Most people have heard of Ramadan, the month of fasting and prayer performed by Muslims around the world. The Jewish culture fasts on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Many Christians fast throughout the season of Lent, leading up to Easter. One faith that often ge…
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Bilingualism
In 1952, a group of students from three different universities in Bangladesh came together to demonstrate for the recognition of Bangla or Bengali, the language native to Bengal. Just a few years before, the government had declared Urdu as the national…
Discriminate
As state legislatures reconvene for the year, they’re still finding ways to discriminate against the LGBTQ community. Many Republicans are still trying to find a way around allowing homosexuals equality, even though the Supreme Court has said otherwi…
Monumental Meeting
If you’ve ever experienced a feud between family members that lasted for generations, you know how exciting it is when the factions finally come together to bury the hatchet, so to speak. That’s why the monumental meeting between Patriarch Ki…
Answers in Genesis
After the Kim Davis marriage license debacle, Kentucky probably wishes it was out of the limelight, but another recent court decision supported a Christian organization when it came to tax breaks. Ken Ham, creationist and founder of Answers in Ge…
Darwin Day
It can seem strange that Americans honor a British scientist who was born 207 years ago with “Darwin Day”, but Charles Darwin was no ordinary scientist. He completely changed the way most people thought about how species came to being. His co…
Problems Muslims Face
Muslims continue to confront discrimination at work. It’s not just blue collar workers, but those in professional positions. Here’s a sampling of some of the ways Americans are discriminating and the problems Muslims face.
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Religious Violence
Lately, you can hardly open your news source without hearing about ISIS and Islam and religious violence. It’s easy to forget that hate goes deeper than faith and religion. A sampling of news articles over the last month clearly identifies that…
Fashion
Children of the ‘80s will remember the controversy when Madonna used religious imagery in her videos and music. In 1998, she upset the Hindu community when she wore markings during her performance from their culture. In today’s culture, Lady Gaga and Mi…