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Palestinian Americans decry demonization in media amid rising fear of hate crimes
(RNS) — ‘This is reminding me a bit of how it felt post-9/11,’ Palestinian activist and policy analyst Laila El-Haddad told Religion News Service.
Jewish-led demonstrations for Gaza cease-fire see hundreds arrested at Capitol
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Participants in the protest played guitars and blew shofars as they sang songs in English and Hebrew for at least three hours.
Participants at Vatican synod divided on how to respond to war in the Holy Land
(RNS) — Those assembled for the discussions about the future of the Catholic Church have debated their responsibility to speak as a body about the crisis in the Mideast, but participants from Ukraine and Africa asked that conflicts in other countries also be addressed.
Want to fix America’s woes? Start by getting to know your neighbors, researcher says
(RNS) — Seth Kaplan, a researcher at Johns Hopkins who studies fragile states around the world, argues that rebuilding social capital— including religious congregations — can help address some of the more pressing social problems.
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For what crime did Wadea Al-Fayoume, a 6-year-old in Chicago, die?
(RNS) — Every child should have the right to grow up with the compassion that Wadea Al-Fayoume expected.
How the Catholic Church’s crash in Poland brought down the Law and Justice party
(RNS) — With an exodus of young people, the Polish church may be facing the ‘Irish scenario.’
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White House protest leads campaign for a cease-fire before Israeli ground invasion
(RNS) — Dozens of participants at a primarily Jewish protest were arrested on Monday where demonstrators chanted "Cease-fire now!"
Why Hamas is selling its assault on Israel as a holy war
(RNS) — The reference to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam, was a rallying cry to unite Muslims everywhere.
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