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Muslims prepare for weekend of anti-Islam protests
By Lauren Markoe — October 8, 2015
(RNS) Muslim leaders are reviewing safety procedures with congregants and, in some cases, organizing counterevents in preparation for a weekend of protests planned by groups known for their anti-Muslim views.
Israeli Christian schools strike to protest cuts in public funding
By Michele Chabin — September 8, 2015
JERUSALEM (RNS) Thousands of parents, students and teachers demonstrated opposite the prime minister's office to demand the same level of funding the government provides to two ultra-Orthodox Jewish school networks.
More than 100 religious, immigration activists arrested at White House
By Adelle M. Banks — July 31, 2014
(RNS) “I think standing outside the White House will make a difference,” said Sister Eileen Campbell of the Sisters of Mercy, joining others in an act of civil disobedience to protest deportations and seek relief for 11 million immigrants living illegally in the country.
Sounds of Protest: Les Miserables, Gezi Park, and the Power of Music
By Omid Safi — June 18, 2013
Ultimately that’s what so amazing about music at Gezi park. It’s not about the notes. It’s not about the words, or the melodies. It’s ultimately about us, all of us. It's about the power of music to unite all of us. It's about this new global generation of humanity who care about the well-being of one another beyond the narrow confines of nationality, race, creed, or class, that give us hope. They give us hope that they will be able to sing together, make music together, make love together, and make of this old world, a new world.
Gezi Park is not (just) about what you think
By Omid Safi — June 12, 2013
For many of the activists in Gezi Park, they are saying it as loudly and clearly as they can: The issue is not Islamism, it’s neo-liberal capitalism.
So why are we so unwilling to hear that critique? Because it would force us to confront our own demons of economic injustice.
Al Jazeera Video: Bangladesh PM rules out blasphemy law
By Sally Morrow — April 9, 2013
Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister of Bangladesh, has ruled out introducing the death penalty for blasphemy.
After months of wrangling, occupiers evicted from St. Paul’s Cathedral
By Tiffany McCallen — February 28, 2012
LONDON (RNS) Police on Tuesday (Feb. 28) evicted scores of demonstrators from a makeshift tent city they had erected outside historic St. Paul's Cathedral more than four months ago as part of a global protest against capitalism.
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