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The Conversation

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Obama’s speech at Baltimore mosque was powerful, but was anyone listening?

Because of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, in combination with the over-the-top rhetoric of Donald Trump and other GOP candidates in the presidential primary campaign, Muslims in the United States have been having a pretty rough time of it lately.

Movies and myths about human trafficking

As human trafficking has garnered more attention, it was inevitable that the issue would hit the big screen.

That’s what zhe said: mx-ing up the language of gender

But “they” didn’t win because of the way it’s traditionally been used as a plural pronoun. Rather, it won because of the way it’s being now applied as a gender-neutral, singular form that can be applied to either sex.

Obama’s executive order on guns is mostly political theater

US President Barack Obama is taking aim at the so-called “gun-show loophole”.

Celebrating Christmas in an age of religious extremism

In the midst of these national struggles, many families are preparing for a more personal religious fight: going to church on Christmas.

The ethics of climate change: what we owe people – and the rest of the planet

Ethics is a particularly relevant if underreported topic of conversation at the United Nations conference on climate change in Paris.

A warmer embrace of Muslims could stop homegrown terrorism

Such displays of intolerance can make Muslims feel like they don’t belong in Europe or the United States.

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