July 16, 2014 Jews, Catholics & Evangelicals Rated Warmly, Atheists and Muslims More Coldly PDF DOWNLOAD OF REPORT: “How Americans Feel About Religious Groups” Jews, Catholics and evangelical Christians are viewed warmly by the American public. When asked to rate each group on a “feeling thermometer” ranging from 0 to 100 – where 0 reflects…
July 1, 2014 In a new study released Tuesday, the Pew Global Attitudes Project found that “concern about Islamic extremism is high among countries with substantial Muslim populations.” This comes at a particularly fraught moment in the Middle East: the jihadist militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has seized whole swaths of…
Full report (PDF): http://www.pewforum.org/files/2014/01/RestrictionsV-full-report.pdf
In nearly three out of every four countries of the world, religious groups experience harassment by individuals or groups in society. The harassment and intimidation take many forms, including physical or verbal assaults; desecration of holy sites; and discrimination against religious groups in employment, education and housing. Every year, we track such harassment through a variety…
May 8, 2013 By Jordan Press OTTAWA — The Islamic centre in Saskatoon is experiencing growing pains. Friday services have been split in two so local streets aren’t clogged with traffic. City officials and nearby residents are working with the centre to answer questions like where to put more parking? “We have been experiencing…
