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“Many people are hoping there will be a more pluralistic government that will embrace the Christian Copts,” says Qamar-ul Huda, a senior program officer at the US Institute of Peace. More
“There’s a lot of compatibility between the notion of Islamic finance and microfinance,” says Roshaneh Zafar, who established a nonprofit organization that has made small business loans to hundreds of thousands of women. More
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As protests and rebellion break out across the Arab world, R & E looks back at the insights of scholars and experts on the compatibility of democratic values and Islam. More
In his State of the Union address to the 112th Congress, President Obama spoke of America’s “common creed” and “moral example.” More
Why are vulnerable borrowers being harmed rather than helped by microcredit companies? Misgivings are spreading about what was once seen as a powerful weapon in the battle against poverty. More
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What did people of faith think about President Obama’s State of the Union address? Watch our panel of religion analysts assess the speech. More
“The spiritual value of seeing God in the other cannot be stressed enough in politics today.” More