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Brian Pellot

Brian Pellot writes for Religion News Service.

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As Cape Town's water crisis nears 'Day Zero,' faith groups spring into action

Climate change's toll is increasing in South Africa.
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Yemen’s Bahá’ís keep faith amid conflict, crackdown

For 11 days in August, Ruhiyeh Thabet al-Sakkaf and Nafheh Sanai al-Sakkaf shared a jacket and a damp cell at Yemen’s National Security Bureau after armed officers stormed a multifaith youth event ...
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Evan Mawarire leads national "stay-away" in Zimbabwe

Also protesting President Robert Mugabe, Archbishop of York John Sentamu hasn't worn a clerical collar in nine years.
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How #ThisFlag pastor Evan Mawarire used Facebook to shut down Zimbabwe

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South Africa's 'Great Big Challah Bakes' kick off global Shabbos Project

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LGBT safe house in South Africa offers refuge, hope, and ministry

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Faith-based campaign advocates for open, fair Internet rules

Interfaith leaders have long rallied for racial and economic justice. Now the Faithful Internet campaign is calling on Amer­ica’s religious communities to fight just as hard for net neutrality....
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Will it make a difference to call ISIS atrocities a genocide?

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'African Pride' film shows violence against lesbians in townships

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Why the Rohingya Muslims are fleeing Myanmar

An estimated 800,000 Rohingya Muslims live in squalor in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State....

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5 takeaways from new international religious freedom report

(RNS) The independent watchdog panel created by Congress to monitor religious freedom conditions worldwide issued its 16th annual report last week.
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Buddhist monks’ cremation ceremonies break the bank in impoverished Myanmar

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Religious noise pollution in a Buddhist culture

While Myanmar’s strict curbs on religious freedom continue to draw international scrutiny, its lax enforcement of noise limits is attracting the ire of locals....
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First non-Christian tapped to serve as U.S. ambassador for religious freedom

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Religious persecution makes migrants out of millions

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At Angelina Jolie-chaired summit, faith leaders work to end sexual violence

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