In The News: A Muslim girl superhero, Navajo Mormons, Uighurs, Pat Robertson, and more!
A round-up of recent religion & media news. Continue Reading →
Tag: Syria
In the News: The Pope, Indian Art & Advertising, Putin & More
A round-up of religion in the recent news. Continue Reading →
In the News: Tunisian Politics, Miss Universe, Apocalyptic Thinking About Syria, and more
A round-up of religion in the recent news. Continue Reading →
Syria: Stronghold of Secularism? Part Two.
In the second of two posts, Irina Papkova, explores Bashar al-Assads assertion that Syria is the “last stronghold of secularism in the Middle East.” Continue Reading →
Syria: Stronghold of Secularism?
Secularism has been a central part of dominant Syrian ideology since at least the 1960s, writes Irina Papkova, but is Assad’s Syria truly the last secular state in the region? Continue Reading →
Lebanon: War, Peace and Pluralism, Part 2
From Beirut, Irina Papkova describes in the second of two posts how former political opponents are maintaining Lebanon’s fragile peace through a pluralistic, democratic system. Continue Reading →
Lebanon: War, Peace and Pluralism
“The relationship between Lebanon and Syria is intricate and complicated, and the chaos in Syria presents serious challenges for its tiny neighbor to the west,” writes Irina Papkova in the first of two posts from Beirut in the aftermath of the October 19 bomb blast. Continue Reading →
Balancing Act: Sectarian Leaders in Lebanon
by Irina Papkova Last week marked twenty-two years since the signing of the Taif Accords put an end to the last civil war…but external pressures are at work once more. Continue Reading →
Let’s Get Radical: a review of The Light In Her Eyes
by Rachel Riederer It’s difficult for me to conceive of the memorization of scripture as even a mildly progressive act, let alone a radical one. But The Light in Her Eyes…sets out to prove that it is. Continue Reading →
Let's Get Radical: a review of The Light In Her Eyes
by Rachel Riederer It’s difficult for me to conceive of the memorization of scripture as even a mildly progressive act, let alone a radical one. But The Light in Her Eyes…sets out to prove that it is. Continue Reading →