Kate Seelye
Kate Seelye is an author at Religion News Service.
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New Muslim televangelists spread a message of moderation
By Kate Seelye — July 9, 2008
c. 2008 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly CAIRO _ In the conflict-ridden Middle East, a new breed of moderate Muslim televangelist is challenging Islamic fundamentalists, preaching a blend of piety and modernity over the airwaves of satellite TV. Moez Masoud, a 29-year-old former advertising executive who turned to religion after the death of several close friends, […]
Even in Saudi Arabia, Questions About Wahhabism
By Kate Seelye — February 11, 2006
c. 2006 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly RIYADH, Saudi Arabia _ Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam and a nation where religion and government are deeply entwined and where faith and identity are virtually identical. But since the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, religion in Saudi Arabia _ especially the kingdom’s rigidly conservative […]
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