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Jihad

What is the meaning of jihad - the "struggle against evil" - in Islam?

• 4 mins

Jihad

Thoughts on peace, war, and the Islamic concept of jihad

• 3 mins

Jihad

Thoughts on the personal jihad, the holy war, against our worst impulses

• 4 mins

Peace

Charles le Gai Eaton reflects upon the complexity of the word 'peace'

• 3 mins

Saints

Why do Christians commemorate saints? What are saints 'for'?

• 4 mins

The Day of Ashura - Islam

A reflection on Ashura, a major religious commemoration for Shia Muslims

• 3 mins

Holy Places of India - Jagannath Puri

Deepak Vohra on the sacred Hindu temple Jagannath Puri in the state of Orissa, India

• 3 mins

Holy Places of India - Vrindavan

The centre of Krishna worship, where pilgrims walk barefoot to touch the sacred earth

• 3 mins

The Islamic New Year

Thoughts on the first Islamic year in AD622, and the Hijra

• 4 mins

Holy Places of India - Navadvipa

Deepak Vohra on his visit to the "spiritual paradise" for devotees of Lord Krishna

• 3 mins

Remembrance

Facing anger with God when a loved one dies

• 4 mins

Pilgrimage to Lourdes

How pilgrimages with a friend taught Father Paul J Cannon about community

• 3 mins

The Love of God

How do the meanings of adverts compare with the love of God?

• 4 mins

Our Images of God

Father Paul J Cannon wonders about other people's images of God

• 4 mins

Saint Peter and Saint Paul

Father Paul J Cannon reflects on hardship, growth, and change

• 4 mins

The Death of Moses

A rabbi remembers sharing the story of the death of Moses with some Bedouin guides

• 4 mins

Mount Sinai - Judaism

Rabbi Albert Friedlander recounts a conversation on top of Mount Sinai

• 4 mins

In the Footsteps of Moses

What a rabbi learned on his pilgrimage across the Sinai in the footsteps of Moses

• 3 mins

The Misuse of History in Ethnicity

Professor Akbar Ahmed on the use and misuse of history in arguments about ethnic identity

• 3 mins

Sukkot

The Jewish festival which begins five days after the end of Yom Kippur

• 4 mins

Ethnicity and Ethnic Cleansing

Is ethnic cleansing the central metaphor for our age?

• 3 mins

Rape as Policy in Ethnic Cleansing

Professor Akbar Ahmed talks about the deliberate use of sexual violence in ethnic conflict

• 3 mins

Into the Ethnic Millennium

Are ethnic conflicts inevitable in the next millennium?

• 3 mins

Defining Ethnicity and Ethnic Cleansing

Is ethnic identity solely a characteristic of tribal societies?

• 4 mins

Self Control

How do we measure the value of our lives?

• 3 mins

Spiritual Change

Cecil Lewis contemplates spiritual change and nearness to God

• 4 mins

Family Death

Penny Faust reflects on the death of her mother, her cousin, and a close friend

• 4 mins

Loss and Mourning

Dealing with the sudden and tragic loss of a close friend

• 4 mins

A Child's Drawing

What does a child see when they draw the Virgin Mary?

• 3 mins

Feast of the Transfiguration

How the day Jesus became a figure of glory has inspired Christians through history

• 3 mins