GlobalPlus: Democracy & Islam
Our inaugural report focuses on the issue of Islam and democracy. A period of discouragement has followed the heady early days of the Arab Spring, when mass demonstrations eventually led to the...
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Global Plus: Religion and immigration in Europe
The transition to more religiously and ethnically diverse societies is rarely a smooth one. An economic downturn and heightened security fears have made it particularly challenging for countries...
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GlobalPlus: Ebola, religion and health in Africa
What Ebola can teach us about the complexities of religion and health in Africa Baffour K. Takyi* More than 8,200 reported Ebola deaths in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. A mortality rate above 50...
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GlobalPlus: Promises and challenges of the interfaith movement
Anti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe and parts of Latin America as old prejudices are inflamed to serve nationalist politics. An anti-Islamic video produced and promoted by Christians in the U.S....
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GlobalPlus: Religion and violence: Pakistan’s story
As I lay dying: Religion, politics and a nation’s struggle on the front lines of the war on terror By Waqar Gillani* On December 16, 2014, a group of terrorists – backed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan –...
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GlobalPlus: Religion and politics in Latin America
Pope Francis, women presidents, the rise of Pentecostalism and the enduring bond of religion and politics in Latin America By Fortunato Mallimaci* The Western script on religion and politics, inspired...
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GlobalPlus: Religious attire in the public square
Dressed for faith: What head scarves, kippas and turbans reveal about religious freedom, tolerance and national identity By Yair Rosenberg* Leila, a...
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GlobalPlus: Religious healing and affordable health care
Faith, trust, lack of access to quality care lead resurgence in religious healing among Arab Muslims By Larbi Megari* The two shops – one for men and one for women – stand across the street from one...
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GlobalPlus: Religion and the refugee crisis
Saving the lost: Faith at the crossroads of the global response to migrants fleeing war and terror By Sasa Milosevic* and Prince Charles Dickson* The villagers in Biu huddled at a local hall, awaiting...
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GlobalPlus: Religion and the economic crisis in Europe
Faith and charity: European crisis presents opportunities, challenges for church and state By Lina Molokotos-Liederman* It began in 2009 as a debt crisis. But the challenges that continue to plague...
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GlobalPlus: Religion in China
The other Chinese miracle: Great awakening shifts growth of global Christianity to the East By Fenggang Yang* Praying at a candle cross in church | Beijing, China Ancient Roman rulers claimed divinity...
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GlobalPlus: Religion and the environment
From the pope to the people: Emerging religious environmental movement faces challenges amid global economic pressures By Dan Smyer Yü* and Mary Evelyn Tucker* Sambha | Image courtesy of Dan Smyer Yü...
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GlobalPlus: The Pope Francis effect
Down-to-Earth pontiff raising hopes even in the most troubled Catholic regions Pope Francis in St Peter’s square – Vatican | Photo by Alfredo Borba By Barney Zwartz* Mass attendance is in free fall. A...
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GlobalPlus: Religion and science
Falling stereotypes open up paths to cooperation among science, religion By Elaine Howard Ecklund* A stained glass window at Yale University depicts Science (personified by Devotion, Labor, Truth,...
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GlobalPlus: Humility
Science of humility revealing ways the ‘quiet virtue’ may change the world By Peter Hill* Imagine a world where people are less focused on themselves and more attentive to the needs of others, where...
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GlobalPlus: Religion and death
From terror to tolerance: How believers face mortality impacts global health, civility and social trust By Larbi Megari* The sun beats down on a deserted stretch of the Boulevard des Martyrs on a late...
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GlobalPlus: The nonreligious in the world today
And then there were ‘nones’: Growing nonreligious population reshaping civil societies and geopolitics By Lois Lee* There is no ignoring the nonreligious any more. After scant interest for most of the...
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GlobalPlus: Sharia
Muslims in Cape Town gather every year at the Three Anchor Bay beach front for the traditional sighting of the moon which marks the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting. At this spot Muslims perform...
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GlobalPlus: Religion and politics in India
Hindu nationalists use sacred animal to maintain power, demonize minorities By Uday Basu* The cow is no ordinary animal in Hindu religious tradition and civilisation. A whole corpus of literary,...
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GlobalPlus: Religion and Humor
Breaking barriers, increasing understanding, one joke at a time By Lina Molokotos-Liederman* We could use a good laugh. The threat of terrorism, socio-economic inequality and disillusionment with...
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