19 June 2013 Azerbaijan: Elshan Mustafaoglu and Menevi Saflig Devet – a portrait of Islamic social activism in Baku Menevi Saflig Devet and similar associations are among some of the most outspoken religious actors in Azerbaijan and certainly have... Read more
09 May 2013 Apocalypticism: experiment finds believers forego economic incentives in their end times beliefs Are contemporary believers in prophecies about the end of the world sincere enough to refuse monetary rewards if they conflict... Read more
01 May 2013 India: Muslim parties echo minority aspirations Six decades after India's partition made Muslim politics a dirty word, parties founded by Muslims to espouse the cause of... Read more
01 May 2013 India: tithing translates into financial planning for Dalit Christians The Christian practices of tithing and fasting may be a factor in bolstering the level of prosperity for poor people,... Read more
01 April 2013 Religion and environment: water for the gods – now being conserved in temples An astrologer and social activist has turned the religious practice of offering water and milk in temples into a unique... Read more
01 April 2013 India: Kerala temple – where the lady with the lamp is a man Men from across the state and now even outside it look forward to two days on the calendar of the... Read more
20 March 2013 Religion in Israel: secularization Israeli-style bends rather than fights religious regulations Israel may remain an officially Jewish state, with no “church”-state separation, and with an orthodox majority with a presence in... Read more
23 February 2013 Europe: Spain and Portugal show success in Muslim integration Spain and Portugal's immigrant and Islamic histories has been an important factor in these nations' unique record of toleration toward... Read more
16 February 2013 Islam: politically engaged Muslims addressing and adapting to challenges How Islamists and their fellow activists are adjusting to national and global changes. And how we can understand these transformations.... Read more
09 January 2013 India: plans to boost faith tourism Faith tourism is "recession-proof". Multicultural India is planning to pitch faith tourism by developing more religious tourist circuits to attract... Read more