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'For the first time in history, we are no longer on top.' MONSIGNOR VITTORIO FORMENTI, on new Vatican data indicating that Catholics are no longer the world's largest religious group. Muslims now make up 19.2% of the population, while Catholics constitute 17.4%
This lack of flexibility in spite of the looming Olympics is worrying, says Nicholas Bequelin, a China researcher with New York City-based Human Rights Watch. "Especially now with the Lhasa protests," he says, "they are facing a pressure-cooker period." Beijing will have to keep a lid on Tibet...
The Dalai Lama is not a monk struggling alone. He is instead an ambitious politician crowned as a religious idol who's long been backed by the West, which is either blinded or charmed by him. Does Iyer really believe that the former Tibet, a fiefdom ruled by the lamas...
Unfortunately, these stories—while of more immediate importance to students and more persistent concern nationally—are nowhere near as sexy or provocative as religious clashes, especially when those clashes involve Muslims. Instead, they involve in-depth reporting and nuance; they take time and dedication, making them...
The national media has combined the QRAC story with “controversy” surrounding students performing the Muslim call to prayer from the steps of Widener Library during Islamic Awareness week. Thanks to an op-ed written in this newspaper by student organizers about their right to use...