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Breaking Bad in Burma Religion in the News, Vol 15, No.2 by Ingrid Jordt
 Until recently viewed as heroes of religious liberty, Buddhist monks are now striking a hardline stance against Islam.

 

Religion and the Awakening, Religion in the News, Vol 14, No.1 by Philip Seib

The media struggle to grasp the role of Islam in the political turmoil of the Arab world.

Repaving the Arab Street, Religion in the News, Vol 14, No.1 by Abdou Filali-Ansary
Far from its static image, Muslim political thought is a realm of change.

Political Islamophobia Religion in the News, Vol 13, No.2, by Andrew Walsh
 Anti-Muslim sentiment becomes a political wedge.

Our Christian Nation Religion in the News, Vol 13, No.2, by Andrew Walsh
An old American myth.

Sharia Isn't OK Religion in the News, Vol. 13, No. 2 by Marc D. Stern
The Sooner State spurns Islamic law.

An Army of One  Religion in the News, Vol 12, No.3, by Andrew Walsh.
The debate over whether the Fort Hood gunman is terrorist or “workplace murderer?”

Not in My Canton Religion in the News, Vol. 12, No. 3, by Jean-François Mayer.
 The Swiss vote to ban minarets.

Obama in Cairo Religion in the News, Fall 2009, by Molly Fitzgerald
The president pitches a do-over in the American relationship with the Muslim world.

Downplaying Religion in Mumbai,and What is Lashkar?,  Religion in the News, Vol. 11, No.3, by Homayra Ziad
India's media find it easier to blame Pakistan for the Mumbai attack that to weigh the role of local religious conflicts.

Off With Their Head Scarves, Religion in the News, Spring 2008, by Colin M. Adams.
Turkey's political meltdown over head scarves.

When Germans Convert,  Religion in the News, Winter 2007, by Colin M. Adams.
Anxiety swells when German blood and soil produce Islamic terrorists.

There's a Muslim in the House, Religion in the News, Summer/Fall 2007, by John Cosgriff.
Mr. Ellison goes to Congress.

Secularism in Iran: A Hidden Agenda?, Who Is Secular in the World Today?: a special insert in Religion in the News, Winter 2006, by an anonymous Iranian scholar.

Muslims in America: Feeling the Pressure, Religion in the News, Fall 2006, by Andrew Walsh.
The challenges of Muslim life in the post-9/11 world.

The Pope Provokes, Religion in the News, Fall 2006, by Mark Silk
Pope Benedict XVI stirs up the Muslim world. [Editor's column.]

Another Melancholy Dane, Religion in the News, Summer 2006, Tim Jensen.
A religion scholar gets caught in a newspaper war.

To Print or Not to Print?   Religion in the News, Summer 2006, Andrew Walsh.
 American journalism pulls its punch in the Muhammad cartoon controversy .

Apostasy in Afghanistan , Religion in the News, Summer 2006, Colin Adams.
How to square democracy with traditional Islamic values. Or not.

Liberté, Egalité, Islam Religion in the News, Winter 2006, by Moussa Khedimellah
The real role of Muslim militants in the French riots.

Winning Hearts and Minds in Kashmir, Religion in the News, Winter 2006, by Colin M. Adams
Covering the aftermath of the Kashmir earthquake.

Iraq's Sunni Clergy Enter the Fray, Religion in the News, Winter 2005, by Eric Davis.
Sunni Arab clerics are surprise players in the insurgency.

Arab Americans, Religion in the News, Fall 2003, by Ronald Stockton.
Special Section on Religion and the 2004 Election.

 The Case of Chaplain Yee, Religion in the News, Fall 2003 by David Machacek..
Serving the religious needs of Muslim POWs may be a bad career move.

"Keeping the Shi'ites Straight," Religion in the News, Summer 2003, by Roy Parviz Mottahedeh.
Journalists struggles to grasp the history and politics of Iraqi Shi'ism.

Jihad for Journalists, Religion in the News, Summer 2003, by Adam Rothstein.
The media lead the crusade against Sultaana Freeman's veiled driver's license.

