Earlier this month, it emerged that Wheaton College had begun the process of firing Larycia Hawkins, a tenured associate professor of political science at the evangelical Christian school. Hawkins was suspended last month after she decided to wear a headscarf during the Advent season to show solidarity with Muslims during a difficult period.

(RNS) What Hawkins really violated were the implicit but very real political preferences of Wheaton’s constituency, not the school’s explicit theological standards.

Source: What the Larycia Hawkins case means for evangelical colleges (COMMENTARY) - Religion News Service

Source: Muslim woman gets kicked out of Trump rally -- for protesting silently | The Salt Lake Tribune

Watch additional video clips of Kim Lawton’s interview with Rabbi Noam Marans of American Jewish Committee about the legacy of Nostra Aetate.

Source: Rabbi Noam Marans on Nostra Aetate | October 20, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

Watch additional video clips of our interview with Rev. Dennis McManus of Georgetown University about the relationship of Catholics and Jews after Nostra Aetate.

Source: Rev. Dennis McManus on Nostra Aetate | October 23, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

This year’s conference focused on women in leadership, peace, and climate change. Imam Malik Mujahid elaborates on the issues the Parliament considered and the importance of supporting religious leaders “who believe in the humanity of the other.” More →

Source: Parliament of the World's Religions | October 23, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks about his new book, Not in God's Name: Confronting Religious Violence.

Source: 'Not In God's Name' Confronts Religious Violence With A 'Different Voice' : NPR

Demonstrators organized by the NAACP marched from Selma, Alabama to Washington, DC to demand an end to discrimination and economic inequality.

Source: America's Journey for Justice | September 18, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

Sharif El-Gamal, a real estate developer who is also Muslim, will build a new synagogue in his 29-story Dream Hotel for the one displaced in the development.

Source: An Unexpected Partner Helps Preserve a Manhattan Synagogue - The New York Times

In a unique event, religious groups in Germany's capital opened their doors for one night, to highlight the city's diversity and provide an insight into almost 100 faith groups. DW's Kate Brady reports from Berlin.

Source: Berlin faith groups unite for ′Long Night of Religions′ | Germany | DW.COM | 30.08.2015

This Israeli-Palestinian ensemble of high school singers of the Jerusalem International YMCA believes in “transcending conflict through song.” “Jerusalem is a place historically if there is something different about us, let’s fight about it. That’s basically the vibe. And so we and the chorus are trying to create an alternate reality,” says Micah Hendler, who founded the YMCA Jerusalem Youth Chorus.

Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2015/0729/Moving-beyond-suspicion-Muslims-and-Evangelicals-seek-common-ground

Religion News Service

http://www.religionnews.com/2015/07/23/evangelicals-muslims-together-denounce-franklin-grahams-anti-muslim-remarks/