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Boys in Uppsala, Sweden, read supportive messages placed at the entrance of a mosque following an attack in January. A new Pew study finds that religious intolerance is a global problem, with Muslims facing more hostility from individuals, and Christians

Pew Study On Religion Finds Increased Harassment Of Jews

9:42pm February 26, 2015

by Tom Gjelten

A quarter of all countries — home to 75 percent of the world's population — are coping with high levels of religious intolerance, and harassment of Jews has risen for the seventh straight year.

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Controversial Austrian Law Encourages Teaching Islam In German

8:46pm February 25, 2015

Robert Siegel talks to Sebastian Kurz, the Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs, about revising a 1912 law giving Muslims the same rights as Christians and Jews.

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Steve Green in the basement of the Washington Design Center, which was recently demolished as part of the construction for the Museum of the Bible. Green and his family, owners of Hobby Lobby, are building the Museum of the Bible.

D.C. Bible Museum Will Be Immersive Experience, Organizers Say

6:52pm February 25, 2015

by Rebecca Sheir

Just three blocks from the U.S. Capitol, construction is underway for the Museum of the Bible, which will hold about 40,000 biblical artifacts from the family of Hobby Lobby President Steve Green.

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Finnish Public Broadcasting To Read Entire Quran In New Series

7:37pm February 24, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Radio 1, the radio arm of broadcaster Yle, will begin reading Islam's holy book on March 7 in 60 installments. Fewer than 50,000 Muslims live in Finland, which has a population of about 5 million.

Mohamed Magid, imam with the All Dulles Area Muslim Society, speaks during in September during an anti-extremism news conference. He says that if someone with dangerous views comes to his mosque, he first tries to correct them, but reports them to authori

More Muslim Groups Voice Willingness To Combat Extremism In Their Faith

8:10am February 20, 2015

by Tom Gjelten

Many leaders are reluctant to say al-Qaida's or ISIS' terrorism has roots in Islam. But some Muslims say the time has come to acknowledge an extremist strain in the religion, and to combat it.

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Egyptians protest on Friday what they characterize as Government inaction in reaction to the kidnapping of Copts in Libya, Cairo, on Friday.

ISIS Video Purports To Show Mass Beheading Of Coptic Christians

11:08pm February 15, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The footage is supposed to show militants from the self-declared Islamic State executing 21 Coptic Christians captured by the extremist group last week.

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Taking Stock Of Pope Francis After Two Years On The Job

12:49pm February 15, 2015

Pope Francis had many accolades placed on him when he became Pope. Nearly two years later, host Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Catholic blogger Rocco Palmo about whether or not he's living up to his reputation.

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Some See Extreme 'Anti-Theism' As Motive In N.C. Killings

12:49pm February 15, 2015

by Tom Gjelten

The suspect in the shooting deaths of three Muslim students in North Carolina is a self-described anti-theist, what some some experts see as a new extremism developing among some atheists.

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Damaged glass is seen at the site of a shooting in Copenhagen on Saturday. Shots were fired near a meeting in the Danish capital that was attended by controversial Swedish artist Lars Vilks.

Attack On Copenhagen Cafe Apparently Aimed At Cartoonist

11:20pm February 14, 2015

by Scott Neuman

An attack on a free-speech seminar attended by artist Lars Vilks left one dead and three injured. Later, a shooting near a Copenhagen synagogue injured three; it's unclear if the events are related.

Pope Francis leads the consistory at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. In addition to 15 new electors, Pope Francis named five new cardinals who are over the age of 80 and, therefore, ineligible to vote in a conclave.

With New Cardinals, Pope Aims To Widen Horizons Of Church Leadership

10:54am February 14, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

In a formal ceremony, 20 prelates became princes of the Catholic Church. The new cardinals mark a shift in the church under Pope Francis toward poor nations — and away from Europe.

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