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Omid Safi: Planning for Healing as Others Plan Destruction

Professor Omid Safi, director of the Duke Islamic Studies Center at Duke University in Durham, NC, says the Paris terror attacks were a “harbinger” of more attacks to come. He urges faith communities to build relationships of trust and begin a global conversation about religion so they can be ready to begin the healing process when the next attack occurs.

Omid Safi: Planning for Healing as Others Plan Destruction

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    Final Look Back

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    After 20 years of distinctive coverage of religion on mainstream television, this is the final episode of Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. Correspondents Kim Lawton and Lucky Severson reflect on changing themes in religion over the past 20 years and memorable stories and interviews. Also, University of Virginia Professor Vanessa Ochs reflects on some of the rituals the series has spotlighted.

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    Looking Back

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    After 20 years of distinctive coverage of religion on mainstream television, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is coming to an end. The series looks back at some of its most memorable reports and interviews. This week, longtime host Bob Abernethy and correspondents Fred de Sam Lazaro, Judy Valente and Tim O’Brien remember some of the many people of faith and religious leaders they have profiled.

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