literally...

March 2015

March 30, 2015
Here is an excellent documentary about the rise of the Houthis from BBC News. The...
March 29, 2015
Is Islam a violent religion in need of a "reformation?" Are Muslims responsible for 70%...
March 25, 2015
Here's a beautiful clip from the Parliament of World Religions explaining the meaning of religion...
March 19, 2015
Meet Britain's first female hip hop duo here in this short clip for the Telegraph....
March 15, 2015
Are we a Christian nation? Religion seems to be woven into our very fabric. Writing...
March 12, 2015
We are covering radical forms of Islam in my World Religions class. Here is an...
March 10, 2015
Today my U.S. high school students on the east coast discussed women's equality with high...
March 10, 2015
Priya is a comic book super hero who fights the social stigma of rape in...
March 07, 2015
While everyone knows that the Dalai Llama heads Tibetan Buddhism, fewer people know the equally...
March 05, 2015
Holi, the Hindu celebration that marks the coming of Spring, starts tomorrow on March 6th....
March 04, 2015
If you cannot go to New York and see the exhibit of Buddhist art from...
March 02, 2015
Since the attack on Charlie Hebdo in January, French Muslims have faced a backlash, especially...
March 01, 2015
Take a virtual guided tour through the fascinating Suleymaniye Mosque, built in the century  after...

February 2015

February 27, 2015
Are Hindus losing their reverence for cows?  That's what Fred de Sam Lazaro suggests in...
February 25, 2015
Can Abercrombie & Fitch deny a Muslim teenager a sales job because she wears a headscarf? Abercrombie...
February 24, 2015
Do you understand the 12 tribes of Israel? Jeffrey Kranz, a founder of the Overview...
February 22, 2015
Here are a couple of Muslim comedians who can find humor in almost anything. The...
February 17, 2015
Losar is the most important Tibetan holiday and celebrates the Tibetan New Year, which occurs...
February 14, 2015
Pew Research Center's FactTank broke down the religious affiliation of all US presidents.  No surprise....
February 12, 2015
The Asia Society in New York City just opened a new exhibit, on February 10...
February 11, 2015
If you're studying Islam, this week might be a good time to study Rumi, the...
February 10, 2015
Here, historian Bettany Hughes, follows the trail of ancient female figurines that suggest a time...
February 07, 2015
Here, in 2003, Krista Tippett interviewed Thich Nhat Hanh about mindfullness, suffering and engaged Buddhism....
February 03, 2015
"Don't worry citizens, Ms. Marvel is here to save the day," in this short clip...

January 2015

January 31, 2015
Here's what the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp looks like today, 70 years after it was liberated....
January 30, 2015
Here is an excellent short clip about the influence of the great Trappist monk, Thomas...
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