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...premier journal of opinion—several years ago printed a parody of a Barbie-type doll marketed in the Middle East to criticize some of the more repressive policies of the region’s regimes. Unsurprisingly, many campus Muslims interpreted this spoof as a slight to their religion and released a deluge of offended dispatches to House e-mail lists as well as pointed Crimson opinion pieces and letters to the editor. All of this culminated in a session of hand-wringing and finger-pointing, sponsored by the healers at the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations...
...been impacted by the decrease in Harvard’s endowment.ISRAEL, MY NEW FRIENDAccording to the Taglit-Birthright spokesperson, the trip attracts applicants “from every walk of Jewish life.” Many of the participants are young Jewish people who have had minimal exposure to religion and Israeli education. Because of this, many of the participants find a new, deeper connection to Israel and their Jewish identities which they might not have known existed before.“I think that Birthright made clear to me that I did want to spend time working...
...zikr, the ecstatic ceremony practiced by Sufi orders around the Muslim world.”Through the use of photography, Athanasiadis, a photojournalist and former Nieman fellow, seeks to shed light on oft overlooked aspects of Islam, allowing for a better understanding of what has become a world religion intensely scrutinized by mainstream media. The photographs represent Islam as meditational, peaceful, and beautiful.“Sufism focuses on how an individual develops his or her own personal devotion to God,” says Ali S. Asani, professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures at Harvard University...
...Catholics, and especially legislators, jurists and those responsible for the common good of society, to work in cooperation with all men and women of good will in creating a just system of laws capable of protecting human life at all stages of its development." (See the top 10 religion stories...
...Before the construction of the Phillips Brooks House, undergraduates at Harvard were required to attend daily church services. The mandatory services generated backlash from students, and the University responded by designating the Phillips Brooks House a space for voluntary services as well as the newly-created department of Religion. The building was also used for charitable and social religious programs, which has carried over to its contemporary purpose, as the space for a secular umbrella community service organization.The Carpenter CenterEven the VES students who—often literally—call the Carpenter Center home might not realize the significance...