Posts Tagged ‘Interfaith’
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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Sep 3 2015  |
Tags: Afghanistan, Africa, aid, asylum, belief, Boko Haram, Cameroon, Chad, Christianity, conflict, dialogue, Europe, genocide, Germany, Hungary, immgrant, Interfaith, Iraq, ISIS, Islam, mental health, Nigeria, peace, Poland, Pope Francis, reconciliation, refugee, religion, religious freedom, Serbia, Slokakia, social support, Syria, UNHCR, war
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The global refugee crisis represents a potential transformational moment in world history. Nations from Africa to Asia to Europe to North America with troubled pasts of ethnic conflict and of putting political and economic self-interest above humanitarian needs have an opportunity to write new chapters in their national stories. Religion is playing and will play a critical role.
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Mar 11 2015  |
Tags: anti-Semitism, Buddhist, Catholic, Christianity, dialogue, extremists, global religion, Hindu, Interfaith, Judaism, prejudice, religious freedom, salvation
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The quiet truth is that the world is in many ways in the midst of an historic period of progress in interfaith dialogue. Yet often what individuals hear about minority religions focuses on the sensational and negative actions of extremists. So what are some of the lessons learned from decades of experience in a movement seeking to promote civility and understanding? Interfaith leaders and scholars share some ways religious understanding and cooperation can be built up or broken down.
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