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A number of years ago I was invited to speak at a conference at Harvard University. At the conclusion of my presentation an attendee asked: “What do you people think you bring to our society?”The reference to “you people” was to the front row of the...

With an increasing number of Americans leaving religion behind, the University of Miami has received a donation in late April from a wealthy atheist to endow what it says is the nation’s first academic chair “for the study of atheism, humanism and secular...

When Marah Jadalla wears a hijab, she feels like Iron Man: Strong, confident and protected. Source: For College of Charleston student, wearing hijab boosts courage, confidence - Post and Courier

Elizabethtown College, an unassuming dot on the intellectual landscape, has become the nation’s beta tester in the emerging field of interfaith studies. Source: A Laboratory for Interfaith Studies in Pennsylvania Dutch Country

A group of Muslims has organized a conference at Carleton University to reach out to community members struggling with mental health issues. Source: Ottawa Muslims tackle 'taboo' of mental illness - Ottawa - CBC News

“At its best, religious arbitration is an opportunity for two parties who have shared religious values to resolve those disputes in accordance with their religious values,” says Pepperdine University Law School professor and rabbi Michael Helfand. More →...

“The usual notion is that Christianity would have a special problem dealing with intelligence out there, because it would take us away from being the center of the universe. For some people that’s very threatening, because somehow we won’t be as special...

In 1838, the Jesuit priests who ran the country’s top Catholic university needed money to keep it alive. Now comes the task of making amends. Source: 272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown. What Does It Owe Their Descendants? - The New York Times

Onaje X.O. Woodbine walked away from Yale to Ghana, feeling valued only for his court skills. Now he sees urban basketball as a powerful healing rite. Source: A Philosophical Journey Leads Back to Basketball - The New York Times

Rachel Martin speaks with Fahim Rahim, a doctor in the largely Mormon town of Pocatello. Source: In Time Of Backlash, What It's Like To Be A Muslim In Idaho : NPR