Tag: Religion and Belief
A French Teenager’s Anti-Islam Rant Unleashed Death Threats. Now 13 Are on Trial.
The court case is about online harassment, but it also touches on some of France’s most sensitive issues: freedom of expression and blasphemy.
As Secular Peace Effort Stutters in Israel, Religious Mediators Hope to Step In
The inclusion of an Islamist party in Israel’s government has spurred a group of imams and rabbis hoping to build a religious-based peace movement.
In France’s Military, Muslims Find a Tolerance That Is Elusive Elsewhere
In a nation wary of the growth of Islam, France’s military has embraced and integrated its Muslim soldiers by facilitating their religious practice.
After Afzaal Family Killings, Muslims in Canada Denounce Islamophobia
After the targeted killing of a Muslim family in London, Ontario, the community is demanding a summit on Islamophobia.
Quebec’s Ban on Public Religious Symbols Largely Upheld
The ruling exempts English-speaking schools and effectively allows provincial legislators to wear turbans or head scarves, but it angered civil liberties advocates as discriminatory.
Kristofer Schipper, Influential China Scholar, Dies at 86
A native of Holland, he helped change the understanding of Chinese religion and became a Taoist priest in the process.
Kristofer Schipper, Influential China Scholar, Dies at 86
A native of Holland, he helped change the understanding of Chinese religion and became a Taoist priest in the process.
Building a Mosque in France, Never Easy, May Get Even Harder
The country’s principle of secularism has long disadvantaged Muslim communities, experts say, and President Emmanuel Macron’s new law against Islamism could deepen the disparities.
Pope Francis Defends Iraq Trip During Coronavirus Pandemic
The pontiff said that he had wrestled with the decision to travel, but put the fate of the Iraqis who flocked to see him in God’s hands.