Paris
Russia inaugurates Orthodox cathedral in Paris
By Jerome Socolovsky — October 19, 2016
PARIS (Reuters) The Holy Trinity Cathedral is Russia's biggest and most visible landmark in the French capital since Tsar Alexander III offered Paris a bridge named after him in the late 19th century.
A Muslim sex therapist tells all
By Yonat Shimron — May 11, 2016
PARIS (RNS) The midwife and mother of two is challenging conservative Muslim conventions, not to mention stereotypes about Islam.
America’s greatest weapon against terrorism? The hyphen (COMMENTARY)
By Mustafa Tameez — April 14, 2016
(RNS) Reconciling the different facets of personal identity is what allows people to integrate, to acculturate, to cease being “The Other.”
A Paris butcher offers a lesson in interfaith ties
By Elizabeth Bryant — February 4, 2016
PARIS (RNS) In a city still recovering from last year’s deadly attacks, the store tucked next to an abandoned railroad track offers a more positive face of interfaith relations.
Pope calls on world leaders to adopt Paris climate deal
By Rosie Scammell — December 14, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis hailed the “historic” climate change agreement signed in Paris, urging the international community to swiftly implement the deal.
Paris climate accord praised by many faith groups
By RNS staff — December 13, 2015
(RNS) Citing the treaty's moral tone and concern for the poor, they urged participating nations to take strong action.
France shuts mosque, arrests man in crackdown after attacks
By Reuters — December 3, 2015
Authorities had already closed two mosques last week -- the first time France has taken such action against places of worship suspected of nurturing what the interior minister called "Islamist radicalization."
Why I will provide a Christian moral witness at the Paris climate conference (COMMENTARY)
By Brian Kaylor — December 2, 2015
(RNS) "The foundational biblical teaching to 'love your neighbor as yourself' drives me to Paris," writes this Jefferson City, Mo., Baptist activist.
French Muslims attend Friday prayers under tight security
By Elizabeth Bryant — November 20, 2015
PARIS (RNS) Tens of thousands of faithful responded to calls by Muslim leaders across France to attend Friday prayers in honor of the 130 people who died during last week’s terrorist attacks around Paris.
Unity is the best weapon against ISIS (COMMENTARY)
By Salam Al-Marayati — November 19, 2015
(RNS) The challenge to Americans is to recognize that Muslims are decisively on their side in the fight against extremism. The challenge to Muslims is to engage fully with the rest of the nation in identifying the safest and wisest paths forward.
Muslims also killed in Islamic State attack on ‘Crusader France’
By Reuters — November 19, 2015
Judging from published lists of the 129 dead, about 6 percent have been identified by family and friends as Muslim by religion or by ethnic ties to majority-Muslim countries.
4 ways ISIS grounds its actions in religion, and why it should matter (COMMENTARY)
By Ayman S. Ibrahim — November 16, 2015
(RNS) One cannot erase the effects of such horrible attacks executed under the banner of religion. To claim that all Muslims are terrorists is far from correct, but to deny or underestimate the power of some Islamic texts and interpretations is not prudent, either.
Does religion give rise to violence — or the other way around? (COMMENTARY)
By James Bernard Murphy — November 15, 2015
(RNS) Mass killings by a group that calls itself the Islamic State have triggered a heated debate about militant Islam and our response. Rene Girard’s theories deserve wider appreciation.
World religious leaders condemn Paris carnage
By Rosie Scammell — November 14, 2015
(RNS) Pope Francis raises the specter of a World War III “in pieces,” Muslims issue statements of condemnation, while evangelical Christians in America debate whether to speak of a “war with Islam.”
Euro court rejects French comic’s plea over fine for anti-Semitism
By Reuters — November 12, 2015
PARIS — The European Court of Human Rights has rejected claims by a French comedian that his right to speak freely was denied when he was convicted and fined in France for insulting Jews. The court said Dieudonne M’bala M’bala, a provocative performer who has been repeatedly accused of hate speech and anti-Semitism, could not […]
