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The Peace Dimensions of Fratelli Tutti: A Muslim Perspective

A. Rashied Omar
March 22, 2021February 1, 2024

Pope Francis has inaugurated a constructive platform for credible Muslim leaders to enter into a renewed dialogue with Catholics.

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Fraternity is More Durable than Fratricide : Pope Francis Visits Iraq

Omar Mohammed and Victoria Fontan
March 18, 2021March 19, 2021

Pope Francis might have performed a diplomatic miracle: that of beginning to help bridge the religious fault lines in Iraq by encouraging, for the first time, Ayatollah al-Sistani to appear in public.

Beyond ‘Hearsay’ Or: Hearing and Learning to Say ‘Assalamu Alaikum’

Elizabeth Boyle
November 15, 2018November 16, 2018

Growing up in New York City after September 11, 2001, the narratives about Islam that were shared with me my entire life were ones of extremism and terrorism. It became apparent that my perception of Muslims up until this point had all been hearsay.

Peace Does Not Grow in Isolation: Madrasa Discourses in Dialogue

Series: Madrasa Discourses Peace Lab

Sydney Schlager
April 11, 2018April 26, 2018

After an evening of ND football, undergrad Sydney Schlager talks genetic modification with young madrasa graduates in India and Pakistan.

CRS: Lessons in Contemporary Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding

Series: CRS Inter-Religious Action

Garrett FitzGerald
October 25, 2016February 23, 2017

Garrett Fitzgerald shares takeaways from the CRS case studies.

United for Girls’ Rights: A Reflection

Series: CRS Inter-Religious Action

Atalia Omer
October 6, 2016February 23, 2017

Contending Modernities profiles Catholic Relief Service’s gender and development-focused Dialogue and Action Project (DAP) in the coastal region of Kenya.

Atalia Omer: A Response to Jan-Werner Müller

Series: Rome 2016

Atalia Omer
June 29, 2016January 24, 2024

A “democracy” that lacks a fundamental commitment to pluralism opens the door to totalitarianism.

From London to Rome: Changing the Conversation about Religion

Series: Rome 2016

Atalia Omer
June 27, 2016July 28, 2017

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The conference “Making Democracy One’s Own: Muslim, Catholic and Secular Perspectives in Dialogue on Democracy, Development, and Peace” (Rome, May 30-June 1, 2016) sought to strengthen and intervene in theorizing the question of religion and democracy.