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Iran protests: 'This comes down to patriarchy and power'

When nine-year-old Naza Alakija left Iran with her mother, they were stopped by morality police because she was not wearing a hijab. The experience made her aware of her body at a young age. As an adult, Alakija founded the SAGE foundation, an NGO dedicated to education, women's empowerment and…

France 24

Facebook wants you to stop oversharing in your profile

Political views, religion, and sexual-orientation fields are all being scrubbed from Facebook profiles.

Evening Standard

Japan's ivory market is no longer a threat to elephant populations – here's why

Elephants feature heavily in mythology, religion and popular culture. Yet they are hunted for their ivory tusks. Ivory poaching has led to a 70% decline in African elephant numbers over the past 40 years.

The Conversation

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LGBTIQ learners at risk in South Africa as conservative Christian groups fight plans for safer schools

Advocacy groups in South Africa are intensifying their efforts to prevent the country’s education department from creating safer environments for children of diverse gender identities and sexual orientations. Some of the advocacy groups have ties to conservative US Christian groups.

The Conversation

Poll: Religious Americans less worried about climate change

A new Pew Research Center report explores how religion in the U.S. intersects with views on the environment and climate change

The Independent UK

Church of Scientology is on opposite ends of two celebrity rape cases in LA, New York

NEW YORK — In a Manhattan courtroom, defense attorneys suggested the Church of Scientology fabricated rape allegations to tar an Oscar-winning former member’s reputation.

Los Angeles Times

Every religion should step up against extremism

For decades, Muslims have been unfairly singled out and asked where the “moderate” members of their community are and why they don’t speak up. Now it’s time for a lot of those who’ve been pointing fingers to look in the mirror and ask themselves the same question.

Chicago Sun-Times

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‘If masterpiece means anything, it means Cat’s Cradle’: the Kurt Vonnegut novels everyone should read

On his centenary, there are many glories to honour, not least Slaughterhouse-Five. But his best book is this pocket epic in which the world ends to the tune of the false religion of Bokononism, thinks John Self

The Guardian - UK

6 Midterm Election Races Where Religion Could Play A Major Factor

Many polls indicate a close race between the Democrats and Republicans holding onto their respective agenda promises.

Zenger

Congress leader says Hindu’s meaning is vulgar, party distances itself while BJP demands apology

NEW DELHI: During these times when polarisation on the basis of religion is rising in the country, Karnataka Congress working president Satish Jarkiholi has only added to the division with his remarks about the origin of the word ‘Hindu’. However, he stands isolated as his own party has distanced from…

The Times of India

Abortion, Pot, Slavery, and More: 34 Ballot Initiatives We're Watching Today

Plus: California's latest faux-trafficking sting, judge suspends New York gun restrictions, and more...

Reason

Happy Guru Nanak Jayanti 2022: Guruparb Wishes, Messages, Quotes, Images, Facebook & Whatsapp status

Guru Nanak Dev ji is popularly known as the founder of Sikhism. And so, remembering him on his birth anniversary Guru Nanak Jayanti, which is also known as Gurpurab or Guruparb or Guru Nanak ji's Prakash Utsav, is celebrated by followers of the Sikh religion across the world. It is…

The Times of India

What is Satanism? And where does social justice fit into this controversial religion?

Satanism is undergoing an identity crisis, caught between its individualist origins and a more justice-oriented contemporary incarnation. Are Satanists supposed to be radical social Darwinists? Or is there room in the religion for compassion?

ABC News

Has the modern world discovered the ancient truths of Buddhism or simply invented a new version?

For many people, Buddhism appears to be uniquely compatible with modern lifestyles and world views. It provides staunch atheists – those who do not believe in the existence of any god – with a religious experience that does not require belief in supernatural beings. Conversely, it also provides new-age spiritualists…

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The Independent UK

Pope blasts 'childlike' wars at Bahrain interfaith summit

Pope Francis has joined Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders in Bahrain in calling for the world's great religions to work for peace

Dynamite News

All you Need To Know About Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2022

Dev Uthani Ekadashi, also known as Prabodhini Ekadashi or Dev Uthhana Ekadashi, is one of the most important occasions in the Hindu religion. Read more on Dynamite News:

Chicago Sun-Times

‘The Wonder’: Florence Pugh stuns as a nurse weighing science vs. religion

In compelling gothic mystery, English nurse meets Irish girl who may be living a miracle.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Indonesian President Inaugurates First G20 Religious Summit

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has inaugurated the work of the R20 summit, the Group of 20’s first-ever religion forum, ahead of the upcoming G20 summit in Bali.

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Courts are secular, stay away from temple event: Kerala HC to judicial officers

KOCHI: Courts cannot be seen engaging in activities promoting a particular religion because they are secular democratic institutions under the Constitution, the Kerala high court said Tuesday while discouraging judicial officers’ participation at a Guruvayur temple event in Thrissur district.

Reason

Andrew Doyle: How the 'New Puritans' Created a 'Frenzy of Conformity'

The journalist and comedian makes the case that "new puritans" espousing the religion of social justice have captured the Western world.

Reason

How Woke Mobs Ruined Everything and What To Do About It

Andrew Doyle on the "new puritans" and their godawful religion of social justice.

The Conversation

Talk of 'Christian nationalism' is getting a lot louder – but what does the term really mean?

According to a May 2022 poll from the University of Maryland, 61% of Republicans favor declaring the United States a Christian nation – even though 57% recognized that it would be unconstitutional. Meanwhile, 31% of all Americans and 49% of Republicans believe “God intended America to be a new promised…

The Conversation

Parents have very warm feelings toward other parents – here’s why that could be bad news for the child-free

The aphorism “birds of a feather flock together” describes the fact that people tend to prefer associating with others who are similar to themselves. The phenomenon goes by different names: Sociologists call it homophily, psychologists call it in-group favoritism and political scientists call it affective polarization. It’s observed in a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

First-Ever R20 Interfaith Summit to Kick off in Bali

The first official engagement group on religion in the G20, the R20 Summit, will kick off in Bali, Indonesia on Wednesday ahead of the annual summit that brings together the leaders of the world's 20 largest economies. Indonesian President Joko Widodo is scheduled to inaugurate the G20 Religion Summit, which…

Sports Illustrated

Charles Barkley Calls for NBA to Suspend Kyrie Irving

Barkley: “I think the NBA dropped the ball … you can’t take my $40 million and insult my religion.”

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