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This Passover, as in the past, will be a time to...

Staff Writer - March 28, 2021

Samuel L. Boyd, University of Colorado Boulder Jewish families will gather for Passover this year in circumstances that will,...

Religion

The many stories of Diwali share a common theme of triumph...

Staff Writer - November 12, 2020

Natasha Mikles, Texas State University As many Indian Americans celebrate the election of the first Black and South Asian woman, Kamala Harris, to the White...

Religion

What Islamic hygienic practices can teach when coronavirus is spreading

Staff Writer - April 27, 2020

Rose S. Aslan, California Lutheran University As outbreaks of the coronavirus spread throughout the world, people are reminded over and again to limit physical contact,...

Religion

Ancient Greeks purged city-states of disease as they would a human...

Staff Writer - March 28, 2020

Meghan Henning, University of Dayton and Candida Moss, University of Birmingham With the spread of the coronavirus, the world is becoming pointedly aware of the...

Religion

How a Native American coming-of-age ritual is making a comeback

Staff Writer - February 15, 2020

Rosalyn R. LaPier, The University of Montana The Ojibwe, one of the largest indigenous groups in North America, with communities from Quebec to Montana, are...

People

Why we knock on wood

Staff Writer - January 31, 2020

Rosemary V. Hathaway, West Virginia University Ever said something like, “I’ve never gotten a speeding ticket” – and then quickly, for luck, rapped your knuckles...