Welcome to GlobalPlus, a new monthly feature of the Association of Religion Data Archives designed to increase understanding on critical issues in international religion. Each GlobalPlus will examine a key topic in the news and provide an overview from leading international journalists and scholars along with relevant data and links to articles, books and other resources.
GlobalPlus lifts up the voices and contributions of international scholars, researchers and writers to promote accurate, balanced reporting on religion enriched by the diverse, high-quality data being produced throughout the world.
That is our goal at ARDA, increasing understanding by democratizing access to the best data and measures on religion.
Browse the latest GlobalPlus offerings related to International Religion
Apr 6 2018  |
Tags: Aasif Mandvi, Augustine, Bilal Zafar, Bob Alper, cartoons, Charlie Hebdo, Christianity, Dalai Lama, Eman El Husseini, Farid Abdelkrim Hasan Minhaj, G.K. Chesterton, Guz Khan, Hasan Minhaj, humor, Imran Yusuf, Interfaith, Islam, Jerry Seinfeld, Jess Salomon, Judaism, laughter, Maysoon Zayid, millennials, Mohammed Amer, MUJU, Nish Kumar, prejudice, religion, Sadia Azmat, Salma Hindy, Samia Orosemane, Shazia Mirza, stereotypes, Tez Ilyas, The Bearded One, Thomas Aquinas
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Humor can be offensive and divisive, especially jokes about sensitive issues, such as race and religion. But research is showing religious humor also can have a big upside, one that can help us move past religious stereotypes that divide communities, nations and regions. If humor works, then a key question becomes: Will we choose to laugh together?
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Jan 30 2018 |
Tags: Babri Mosque, Bharatiya Janata Party, cow, Dalit, Democracy, Donald Trump, Hindu, Hinduism, India, Islam, Mahatma Gandhi, Narendra Modi, persecution, Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, religion and tolerance, religion and violence, Sangh Parivar, Swami Vivekananda, Vladimir Putin
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One of the most important test cases of religious and political nationalism is unfolding in India, where a political party has risen from obscurity to the center of government in large part by exploiting fears of minority religions. A leading Indian journalist provides an in-depth overview of the political rise of Hindu nationalism, and what it means for the world’s largest democracy.
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May 22 2017 |
Tags: Algeria, Donald Trump, Egypt, extremism, France, intolerance, Islam, prejudice, religious freedom, Sharia, South Africa, Sudan, Turkey, United States
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For hundreds of millions of Muslims, Sharia is a way or a path to divine understanding that enables human beings to reach their full potential. So why does so much public conversation about “sharia” or “sharia law” focus on extreme interpretations grounded in intolerance and ignorance? The answers are complex, involving historical, political, cultural, regional and religious factors that need to be understood in context. Yet complexity and reason are often dangerously absent amid the emotion and politics attached to Sharia.
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