http://pewforum.org/ The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. en-us Copyright: (C) Copyright 2005 The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. All rights reserved. info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info) info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info) Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:10:02 -0500 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:10:02 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://pewforum.org/images/rssfeeds.gif http://pewforum.org/ http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17023 The Islamic Center in Washington, D.C., is among the most prominent and opulent Muslim prayer houses in America. It displays the national flags of Muslim countries out front and makes obvious to thousands of passing motorists that the faith of Muhammad has a place in America. All http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17023 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17031 He has been described as "Germany's Obama", and as he campaigned to become the country's first ethnic Turk to be elected leader of a major political party, Cem Ozdemir's supporters coined the slogan "Yes We Cem!" All http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17031 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17030 For more than 40 years the Gaza Strip has played a key role in the Arab-Israeli conflict, making it a place of keen interest to journalists. All http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17030 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17029 Sunni Arab lawmakers on Tuesday listed a host of demands, varying from sweeping political reforms to amnesty for prisoners, in exchange for supporting a pact to keep U.S. forces in Iraq through 2011, dimming Iraqi leaders' hopes for a smooth victory when parliament votes on the measure. All http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17029 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17028 For Buddhists, the first noble truth is that all life is suffering -- and that apparently applies to beauty pageants, too. All http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17028 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17026 Malaysia's leader assured Muslims on Wednesday they can perform yoga if they do not chant religious mantras — an apparent effort to assuage public anger over an Islamic body's ban of the ancient Indian exercise. All http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17026 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17027 Young Christian women in tight jeans mingle easily with Arab matrons draped in black, head-to-toe robes. All http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17027 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17024 An American Indian boy who wears his hair in a braid as part of a religious custom will be allowed to remain at his school after school officials reversed an earlier decision that the child would have to cut his hair or wear his braid in a bun. All http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17024 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17025 American Muslim groups responded with uncustomary silence on Tuesday to the news that leaders of a Muslim charity shut down by the federal government had been convicted in a retrial of money laundering, tax fraud and supporting terrorism. All http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17025 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17020 Evangelical Christians are adopting — and adapting — the rituals of Advent, the four weeks leading up to Christmas that are traditionally celebrated by Catholics, Lutherans, Eastern Orthodox and other liturgical churches. All http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17020 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST