Religion

Our mission: to unleash the power of citizens to heal themselves and to build community
Elder Atum Azzahir is Executive Director of the Powderhorn Phillips Cultural Wellness Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which works to "unleash the power of citizens to... read more
Trying to Build Bonds With Immigrant Stories
Black church leaders have come up with answers both idealistic and pragmatic. Brian K. Woodson Sr. pastors a church, the Bay Area Christian Connection, that... read more
Latino USA Features Twin Cities Media Project to Improve Somali Health
As part of Latino USA’s ongoing New American Voices series, reporter Andrew Stelzer presents the story of Minneapolis’ Somali community and the mental health issues... Listen to audio

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Egal Shidad has Returned to Talk about STDs!
Egal Shidad's new show is here!  Are you Somali? Do you work with Somalis? Are you interested in ways to talk about sexually transmitted diseases... read more
The Rev. Gérard Jean-Juste, Champion of Haitian Rights in U.S., Dies at 62
The Rev. Gérard Jean-Juste, a Roman Catholic priest who championed the rights of Haitians in the United States and was twice imprisoned in Haiti for... read more
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Books can be a passport for understanding other people, places and cultures
I’m sure my teachers cringed every time they saw my hand go up in class because I’m the kind of person who has never been... read more
Building Community: The Ethiopians of Los Angeles
California is home to an estimated 100,000 Ethiopians, many of whom left their home country to escape political persecution, victimization and repression, especially after the... View video
US Catholics Recruit Priests from Abroad
Yesterday the New York Times (NYT) began a series of articles about US Catholic leaders recruiting priests from other countries to serve in US parishes... read more
Civic Literacy Report: Americans Fail Basic Test of Their History and Institutions
More than 2,500 randomly selected Americans took the Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s basic 33 ­question test on civic literacy and more than 1,700 people failed, with... read more
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Thoughts from Egal Shidad's Technical Producer Steve Brunsberg
Mental health is a challenging topic, and even more so when it crosses cultural boundaries. Thus, working on “Egal Shidad, stories of mental health” with... read more
One Nation: Voices from the Muslim American Community
“One Nation is a philanthropic collaborative with the vision of fostering a national conversation about the common values we share as Americans, regardless of how... Visit website
Chicago Public Radio Story on New Approaches to Ending Domestic Violence
Chip Mitchell, a reporter in Chicago Public Radio's West Side Bureau sent us a note about a radio story on batterer intervention that's airing today... read more
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Des Moines Register Takes on Major National Story that Nobody Notices
On Monday, May 12, Postville, a tiny town in Northeastern Iowa experienced the largest ICE raid in US history. 390 workers at North America’s largest... read more
A, B, C + 1, 2, 3 = less depression for elderly African immigrant women
"Swen is no little girl calling home to be picked up after her day in school, but she is a schoolgirl. She is one of... read more
Confederation of Somali Community

Egal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health for Radio, TV and Classroom Use

The mission of the Confederation of Somali Community of Minnesota (CSCM) is to strengthen the capacity of Somalis in Minnesota to become contributing members of... read more View project media

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Latino Migrations: The Changing Face of Religion in the Americas
Religion Professor Manuel Vásquez explores how religious and spiritual worldviews shape Latino cultures — and how they are reshaping North American religion and culture in... read more
Refugee Accepts Call to Leadership in the Episcopal Church
”. . . Sudanese in America have turned to the Episcopal Church, with some in the priesthood.” This New York Times piece focuses on the... read more
Are Immigrants and Refugees People of Color?
Rinku Sen, publisher of Colorlines, the national magazine on race and politics, writes in the July/August 2007 issue, "The American context demands an understanding of... read more
Voices of Hope newsletter
Voices of Hope is published by the Lutheran Immigrant and Refugee Service three times a year. Its goal is to help supporters and partners better... read more
Some Latinos Leave Religion Behind
”A wave of research shows that increasing percentages of Hispanics are abandoning church, suggesting to researchers that along with assimilation comes a measure of secularization.... read more
Reporting on Religion
Download this PDF guidebook from the Religion Newswriters Association, helping journalists cover religion with balance, accuracy, and insight. Visit website
Iraqis enter US through Mexico
Since September 11, 2001 a slow stream of Iraqis have been entering the US through Mexico. Sandra Dibble reports in this San Diego Union-Tribune article... read more
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