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Bridging the Gap: How a Greek University is Supporting Thessaloniki’s Muslims
Bridging the Gap: How a Greek University is Supporting Thessaloniki’s Muslims

Some Muslims, Jews and other religious minorities in Thessaloniki also believe the city has found harmony between Abrahamic faiths in the past and can do so again. And one such olive branch toward religious understanding is taking root at the School of Theology in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, which is the first Greek university to implement an academic program on Islamic studies.

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Christianity, Solutions, Travel, The State of Religion, Society, Religious Freedom, Religious Equality, Religion, Primary Feature, Politics, Orthodox, Islam, History, EducationPuneet BsantiPuneet Bsanti, Thessaloniki, Muslims, Greece, Greek, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Islamic Studies, Ioannis Kiourtsoglou, Greek Empire, Thessalonians, Constantinople, Byzantine Empire, Abbasid Caliphate, Ottomans, Ottoman Empire, Turkish, Greek Orthodox, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Dimitris Kairidis, hioros, Nikos Maghioros, Hagia Sophia Christian Church, Primary Feature, Primary feature, News, Secondary feature, recharge, RechargeComment
IRFBA’s Bold Statement Addresses Rising Christian Persecution Worldwide
IRFBA’s Bold Statement Addresses Rising Christian Persecution Worldwide

(ANALYSIS) The International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) earlier this month released a significant statement on the current worldwide persecution of Christians. It’s essence: Religious freedom is still comparatively neglected as a human right, and the ongoing persecution of Christians is relatively unknown.

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Analysis, Christianity, Europe, Human Rights, Opinion, Religion, Religious FreedomPaul MarshallAlbania, Armenia, Austria, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Estonia, The Gambia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Togo, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States. There are also five IRFBA “friends”: Canada, Guyana, Japan, South Korea, and Sweden, and three IRFBA observers: the Sovereign Order of Malta, Taiwan, United Nations, Paul Marshall, Dr. Paul Marshall, Fiona Bruce, Robert Rehak, Rashad Hussain, Joao Lucas, Pew Forum, blasphemy laws, Christian persecution, religious persecution, International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, IRFBA, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, Religious Freedom or Belief AllianceComment
Try these Easter eats from around the world
Try these Easter eats from around the world

What would Jesus eat? Some of the world’s oldest Lenten bites, from Israel to India, are still sizzling. Others are cultural adaptions to fit the Lenten fast with local ingredients.

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