Author: Jo Napolitano

Source: Chicago Tribune

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/southsouthwest/chi-0612010157dec01,1,7550459.story

Thursday was a day of firsts in Burbank.

In a celebration called Harmony Day, students at Queen of Peace High School and Muslim students from the Universal School in nearby Bridgeview talked about the differences--and similarities--between Catholicism and Islam....

Author: Mohammad Yazid

Source: Peace Journalism

http://peacejournalism.com/ReadArticle.asp?ArticleID=12417

Jakarta – Muslim-Western relations have proven to be very fragile, particularly after the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks. Interfaith ties across the world have become increasingly turbulent. Some in the West view all Muslims as terrorists, and anti-West movements have cropped up in many predominantly Muslim countries.
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Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6158811.stm

Pope Benedict XVI has visited one of Turkey's most famous mosques in what is being seen as an attempt to mend relations with the Muslim community.

During his tour of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, the pontiff paused in silent prayer alongside senior Muslim clerics.

It marks only the second papal visit in history to a Muslim place of worship.

Earlier, the Pope visited the nearby Hagia Sophia...

Author: Scott Rank and Stacy Meichtry

Source: Beliefnet

Wire Service: AP

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/205/story_20503.html

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Pope Benedict XVI joined an Islamic cleric in prayers under the towering dome of Istanbul's most famous mosque Thursday in a powerful gesture seeking to transform his image among Muslims from adversary to peacemaker.

The pope's minute of prayer was carried out in...

Source: Kuensel online

http://www.kuenselonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=7787

The Dharma Sanskriti Sangam (religion based cultures’ meet) in Varanasi, India, was a successful exercise in promoting harmony, peace and progress in the region and the world, according to delegates from 13 Asian countries.

A large number religious leaders of different religions like Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, and Sanatan agreed that such a...

Author: Michael Lafleur

Source: Lowell Sun

http://www.lowellsun.com/local/ci_4739880

LOWELL -- City councilors last night again considered proposed changes to their 40-year tradition of reciting the Lord's Prayer prior to their regular meetings but tabled the issue for further discussion.

Representatives of the Greater Lowell Interfaith Leadership Alliance (GLILA) gave members of the council's rules subcommittee a formal proposal to begin each...

Source: Islamic Society of North America Press Release

Source: Catholic News Service

http://www.cathnews.com/news/611/166.php

In a newly published book analysing Australia's spiritual and religious trends, Monash University Professor Gary Bouma argues that, contrary to assumptions that the nation is becoming increasingly secular, religion is in fact growing and increasingly popular.

In the book described by the publishers as "the most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of Australian religion available", Professor Bouman says...

Author: Walter I. Balane

Source: MindaNews

Source: Sikh Sangat News

http://www.sikhsangat.org/publish/article_1554.shtml

Washington - More than 1,200 persons experienced the sacred songs, dances or chants from eight world religions at the Washington Hebrew Congregation in the Interfaith Conference's 27th Interfaith Concert recently. The sound of rhythmic and melodious spiritual music of Sikh Kirtani Jatha and many other faith traditions added to this celebration in the heart of America's capital. It was annual Inter...

Author: Kevin Darst

Source: Coloradoan

http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061128/NEWS01/611280339/1002

A faith-based coalition again is calling on Fort Collins to allow the menorah and other religious symbols in the city's holiday displays.

The Inter Faith Dialogue Group will send a letter to City Council today asking members to reconsider its July decision to stick solely with the...

Author: Tracy Wilkinson

Source: Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-students28nov28,1,6960986.story?coll=la-headlines-world

ROME - When Zeinep Ozbek told her parents how she planned to pursue her education, they were shocked.

Not only was the young Muslim woman about to leave her native Turkey, she was venturing into a strict traditional bastion of...

Author: SABRINA TAVERNISE

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/28/world/europe/28turkey.html

ANKARA, Turkey — A short 24 hours before a visit by Pope Benedict XVI to this Muslim country, its prime minister finally agreed to meet him publicly. The venue: the airport, on the Turkish leader’s way out of town.

A pedestrian street in Istanbul, where women in miniskirts and head scarves mingle. Turkey...

Author: Innes Bowen

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6190080.stm

Ethnic and religious courts are gaining ground in the UK. Will this lead to different justice for different people?

Aydarus Yusuf has lived in the UK for the past 15 years, but he feels more bound by the traditional law of his country of birth - Somalia - than he does by the law of England and Wales.

"Us Somalis, wherever we are in...

Author: Marleen Shepherd

Source: The Southern Illinoisan

http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2006/11/18/lifestyles/faith_and_values/18237853.txt

CARBONDALE - The Rev. Tim Madison told an Interfaith Thanksgiving gathering Tuesday that he struggled with the Apostle Paul's directive to "give thanks in all circumstances."

As chaplain of Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Madison is a daily witness...