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"Religion"
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25 Jun 2013
Religious Tolerance at Home and Abroad
In this audio presentation, Suzan Johnson Cook, who is Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom at the US Department of State, and Feisal Abdul Rauf, who is Chairman of the Cordoba Initiative, broadly discuss the issue of religious tol... More on «Religious Tolerance at Home and Abroad»
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21 Jun 2013
Combining Freedom and Diversity: The Challenge of Religious Difference
In this audio presentation, the University of Chicago's Martha Nussbaum discusses how states can coexist with religious diversity. More on «Combining Freedom and Diversity: The Challenge of Religious Difference»
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18 Jun 2013
Using Religion to Justify Violence
In this audio presentation, Steve Clarke, who is from the Oxford Martin School's Institute for Science and Ethics, explores the relationship between religion and violence, with a particular emphasis on the primacy of the afterlife as a way to justify... More on «Using Religion to Justify Violence»
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Jun 2013
Religion in Conflict and Peacemaking, with Particular Reference to South Africa
In this audio presentation, Liz Carmichael, who is a member of Oxford University's Faculty of Theology, talks about the historic and present role of religion in South African politics and society, with a particular emphasis on the role it played duri... More on «Religion in Conflict and Peacemaking, with Particular Reference to South Africa»
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17 May 2013
Implementing "Sharia" in Syria's Liberated Areas
In this audio presentation, Dr Thomas Pierret, who is a Lecturer in Contemporary Islam at the University of Edinburgh, analyzes how the local and piecemeal introduction of Sharia-based law is affecting, and will affect, Syrian society. More on «Implementing "Sharia" in Syria's Liberated Areas»
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9 May 2013
Islam in Russia and the Relationship Between Moscow and the Caucasus
In this audio presentation, Alexey Malashenko, who is Co-Chair of the Carnegie Moscow Center's Religion, Society, and Security Program, talks about the long-standing, religiously-based tensions between the Russian state and its restive Muslim populat... More on «Islam in Russia and the Relationship Between Moscow and the Caucasus»