"Our Muslim Neighbors",  Religion in the News, Fall 2002.
Editor's column by Mark Silk.

Reading the Koran in Chapel Hill,  Religion in the News, Fall 2002, by Andrew Chase Baker, editorial assistant. A college reading assignment becomes a hot potato.

"Kashmiri Muslims Caught in the Middle", Religion in the News, Summer 2002. By Dipankar Gupta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. The quandary of Kashmir’s secular freedom fighters in an age of holy wars.

"The Real Man Without a Country", Religion in the News, Summer 2002. By Alexander Gordon, editorial assistant. The strange career of John Walker Lindh.

"Covering Islam in Eqypt", Religion in the News, Spring 2002. [Islam profoundly shapes the Arabic press, but gets little direct attention.], by James J. Napoli, Western Washington University

"Bush and the Burqa", Religion in the News, Spring 2002. [The plight of Afghan women helps sell the war on terror.], by Christine McMorris, editorial associate.

"Redressing a Grievance", Religion in the News, Spring 2002. [A Christian top gun shoots down the Air Force's rules for female military personnel off-base in Saudi Arabia.], by Michael E. Naparstek, editorial assistant

"Missionaries or Not?", Religion in the News, Spring 2002. [The media and the mission of Christian "aid workers" jailed in Afghanistan.], by Dennis R. Hoover, associate editor

"Islam is Everywhere", Religion in the News, Fall 2001, [The good, the bad, and the ambiguous in press coverage of Islam after 9-11.], by Mark Silk, editor

"Idol Threats", Religion in the News, Summer 2001, [The Taliban wins friends and influences people by destroying an ancient Buddhist monument in Afghanistan], by Thomas Barfield, Boston University

"From the Editor: Sacred is as Sacred Does", Religion in the News, Spring 2001, [The religious dimensions of the Middle East crisis rise into view.], by Mark Silk, editor

"Palestinians and Israelis: Rites of Return", Religion in the News, Spring 2001, [The Arab media’s new emphasis on the Palestinians’ "sacred right of return" to Israel bridges an internal religious division.], by Rachel Stroumsa, Washington Institute for Near East Policy

"Palestinians and Israelis: Oh, Jerusalem!", Religion in the News, Spring 2001, [Anxieties about losing control of the Temple Mount pervade Israeli discussion of the "Al-Aqsa Intifada" and the dimmed prospects for peace.], by Yoel Cohen, Netanya College, Israel

"Two Cheers for the Pilgrimage", Religion in the News, Summer 2000, [reaction of Muslims and Eastern Orthodox Christians to Pope John Paul's pilgrimage to the Holy land], by Andrew Walsh, managing editor

"Religious Ironies in East Timor", Religion in the News, Spring 2000, [complex role of religion in East Timor conflict, violence], by Robert W. Hefner, Boston University

"What’s in a Name? The EgyptAir 990 Crash", Religion in the News, Spring 2000, [Widespread media speculation that a Muslim pilot’s brief prayer to Allah signaled intent to commit suicide stirred up deep resentment over American press stereotypes of Islam.], by William K. Piotrowski, editorial assistant

"The Diallo Killing: Sharpton Ecumenistes", Religion in the News, Summer 1999, [Al Sharpton leads ecumenical protest], by William K. Piotrowski, editorial assistant

"Kosovo: A Confusion of Tongues", Religion in the News, Summer 1999, [U.S. religious leaders on use of force], by Anthony Burke Smith, associate editor

"In Lagos, Religion’s Above the Fold", Religion in the News, Summer 1999, [religion coverage in Nigeria], by Mattews A. Ojo, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

"Islam in Virginia", Religion in the News, Summer 1998, [Saudi Islamic Academy in VA], by Christian Jacobsen, editorial assistant


Religion on the International News Agenda, 2000
[144-page volume (Acrobat .pdf file)], edited by Mark Silk

 

 

 

 

"What’s in a Name? The EgyptAir 990 Crash" [pilot’s prayer to Allah], by William K. Piotrowski, Editorial Assistant