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Top 5 Humanitarian Religious Initiatives Of 2014

2014 wasn’t too kind on humanity. There were times when our faith was faltering among all the war, conflicts and disharmony, however, some glimpses of hope helped us cling to our beliefs.

by Sohini Chatterjee

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Radical or Conservative: Pope Francis and the future of the Catholic Church

On the rare occasion of a newly-anointed Pope, it seems appropriate to take a look at where the Catholic Church is today, and what steps Pope Francis could take to make it a more effective force for good in the world. What are ...

by Richard Scott-Jones

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Is Central African Republic The New Rwanda?

As the Crimean crisis and the missing Malaysian airline dominate headlines around the world, the sectarian violence that has been sweeping the Central African Republic for many months continues. Recent reports have confirmed th...

by Aidan Liban

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UNESCO’s “Unite4Heritage” Campaign: Effective in the Middle East?

‘Syrian citizens were bent over, crumbled to the floor in rubble and crying for the loss they felt from seeing their buildings and monuments destroyed. These brave people had risked their own lives to try to save these ...

by Flo Carson

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‘The Base With No Foundation’

Fawaz Gerges, a prominent Middle Eastern scholar, notes that there exists a ‘terrorism narrative’ in the West. Amongst government officials and the wider public, the notion of imminent terrorist attack seems institutionali...

by Finlay Shaw

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WATCH: A world without children

On 16 December 2014, seven members of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) conducted a terrorist attack on the Army Public School in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. Picture this: You wake up, do your daily chores and say good-by...

by Sneha Nanavati

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Bent Nigeria: Religion, Violence, And Boko Haram

“Brothers pulverised 21 armoured tanks. People were killed in their multitudes, bodies scattered all over…Had Allah allowed us to eat them we would have eaten them but we are not cannibals. This is a victory from Allah. The...

by Tamar Ziff

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The Changing Face Of Jihad

Since 2001, the common Western understanding of radical Islamic terrorism has revolved almost exclusively around the Middle East. The idea of violent jihadism automatically conjures up mental images of Afghanistan, Lebanon, and...

by Jack Stukel

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Muslim Women, The Media, And Ever Increasing Stereotypes

Twitter has been buzzing this week with reactions to the winner of the Miss America beauty pageant being an Indian-American woman. Some shocking tweets calling her a terrorist and linking her with the 9/11 attacks have horrifie...

by Priyanka Mogul

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Top 5 Humanitarian Religious Initiatives Of 2014

Radical or Conservative: Pope Francis and the future of the Catholic Church

Is Central African Republic The New Rwanda?

UNESCO’s “Unite4Heritage” Campaign: Effective in the Middle East?

‘The Base With No Foundation’

WATCH: A world without children

Bent Nigeria: Religion, Violence, And Boko Haram

The Changing Face Of Jihad

Muslim Women, The Media, And Ever Increasing Stereotypes

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