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Inside this edition 10 – 16 July 2012

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Muslims and Mormons: shared beliefs, shared struggles
by Joanna Brooks and Tamarra Kemsley
Mormonism and Islam may be two of the most misunderstood religions in the United States. In this second article in a series on religion and the US elections, Joanna Brooks, author of The Book of Mormon Girl: A Memoir of an American Faith and student Tamarra Kemsley look at the links between the two faiths and the possibilities for a deeper understanding of both.
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 10 July 2012)

Music without borders in Indonesia
by Mark Wilson
The singers in the Indonesian American band Debu are rooted in Sufi spirituality, but finding audiences of all religions and cultures, writes Jakarta-based journalist Mark Wilson.
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 10 July 2012)

With Morsi, can Egyptians find unity?
by Manar Ammar
Egypt may have a new president, but its citizens must continue to foster the unity that characterised the Arab Spring in the country, writes Egyptian activist Manar Ammar.
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 10 July 2012)

Can common humanity make it through a checkpoint?
by Michael Felsen
“Means of suppressing demonstrations”, a short story in the New Yorker, has attracted attention because of its absurd and poignant interactions between an Israeli soldier and Palestinian demonstrators. But, asks author Michael Felsen, can it also teach us about our common humanity?
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 10 July 2012)

Can women change the face of North American mosques?
by Daood Hamdani
Men and women pray side by side in the Ka’aba in Mecca, but rarely do so in North American mosques. Daood Hamdani, author of In the Footsteps of Canadian Muslim Women 1867-2007 looks at some of the recent events that are changing women’s roles and their status in mosques in the United States and Canada.
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 10 July 2012)