List of Religion articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Alleged Paris Mastermind: Belgian Police ‘Let Me Go’
In February, the man who allegedly plotted Friday's deadly attacks in Paris bragged that Belgian authorities let him slip between their fingers.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is Islam to Blame for Its Extremists?
Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Manal Omar continue their debate on the Quran, the Islamic State, and how to save the religion.
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GettyImages-492924200_960 Islam Is a Religion of Peace
Can the wave of violence sweeping the Islamic world be traced back to the religion's core teachings? An FP debate about the roots of extremism.
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GettyImages-477854547_960 Islam Is a Religion of Violence
Can the wave of violence sweeping the Islamic world be traced back to the religion's core teachings? An FP debate about the roots of extremism.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘Our Guitars Are Our Kalashnikovs’: The Musicians Who Helped Save Mali
A new documentary follows a group of musicians who continue to sing and play their instruments in Mali after jihadis implemented sharia law and banned music.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Assad’s Sunni Foot Soldiers
Russia and Iran's intervention in Syria gets all the attention, but many in the country’s majority sect are still fighting for the government. They may hold the key to Syria’s future.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Canada’s New Defense Minister Made His Own Gas Mask to Work With His Sikh Beard
Canada's new defense minister is a combat veteran, gang detective, and one of four Sikhs appointed to the prime minister's cabinet.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Trouble on Holy Ground
Has Israel upset the centuries-old status quo at one of the holiest sites in Islam and Judaism?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Putin’s Muslim Nightmare
The Russian president’s intervention in Syria is driven by fear of Islamic extremism among his country’s own Muslim minority. But rather than squelching the threat, it’s poised to make it worse.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Disaster Could Sink Egyptian Tourism, Push Putin Deeper Into Syria
The Egypt air disaster has implications for Egyptian tourism and the fight against the Islamic State.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can Burma Save Buddhism From the Politicians?
An unholy alliance between the government and extremist Buddhist monks is threatening to derail the transition to democracy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Islamist Hard-Liners Attack Indonesian Churches
Local authorities often cooperate with vigilantes who demand church closures.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Teenager Arrested for Making a Clock Now Being Trolled for Visiting the White House
Sen. Ted Cruz and Twitter trolls aren't happy about Ahmed Mohamed, the Muslim teenager arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school, visiting the White House.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Muslims Prepare for More Than 20 Possibly Armed Rallies Outside Mosques
Muslims are preparing for possibly armed protestors outside mosques this weekend.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Modi’s Sacred Cows
India's prime minister has spoken out against the killing of cows. Why hasn't he spoken out against the killing of Muslims?
