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#IAm26: Open letter inspires Malaysians to speak out against religious intolerance

Twenty-five former senior civil servants in Malaysia have signed an open letter urging the government to conduct a peaceful dialogue about the application of Islamic laws in the country. The letter received widespread support...

by Mong Palatino

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Advocating For Multiculturalism

What is identity? Identity is the internalized reality of an individual or a group which constitutes their most intimate self-perception. In a modern secular democracy, it is imperative that the state takes identities into acco...

by Sohini Chatterjee

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The Baba who wears saffron but talks ‘green’

At a time when the air in India hangs heavy with nauseating stories of corrupt babas (godmen), he comes across as a breath of fresh air. Though he wears a saffron robe, he does not talk religion or spirituality. He, surprisin...

by Nishant

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Growing Islamophobia In France: Towards A Revival Of The Extreme Right?

As the French Muslim population has been steadily growing, so has violence against them. Absent from the media a few years ago, the term ‘islamophobia’ is now frequently used to describe prejudice and hatred towards Muslims...

by Clemence Douchez-Lortet

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Young, Hip And Worshipping Shiva In India

Is Shiva the cool god of the younger generation? The Hindu deity appears these days on television, in books, movies and even on tattoos. Popular Indian cricket star, Ravindra Jadeja, who has more than 112,000 Twitter followe...

by Global Voices

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Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, Sentenced To Death For Apostasy, Gives Birth In Prison

A Sudan woman, pregnant with her second child, was sentenced to death and 100 lashes for marrying a Christian man and refusing to renounce her faith. Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, gave birth last Tuesday, to a baby girl – “Maya...

by Miriam Tej

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PHOTOS: One Palestinian Museum’s Artistic Message To The Pope

The Pope’s visit to the Holy Land (today’s Jordan, Palestine and Israel) has been the focus of many activists hoping to get the Catholic pontiff to speak out in favor of the Palestinian cause. One such symbolic act ...

by Joey Ayoub

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Weekly News Roundup: 18-25 May 2014

Politics Russia And China Strike Multi-Billion Gas Deal This week Gazprom signed a deal with China, which will see the company sell 38 billion cubic meters of gas to the energy-devouring Asian powerhouse. Although details have ...

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South Sudan: Africa’s Newest Country, Africa’s Next Genocide?

On July 9th 2011, over two decades of civil war climaxed in the creation of  South Sudan. Celebrations of independence broke out in Juba, capital of the  world’s newest nation state, after a referendum to secede had b...

by Marc Scarisbrick

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#IAm26: Open letter inspires Malaysians to speak out against religious intolerance

Advocating For Multiculturalism

The Baba who wears saffron but talks ‘green’

Growing Islamophobia In France: Towards A Revival Of The Extreme Right?

Young, Hip And Worshipping Shiva In India

Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, Sentenced To Death For Apostasy, Gives Birth In Prison

PHOTOS: One Palestinian Museum’s Artistic Message To The Pope

Weekly News Roundup: 18-25 May 2014

South Sudan: Africa’s Newest Country, Africa’s Next Genocide?

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