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Religion in the News

The Christian Factor in Syria, Religion in the News, Vol. 15, No.1 by Andrew Walsh
American Evangelicals seek to save Syria's Christian minority.

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

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

"Bush and the Burqa", Religion in the News, Spring 2002.
The plight of Afghan women helps sell the war on terror.

"When Our Allies Persecute", Religion in the News, Fall 2001, [the war against terrorism undercuts U.S. efforts to promote religious freedom around the world], by T. Jeremy Gunn, Emory University

"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

"What Really Happened in Uganda?", Religion in the News, Summer 2000, [analysis of the confused and conflicted coverage of the deaths of "cultists"], by Irving Hexham, University of Calgary

"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

"Wars of Religion", Religion in the News, Spring 2000, [religion in ethnic conflict], by Mark Silk, editor

"Why Smash the Falun Gong?", Religion in the News, Fall 1999, [China’s crackdown on a spiritual movement], by Michael Lestz, Trinity College

"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