University of Michigan

My friend’s inspiring life was a reminder: We need to see each other’s humanity

By Greg M. Epstein — October 23, 2023
(RNS) — It's natural to retreat into our own pain and fear, and to stay there. But then none of us gets the world we long for and deserve.

The jump-out-of-your-skin scares return in person, online at Halaloween film festival

By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 18, 2022
(RNS) — Halaloween features horror films from across the globe that were made by, for or about Muslims.

The pro-life movement must move beyond Donald Trump — and we just got our game plan 

By Charles C. Camosy — July 29, 2022
(RNS) — It is time for pro-lifers to abandon the nose-holding, smash the MAGA idol and find a different way.

Halaloween brings Muslim horror films to your computer screen

By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 25, 2021
(RNS) — The films aren't just spooky; they also offer a glimpse into a number of social, religious and cultural issues facing Muslim societies all over the world.

‘This is not OK’: American Jewish students harassed for their support of Israel

By Yonat Shimron — October 17, 2018
(RNS) — Students who take pride in their Jewish faith, and in their support for the Jewish nation, are increasingly at odds with proponents of a movement for boycott, divestment and sanctions, or BDS.

What is the best way to fight BDS?

By Jeffrey Salkin — October 15, 2018
Sometimes, the cure for BDS can be worse than the illness itself.

Will young Jews stand up for Judaism?

By Jeffrey Salkin — October 4, 2016
Young Jews need to stand up for themselves and their narrative. A manifesto.

Muslim majorities open to democracy, but cautious

By Omar Sacirbey — January 9, 2014
(RNS) Large majorities of people in Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Tunisia and Turkey said their country would be better off if religion and government were separated.
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