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In the News: What Happened & What Now?

December 7, 2016

A round-up of recent religion news.

In the News: Pamela Gellar, Prophesy, PEN, and more!

April 30, 2015

A round-up of the week's religion news.

Religion and Press Freedom in the Digital Age – Part One: Information on Trial

June 10, 2014

The first in a series of posts on issues at the intersection of press freedom, religion, digital media and...

Solidarity and Separation: Religious Spirit and the Euromaidan

April 8, 2014

By Irina Papkova. During protests in Ukraine, a show of solidarity belied the divided nature of the country’s...

Weekend Links: Tattooed Jesus, Putin's Repression, the Mahabharat TV Series, and more!

February 7, 2014

A round-up of religion and media stories from around the web.

In The News: A Muslim girl superhero, Navajo Mormons, Uighurs, Pat Robertson, and more!

November 20, 2013

A round-up of recent religion & media news.

In the News: The Pope, Indian Art & Advertising, Putin & More

September 17, 2013

A round-up of religion in the recent news.

Believing in Russia

September 4, 2013

Irina Papkova reviews Geraldine Fagan's "Believing in Russia - Religious Policy After Communism"

Relationship Drama: Russia's Church-State Affairs

March 28, 2013

The Russian Orthodox Church is a privileged institution very much at the forefront of Russian life, with a well-developed...

Daily Links: Unscrupulous Scribes

January 3, 2013

Orientalism, feminism, sexism, hedonism and beauty.

Daily Links: Lions and Tigers and Taliban Pirates Edition

October 4, 2012

How can President Obama expect to “reach out” to someone who has no idea how far away he’s standing?!

Punk Protest, Bad Video Art, and "Religious Insult"

September 27, 2012

by Irina Papkova there's an eerie similarity between the reaction of some Orthodox believers to Pussy Riot and the...

Daily Links: Big Fat Tolerance Edition

March 15, 2012

Russian gay extremists; Patronizing employers; A Brownback woman; Jesus' juice; Milquetoast Patel; Other, the world's 12th religion; Liberty wolves;...

The Russian Orthodox Church: Public Protest and Elite Politics

February 8, 2012

By Irina Papkova The Russian Duma elections of December, 2011 contained many surprises, starting of course with the nature...

Reality TV on Vodka

August 11, 2011

From "Mother Russia," at Tablet today, on...

Exporting the "Pro-Life" Movement to Russia

June 10, 2011

Last month the Russian Orthodox Church issued a statement that supported Moscow's squashing of the gay pride parade...

The Cost of Eternal Life

July 4, 2010

"Cryonics is my only hope that I will ever meet my grandmother again." A new company in Russia, KrioRus,...

The Atheist-Pagan-Nazi-Wahhabi Alliance v. Motherland

November 10, 2005

After a group of Russian atheists called for the Constitutional Court to remove a reference to God from the...