Author Archives: Jillian O'Connor

Event: GlobalPost’s Sennott on “After the Arab Spring: Covering Religion and Democracy”

The Knight Program in Media and Religion presents a lunchtime forum  with Charles Sennott, the executive editor of GlobalPost, on October 10, 2013. Sennott will discuss on-the-ground reporting in the Middle East. The event will take place at noon at … Continue reading

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Muslim women left to ‘shop’ for an imam when they need a religious divorce

  DETROIT — Recalling the day her Islamic divorce was finalized, Olivia says she was ecstatic. “It was almost like having a noose around your neck, and (I was) just relieved that somebody doesn’t have that power over you, and … Continue reading

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Bombed and blamed: Pakistan’s Christians are in trouble

Some Karachi residents have an easier time dismissing violence when it targets Christians, a small minority group in Pakistan. Mariya Karimjee reports for GlobalPost on the local response to the suicide bombing at All Saints Church in Peshawar on Tuesday, … Continue reading

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Egyptian minister postpones dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood

CAIRO — An Egyptian minister said Tuesday that the government would “postpone” the court-ordered dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood, according to the country’s state-run media outlet, MENA. The statement comes after an obscure court issued a sweeping but legally questionable … Continue reading

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High court may take up religious challenge to birth control coverage

“The Obama administration set the stage Thursday for another Supreme Court showdown on the president’s healthcare law, this time to decide whether for-profit companies can be forced to provide full contraceptive coverage for their employees despite religious objections from their owners.” The … Continue reading

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What Way? Media confronts Buddhism in wake of Navy Yard shooting

Reflecting a number of misconceptions about Buddhism and its adherents  in the U.S., news outlets reacted with surprise when it was discovered that the man who killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard this week had been a practicing … Continue reading

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For Nicaraguans and Salvadorans, All Abortion Is Murder

“According to the law in Nicaragua and El Salvador, all abortions are illegal, including therapeutic termination in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother. Activists in these countries are working to change these restrictions and … Continue reading

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Germany’s Refugee Policy Tested by New Arrivals

  As many as 5,000 Syrian refugees are moving to Germany this month after Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government agreed to a U.N. request to host them. But they aren’t receiving the warmest welcome in a country where a growing number of Germans … Continue reading

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Egypt and the Problem of Religion

Which side in Egypt is currently on the side of the angels? We like to imagine that in any conflict (particularly political ones) the good guys can be easily separated from the bad guys; good guys play by the rules … Continue reading

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Forty years after the Yom Kippur War, Israel still finding itself

The Jewish High Holidays begin Wednesday at sundown. This year’s “Days of Awe” bring a somber anniversary. It is 40 years since Arab armies launched a surprise attack on Israel on Yom Kippur. It was as close as the Jewish … Continue reading

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