Web-Exclusive Articles
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Radicals, Reformers, and Revivalists
Benjamin DeVan Monday, 26 March 2012
A review of Joel C. Rosenberg's Inside the Revolution: How the Followers of Jihad, Jefferson & Jesus Are Battling to Dominate the Middle East and Transform the World.
Migration and Millennial Muslims: Second Generation Nigerian Muslims in the United States
Ezekiel Olagoke Monday, 13 June 2011
Second generation Nigerian Muslims often experience alienation in their communities, especially in the wake of 9/11 and other more recent events. They are forging a new American identity, one that includes their racial, religious, and immigrant heritage.
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Democratization in the Land of Tibhirine
Michael Driessen Tuesday, 24 May 2011
The Trappist monks of Tibhirine, Algeria sought peace and reconciliation with their Muslim neighbors. Their example, portrayed in a recent film, transcends religious specificity and presents powerful political values that all Algerian partisans of democracy should promote.
Religious Leaders and Reform in Post-Mubarak Egypt
Jenna Larson Boyle Wednesday, 4 May 2011
Many religious leaders in Egypt are trying to encourage political reform that expresses citizens' desires for religious freedom, equality, and civil liberties. Religious leaders and organizations are uniquely equipped to also encourage social reform. These efforts will demonstrate the potential power of religion to help Egypt become both more stable and free.
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Globalization and Education in the Dominican Republic
Sarah Chevallier Thursday, 10 February 2011
Foreign-run mission schools in the Dominican Republic demonstrate how religious motivation and international resources can work in tandem to foster healthy citizenship and a brighter future.
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EU Accession and Serbia’s Discriminatory Religion Policy
Ellen Harvey Monday, 24 January 2011
Serbia's refusal to alter a discriminatory law on religion after repeated and direct recommendations reveals a need not just for changes in the law as it is written on paper, but a transformation of the nationalistic worldview framing the country's highly discriminatory religious law.
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Christianity in Palestine: A Fading Identity?
Ivan Plis Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Christians in the Holy Land are increasingly defining themselves foremost as Arab and Palestinian. The rise of politicized Islam is pushing Christians away from their distinctiveness, and a desire to see their homeland intact has pulled them into allegiance with their Muslim neighbors.
The U.S. University Model for Interfaith Diplomacy
Jonathan Amgott Monday, 15 November 2010
Policymakers would benefit from considering programs at leading American universities that model approaches to religious pluralism and, in turn, engaging these universities as partners in advancing the Obama Administration's goals.
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Recapturing Russian Heritage: Religious Education in Public Schools
Brett Lonadier Monday, 18 October 2010
Russia recently implemented a pilot program that introduces students to religious beliefs and ethics as part of the public education curriculum. The initiative could be a defining moment in the formation of the Federation's identity and policy on religious liberty.
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Coptic Marriage Law and the Church-State Divide in Egypt
Katherine Kaiser Friday, 17 September 2010
The current controversy over Christian marriage law in Egypt underscores the tension between collective and individual notions of religious freedom and offers an opportunity for the state to advance the civil liberties of all Egyptian citizens.
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