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  • People Across the Globe Want Their Cultural Heritage Back. Canada May Offer a Blueprint for How to Get There

    June 25, 2018 |

    Artnet |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada

    A recently proposed Canadian law would create comprehensive support for the repatriation of cultural objects back from museums to First Nations people. The law addresses a common and critical hurdle for repatriation: funds for the transport and safe storage of objects upon their return.

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  • Muslim Sex Educators Forge Their Own #MeToo Movement

    June 23, 2018 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, California

    For almost ten years, HEART Women and Girls, has been offering culturally-specific sex education for the Muslim community across the United States. HEART not only provides in-person training and online discussions, but also trains professionals outside of the HEART community who work with Muslim women experiencing sexual harassment or abuse.

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  • Inside the Effort to Bring Haitian Religious Leaders to the Forefront of Social Activism

    June 15, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Lawyers and clergy in New York City are partnering to help Haitian-American immigrants learn about their rights. An organizer is overcoming a reluctance from some pastors to engage in what's seen as activism by developing personal relationships with leaders and attending community events.

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  • Indonesia combines Islam with environmental activism

    June 14, 2018 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Indonesia

    In order to raise awareness about the impact of plastic waste in the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, Greenpeace and the Indonesian Ministry of Forest and Environment have teamed with the country’s largest Muslim organizations.

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  • Winds of change: Eco-cremation in India and green power on Samso

    May 22, 2018 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Denmark, Samsø, Samso

    Two communities on opposite sides of the globe are turning to green energy to power their communities. On the island of Samso in Denmark, government officials turned to a cooperative ownership model to build buy-in on the wind and solar energy installations. In India, many Hindus are updating traditional cremation methods, which exact a high environmental cost, by increasing airflow and heat intensity during the cremation process.

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  • In the US, Muslims are making slow inroads toward a greener Ramadan

    May 22, 2018 |

    Religion News Service |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    To combat food waste, leaders at Islamic centers and mosques around the world are looking to iftar, the evening meal that signals the end of the Ramadan fast. By discouraging food waste and the use of disposable kitchenware, many Islamic communities are already bringing about change.

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  • As US cities re-examine bail, Muslims launch a fund at Ramadan to pay it

    May 16, 2018 |

    Religion News Service |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Islamic organizations focused on prison reform are asking the observant to make their zakat—a charitable donation made during Ramadan—go towards helping to pay the bail of an incarcerated Muslims. Through this push, these organizations are also raising awareness about the impact of cash bail and inequities in the prison system.

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  • Thai orchestra fights bloodshed with music

    April 29, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Thailand, Yala, Yala Province

    In the midst of chaos and bloodshed between Muslims and Buddhists, a small province in Thailand has created a youth orchestra to bridge divides between people. The orchestra was met with initial skepticism but has since grown to over 150 children playing regularly with 650 graduates of the program. Their performances are always sold out, and the model has since been replicated in other parts of Thailand.

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  • Can Religion Save the Environment?

    April 17, 2018 |

    NationSwell |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    The "creation-care" movement advocates for action on climate change from an evangelical, human-centered perspective. These activists stress the impacts of climate change on daily life, human beings, and the creation made by a higher power and have had success with engaging people across political lines.

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  • Meet the Muslim Women Fighting for Sex Ed in Their Communities

    March 27, 2018 |

    Teen Vogue |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    The organization HEART Women & Girls was founded by Muslim women to provide a means for young women to receive culturally sensitive sex education, a safe space to discuss issues of sexuality and sexual violence, and to train staff of community centers, mosques, and other appropriate people to better handle issues of sexuality.

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