religion in politics Articles
Faith-based organizations face suits
January 02, 2006
Groups using federal funds are accused of proselytizing
Manji outlines Muslim women
October 13, 2005
"Had Islamic law been given legal status in Canada, some crimes would have been treated as family matters to be decided by the application of Islamic law, despite assurances that sharia
Senator Clinton gives nod to political power of faith-based groups
February 05, 2005
The religious right in the United States is getting proof of their political influence from a surprising source, Hillary Clinton. Long associated with liberal causes like abortion rights, the Democratic New York senator has been talking lately about God, faith and bridging the gap with conservati...
Top Saudi diplomat predicts women will vote in future elections
January 31, 2005
A top Saudi diplomat and member of the royal family predicted that women will be allowed to vote in future elections, giving women in the strictly segregated Islamic country a political voice for the first time.
Seymour Hersh: "We've Been Taken Over by a Cult"
January 27, 2005
Speaking at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York, Seymour Hersh, Pulitzer prize-winning investigative journalists, said the U.S. government has "been taken over basically by a cult, eight or nine neo-conservatives have somehow grabbed the government."
Internal Splits Emerge in Canadian Parties Over Gay Marriage
December 21, 2004
While the majority of Canadians passively accept the Supreme Court of Canada's latest ruling on same-sex marriage, Muslim populations and immigrant communities are emerging as a huge opponent. The New York Times reports.
Aid or exploitation? Ethnic leaders say they must help their countrymen
December 16, 2004
Thanh Nguyen, a Christian pastor and founder of the Forest Lawn Bible College, is known in the Calgary's Vietnamese community as a power broker who can influence how the members of his community vote, Suzanne Wilton of the Calgary Herald writes. The story focuses on the role of ethnic voters in C...
New voice of Libya has familiar ring at times
December 11, 2004
Lybya's Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the second son of Colonel Moammar Gadhafi, says his country wants democracy; he wants to have a reform of the Middle East. Gadhafi contends that other Islamic countries reject the idea of democracy in principle. He is quoted as saying that other Islamic countries sa...
Muslims believe Blair creating 'climate of fear'
December 06, 2004
Eighty per cent of the country's Muslims in the U.K. reject Mr Blair's claims that the war on terror is not against Islam
