Bronwyn Winter: Uncovering the French Headscarf Debate
The hijab is arguably the most discussed and controversial item of women’s clothing today. It has become the primary global symbol of female Muslim…
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Rodney Baker: Demonisation and Witch Hunts in Religion and Politics
Rodney Barker discusses the origins, character and life of political and religious witch hunts, as well as the relation between what people say, what…
Jerusalem: The Pope in Search of Christians (LinkTV)
(Mosaic Intelligence Report: May 15, 2009) Pope Benedict XVI prays for peace in the Holy Land but his trip is mired with controversy. Why…
Religion, Politics, and the 2008 Election
The Wolfson Center for National Affairs at The New School presents a conversation with Wilfred McClay, senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy…
Mormonism & American Politics: Noah Feldman
Keynote address by Noah Feldman at the Mormonism & American Politics conference entitled Persecution and the Art of Secrecy: An Interpretation of the Mormon…
Russian President may push ‘new world currency’…
EXCERPT FROM BLOOMBERG.COM Russian President Dmitry Medvedev may discuss his proposal to create a new world currency when he meets counterparts from Brazil, India…
Reza Aslan: The Future of Religious Nationalism
At a time when religion and politics are increasingly sharing the same vocabulary and functioning in the same sphere, Aslan writes that we must…
China and Brazil Plan to Dump Dollar (FT)
This news will have significant repercussions for the United States economy. Editor Brazil and China will work towards using their own currencies in trade transactions…
US Commission on International Religious Freedom Issues 2009 Report – 13 Nations of concern
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Friday, May 1, announced its 2009 recommendations to Congress, the White House and…
TURKMENISTAN: Old “offences” still used to punish current religious activity (Forum 18)
EXCERPT: By Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service Former prisoner of conscience Shageldy Atakov, is the latest victim of Turkmenistan’s use of old “offences”…