A double-edged sword: the power of religion for good and evil
(7 minute read)
Joseph Evans, a Catholic priest, turns a spotlight on religion’s potential for harm as well as good and dares to think the unthinkable – that not all religions are a positive force in society.
Systems Thinking: the ripples we can create
(5 minute read)
Juliette Flach recommends a more holistic approach in our efforts to make the world a better place.
Mosque, church or secular space? Hagia Sophia and the battle for modern Turkey
(6 minute read)
When is a museum not a museum? When it was once a cathedral and then a mosque and is now a mosque again as a politician’s attempted ace card to revive his flagging fortunes. Cihan Eroglu reports.
When religious values help fight a virus
(5 minute read)
Hajra Rehman explains the core principles of Islam which have helped keep the pandemic under control in Muslim nations.
Rebuilding society after the pandemic must not mean trashing the planet
(6 minute read)
Margareth Sembiring reveals the risks involved in ignoring the environment in a post-COVID society.
When the thirst for power disguises itself as a thirst for God
(6 minute read)
The influence of religious conservatism on Indonesian society is leading to harsh Islamist policies which suppress the freedoms of religious minorities, argues Alexander Arifianto.
A traveller in the village called Rome
(4 minute read)
Leonardo Franchi contrasts the simple lanes of village life in rural Italy with the panting heart of the Eternal City, and finds they have much in common.
Hunting witches: the shaming of women’s bodies
(11 minute read)
Following her earlier article, Pretty Hurts, Bianca Costa Sales examines the double standards, injustices and cultural oversights in society’s treatment of women.
Ethno-religious nationalism in an age of anxiety
(9 minute read)
The hijacking of faith by populism is a growing phenomenon around the globe. In this article Nora Fisher-Onar and Ahmet Erdi Öztürk detail the growing influence of ethno-religious nationalist sentiment as a response to the fading promises of 20th century liberalism.
