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Elizabeth Bryant
Elizabeth Bryant writes for Religion News Service.
Chaldean archbishop sees signs of interfaith reconciliation in Iraq
While the Iraqi conflict is not over, Archbishop Yousif Mirkis of Kirkuk is focused on how to heal his deeply divided country....
Ancient Jewish community in Tunisia has unsure future
Brightly colored Hebrew letters are pasted on the walls of a kindergarten in the sun-washed community of Hara Kbira, Tunisia, where toddlers clap and sing Jewish songs....
A Paris butcher shop offers wider lessons in interfaith relations
On Fridays, the Boucherie de l’Argonne closes early....
French Jews wrestle with wearing the yarmulke amid growing fears
c. 2016 Religion News Service
PARIS (RNS) Claude Chiche doesn’t wear a yarmulke, but he has strong opinions about them....
Fear and faith mingle after attacks in Paris and Beirut
The Sunday after the worst terrorist attacks in European history left at least 129 dead and 352 wounded in Paris, people packed into churches that are normally empty, lit candles at the sites of th...
Churches vary in response to refugees
Europe’s refugee crisis has inspired faith communities across the continent to open their doors to the newcomers and advocate for more state and private help, but the urgency of their calls and the...
French court rules school lunches no longer have to offer pork alternative
c. 2015 Religion News Service...
A national campaign for ‘Islam a la Francaise’ takes root amid growing radicalization
c. 2015 Religion News Service...
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Jewish cemetery desecrated hours after Israeli premier calls for mass migration of Jews
c. 2015 Religion News Service...
After murders, France seeks unity
Heads of state and religious leaders joined millions on the streets of Paris in a January 11 march for free expression and to remember victims of the shootings at the satirical magazine Charlie...
France ponders its response to shootings: Will xenophobia or multiculturalism win?
c. 2015 Religion News Service...
New bells to ring out at Notre Dame Cathedral
For generations, France’s best-known cathedral has been ringing in masses and Christian holidays with what some people unkindly called the most discordant bells in Europe....
Tunisians worry about loss of freedoms gained under the Arab Spring
c. 2012 Religion News Service TUNIS, Tunisia (RNS)
Three women got Nadia Jelassi into trouble....