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Executive Director Mahan Mirza discusses the Madrasa Discourses Project on the Kroc Cast

Published: February 17, 2020

Kroc Cast

Faculty members associated with the Madrasa Discourses Project at the Kroc Institute discuss the program's unique efforts to engage madrasa scholars in conversations about religion, society and epistemology.

Ansari Institute program manager offers invocation during Notre Dame's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day luncheon

Published: January 20, 2020

Author: Josh Stowe

Asmaa

Asmaa El Messnaoui, program manager for the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion, offered the opening invocation during the University's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day luncheon on Monday, January 26, drawing on Islamic teaching to underscore the importance of practicing diversity and inclusion and treating others with dignity and respect.…

Catholic and Muslim leaders champion interfaith dialogue, learning at Notre Dame event

Published: November 22, 2019

Author: Josh Stowe

Sultan Saint 1

Members of different faith traditions can learn from each other through civil discourse that respects real differences, prominent Catholic and Muslim leaders said during a Nov. 20 interfaith dialogue at the University of Notre Dame. The conversation, which featured Cardinal Blase J. Cupich…

Experts unpack memes to discuss religion’s rich complexities

Published: November 15, 2019

Author: Josh Stowe

Beyond Memes1

Accomplished journalists, scholars, and thought leaders gathered at the Keough School of Global Affairs’ Washington Office recently to discuss the complexities of religion at a time when a cascade of social media platforms shapes how people understand and discuss faith and practice.

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Events

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Me: Why Governments Discriminate Against Minorities

Time: Tue Feb 25, 2020, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Location: Hesburgh Center C103

Jonathanfox

In his book Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Me: Why Governments Discriminate Against Minorities (Cambridge University Press, 2020), Jonathan Fox, Yehuda Avner Professor of Religion and Politics at Bar-Ilan University, examines the causes of government-based religious discrimination (GRD) against 771 minorities in 183 countries over a 25-year period, while offering possible reasons for why some minorities are discriminated against more than others.…

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