Sally Morrow

Sally Morrow joined Religion News Service in March 2012 as Photo/Multimedia Editor. She is a photographer and editor based in Kansas City. Morrow has worked as a multimedia editor and photographer at Newsday, The Des Moines Register, and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

All Stories by Sally Morrow

Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Video: Sufi Whirling Dervishes

By Sally Morrow — January 17, 2013
Sufism, the mystical branch of Islam, emphasizes universal love, peace, acceptance of various spiritual paths and a mystical union with the divine. It is associated with the dancing of whirling dervishes, who originated in the 13th century as followers of the poet and Muslim mystic, Rumi. Their dance is a traditional form of Sufi worship, […]

Photo Slideshow: UMC Hurricane Sandy Cleanup

By Sally Morrow — January 15, 2013
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Religion & Ethics Newsweekly: Look Ahead 2013

By Sally Morrow — January 9, 2013
This is our look ahead at the top religion stories we expect to be covering in 2013. We do this with the help of Kim Lawton, managing editor of this program; Kevin Eckstrom, editor in chief of Religion News Service; and E.J. Dionne, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a professor at Georgetown University, […]

Photo Slideshow: Prayer in a Mosque

By Sally Morrow — January 9, 2013
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Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Video: Religion and the New Congress

By Sally Morrow — January 7, 2013
The new 113th Congress, which was sworn in Thursday (January 3), includes several religious firsts. Democrat Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii is the first Hindu member of Congress. Mazie Hirono, also of Hawaii, is the first Buddhist senator, although she describes herself as non-practicing, and Kyrsten Sinema, a Democratic representative from Arizona, is the first member […]

Photo Slideshow: Methodist Megachurch Service

By Sally Morrow — December 31, 2012
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Photo Slideshow: A View Inside a Mormon Service

By Sally Morrow — October 27, 2012

Photographs of a Mormon service at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Lenexa Ward on Sunday June 17, 2012 in Lenexa, Kan. These slideshows were created by Religion News Service to provide our readers with an inside look at various religious services. From a Catholic Mass to prayer at a mosque, these images help understand the culture and diversity of the religious world, as well as how people pray and celebrate their religion.  Photos by Sally Morrow / Religion News Service

Photo Slideshow: A View Inside a Catholic Mass

By Sally Morrow — September 17, 2012

Photographs of a Catholic Mass at St. Therese Little Flower parish in Kansas City, Mo.

Muslim man murdered in India’s Assam state

By Sally Morrow — July 26, 2012

Clashes have broken out between the Bodo people and a nearby Muslim community. One Muslim man was first shot and then hacked to death in front of his young wife; his killers were sending a message. The murder of four Bodo men, allegedly by Muslims, sparked the clashes. Al Jazeera's Prerna Suri reports

Boykin Wonders if Obama is a Member of the Muslim Brotherhood

By Sally Morrow — July 23, 2012

Family Research Council’s new vice president Jerry Boykin has a penchant for making bizarre, conspiratorial claims about President Obama and extremist attacks on Muslims, and at a Massachusetts synagogue last week even wondered whether President Obama is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Responding to a questioner who asked if Obama is “a member of the Muslim Brotherhood,” Boykin replied, “you probably don’t know, and my answer is, I don’t know.”  Video courtesy of Right Wing Watch

‘Horrific’ shooting rampage inside US cinema

By Sally Morrow — July 20, 2012

A masked gunman has shot dead at least 12 people and wounded 50 others at a showing of new Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises" in the US state of Colorado.

Colorado shooting brings a brief ‘truce’ on the campaign trail

By Sally Morrow — July 20, 2012
Video Courtesy Associated Press

Melinda Gates: ‘I’m a Catholic, but women need access to contraceptives’ – video interview

By Sally Morrow — July 13, 2012

Melinda Gates talks to Joanna Moorhead about reconciling her Catholic faith with her work promoting family planning.

Nigerian women’s limited access to contraception

By Sally Morrow — July 11, 2012

In Nigeria, it is estimated that only 10% of married women use contraception. More than 20% want it, but do not have access to it.

Olympian running to save others

By Sally Morrow — July 3, 2012

Al Jazeera's Rob Reynolds reports from Beaverton, Oregon, on South Sudanese runner Lopez Lomong, who went from running to save his own life to running to save others.

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