Author: Alice Ritchie

Source: Yahoo News

Wire Service: AFP

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110120/wl_afp/britainpoliticsislam_20110120150049

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Sify News

Wire Service: IANS

http://www.sify.com/news/malaysian-hindu-festival-gets-buddhist-touch-news-international-lbum4ejcgic.html

Two Malaysian Indian brothers celebrating the Thaipusam festival of the Tamil Hindus carried idols of Buddhist deity Kuan Yin after their ailing mother recovered.

Author: Serena Maria Daniels and Joe Ruzich

Source: The Chicago Tribune

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2011-01-19-ct-met-willowbrook-mosque-20110119-story....

Author: Greg Garrison

Source: The Pew Forum on Religion...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The South Asia Mail

http://www.southasiamail.com/news.php?id=95352

Prestigious Duke University in Durham (North Carolina, USA), affiliated with United Methodist Church, has reportedly set aside “Prayer Space” for Hindu and Buddhist students.

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, described this development as “a step in the right direction”.

Author: Charles Radin

Source: Brandeis Now

http://www.brandeis.edu/now/2011/january/mlkvolunteers.html

About 300 volunteers from area universities, immigrant-aid organizations and community activists fanned out from the Brandeis campus to a wide range of public service projects in celebration of Martin Luther King Day.

Author: Eboo Patel

Source: The Huffington Post/USA Today

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eboo-patel/mlk-was-a-religious-visio_b_809874.html

One hundred years ago, the great African-American scholar W.E.B. DuBois famously wrote, "The problem of the 20th century will be the problem of the color line."

History proved DuBois correct. His century saw the struggles against, and ultimately the victory over,...

Author: Akilah Johnson and Travis Andersen

Source: The Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/01/17/message_from_pulpit_on_mlk_day_still_much_to_overcome/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news

Diana Strange, who lived in Durham, N.C., during the 1950s and ’60s, said yesterday’s service honoring Dr. Martin...

Author: Erin Quinn

Source: The Tennesean

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110117/NEWS01/101170326/Nashville+Red+Cross+to+cater+to+religious+dietary+needs

The American Red Cross learned a few lessons from last year's catastrophic flood, including the growing religious diversity of Middle Tennessee and the food needed to honor those different ways of worship.

Author: Corey Williams

Source: The Washington Post

Wire Service: AP

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/16/AR2011011600143.html

The cleric who became the public face of efforts to build an Islamic center near ground zero in New York began a national speaking tour Saturday night by urging Muslims to help "depoliticize" their faith and play a role in shaping...

Author: Staff Writer

Original Source: The San Francisco Chronicle/Vocus/PR Web

https://www.benzinga.com/...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Hindu America Seva Charities

http://www.hinduamericanseva.org/Press-release/january-14-2011

Today, more than ever, we all need to advance peace and harmony. UtsavSeva, the signature program of Hindu American Seva Charities, supported by Hindu and Dharmic faith based and secular leaders, is promoting the understanding of ShantiSeva—or peace and harmony—across the United States—through...

Author: Helen Gray

Source: The Kansas City Star

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/01/14/2584481/kcs-faith-leaders-expect-challenges.html

The Rev. Canon Susan Sommer of Grace & Holy Trinity Episcopal Cathedral recalls arriving in downtown Chicago on a commuter train on Sept. 11, 2001.

Police turned the train back, fearing the Sears Tower would be next after the New York tragedy earlier that day...

Author: Barack Obama

Source: The White House

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/14/presidential-proclamation-religious-freedom-day

Our Nation was founded on a shared commitment to the values of justice, freedom, and equality. On Religious Freedom Day, we commemorate Virginia's 1786 Statute for Religious Freedom, in which Thomas Jefferson wrote that "all men shall be free to profess,...

Author: Chris Stedman

Source: The Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-stedman/my-new-years-resolution-c_b_808023.html

It may be mid-January, but I'm still thinking of Christmas.

The week between Christmas and New Year's Eve just might be my favorite of the year. It is the one time that my entire family gets together. We spend several days eating our favorite foods, catching up and...