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Published in: 50.50: Opinion‘Tolerance’ and ‘religious freedom’ are subtle codes for Christian supremacism
OPINION: Like other forms of privilege, Christian privilege is most effective when we don’t talk about it
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Published in: 50.50: Opinion‘Jesus was born to a teen mom’ – don’t believe the hype
OPINION: A conservative, right-wing agenda lies behind the modern slogans and slick graphics of the ‘He Gets Us’ ads
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionWhat lies behind Kenyan president-elect William Ruto’s homophobia
Ruto says there is no room for homosexuality in a ‘republic that worships God’. But it’s not just about religion
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Published in: Global Extremes: AnalysisWhy are Christians in Germany more immune to far-Right populism than in the US?
On opposite sides of the Atlantic, Christian communities are reacting very differently to the messages of right-wing...
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureAfrican activists show how churches can make space for queer people
Undeterred by threats and claims that they are ‘un-African’, these activists are making Christianity more inclusive
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureUS cities lead action to ban anti-LGBT ‘conversion therapy’
Despite opposition from the religious Right, activists are winning campaigns to outlaw practices that seek to ‘cure’...
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Published in: 50.50Women’s stories from the frontline of Sudan’s revolution must be told
Women are leading Sudan’s revolt against religious fundamentalism. As in Egypt and Saudi Arabia they face a violent...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPower and the divine: self-repression in Egypt
Focusing on the afterlife, the rewards of heaven for the just and hell for the unjust, keeps the masses in check and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt: do you really want to counter terrorism?
Is the failure intentional or a result of general incompetence? Because of repression or Islamic ideology? This...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBahrain: an oasis of religious freedom in the Middle East?
Why is Sheikh Nasser signing a declaration of “Religious Tolerance” in Los Angeles when the monarchy has...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLebanon’s enduring contradictions
A century later, and after several civil wars and invasions, not much has changed in how different Lebanese...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaJerusalem: securing spaces in holy places
There are actors involved in all sides of this dispute who must now encourage enduring dialogue for conflict...
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Published in: oDRConvert and love: Russia’s Muslim wives
Russian women marrying Muslim men convert to Islam in the certainty that a shared religion will strengthen their...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt's Copts between terror and discrimination
Until equality and justice are within reach to all, what can Copts do to survive and how much more will they be...
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Published in: oDRGeorgia’s politics of piety
Georgia’s church is independent of the state. How long before the state can free itself from the church?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe surfacing of trauma: the myth and history of Sunni-Shia divide
Sunnis and Shias have lived together in peace for centuries, and up to the new millennium have barely had a history...
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Published in: oDRAzerbaijan's Nardaran affair
The Aliyev regime's crackdown on Azerbaijan's Islamic opposition is smoothing the way for further consolidation of power.
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Published in: oDRA home to three religions
There’s a religious revival going on in Russia’s provinces. We travel to the town of Malmyzh, on the border of Kirov...
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Published in: oDRLiving in Islam: Russian Muslims tell their stories
Ten Moscow Muslims speak of faith, joy and attitudes towards Islam in Russia today.
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Published in: oDRGubden, Dagestan: where ‘radicals’ police themselves
This village used to house one of the North Caucasus’ most dangerous Islamist paramilitary units. With the Russian...