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For the past fifteen years books authored by Harun Yahya have been available in several languages in Islamic bookshops around the world. A wide range of websites also spread the views of this author. Where does this phenomenon come from? What is the message it is preaching? Norwegian scholar and journalist Anne Ross Solberg offers answers to these and other questions in a meticulously researched and very readable book.
While organized religion does not stand in the way of greater space exploration, evangelicals are the most resistant to the idea that humans should search for other forms of life in the universe, according to Joshua Ambrosius of the University of Dayton.
Richard Cimino is the founder and editor of Religion Watch, a newsletter monitoring trends in contemporary religion. Website: www.religionwatch.com.
From popularizing organic granola to creating vegetarian restaurant chains, alternative religions have made lasting changes in the diet of many Americans, even if they may not realize the spiritual origins of the food they are eating, according to University of Oregon sociologist Marion Goldman.
Richard Cimino is the founder and editor of Religion Watch, a newsletter monitoring trends in contemporary religion. Website: www.religionwatch.com.
The subject of the Islamic Caliphate elicits intense emotions and reactions. On the one hand Western elites have a propensity to reduce the subject to a debate on extremism and radicalisation, and on the other they dismiss it altogether as an impractical dream pursued by eccentric ideologues.
In a tradition that is more than four decades old, girls in a Bihar village wear the janeu or the sacred thread, which is otherwise the preserve of men or boys.
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The forceful removal of Mohammad Morsi and the crushing defeat inflicted on the Muslim Brotherhood is likely to have far-reaching national, regional and international repercussions, explains Mahan Abedin. This analytical report examines the impact of the Muslim Brotherhood’s crushing defeat on the group’s ideology and methodology against the backdrop of wider political, geopolitical and socio-economic developments.
Mahan Abedin is an academic and journalist specialising in Islamic affairs.
The official monopoly over all religious activity by communities of the five state-backed religious headquarter bodies is gradually being eroded. The following report provides an overview of the current situation and developments.
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Catholicism has been growing and providing social services in greater China, but the church’s role in encouraging and engaging in social activism and political participation varies in this region according to political and cultural factors, according to a new study by Chinese sociologists.
A Korean Christian-based movement that serves as a “boot camp” to teach men how to be compassionate and involved fathers is growing around the world, particularly among immigrants.
Menevi Saflig Devet and similar associations are among some of the most outspoken religious actors in Azerbaijan and certainly have an impact in the formation and evolution of public opinion. Through the use of various strategies and networks, they have positioned themselves in an increasingly fluid and contested religious space in which a practising population segment can be found.
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