Book: Silence, a novel Author: Shūsaku Endō Review by: Trevor Williams, managing editor, Global Atlanta What would you die for? Perhaps more importantly: Is there an idea or belief so precious […]
Category: Religion
Posted inCulture, Global Health, Religion
Korean Hospital Ships 10,000 Masks to Former Methodist Missionaries via Atlanta
In the latest local example of personal protective equipment being used as a goodwill currency, a Korean hospital has shipped 10,000 masks to retired Methodist missionaries via Atlanta, thanking them for […]
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Socially Distanced Ramadan Starts Tonight: What Employers Should Know
Islam’s holy month of Ramadan begins April 23, kick-starting a season of devotion and celebration that will look drastically different this year amid a pandemic. With many mosques closed in […]
Posted inConsular Conversations, Culture, Religion
Consul General: Germany Injecting ’New Energy’ Into Anti-Semitism Fight
As the 75th Holocaust Remembrance Day arrived Jan. 24, the world’s eyes turned to Germany. The country may be the place where anti-Semitism reached its gruesome historical climax in the […]
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Holocaust Remembrance Event to Focus on Denmark’s Ordinary Heroes
Jewish organization Am Yisrael Chai‘s annual Holocaust remembrance event later this month in Atlanta will focus on the remarkable actions of Danes to resist the Nazi regime’s attempts to send […]
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Books 2019: Rethinking the European Origins of American Tolerance
Book: The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America Author: Russell Shorto Review by: Trevor Williams, Managing […]
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A Leadership Institute for Georgia’s Muslims, Open to All
When Soumaya Khalifa in 2015 joined Leadership Atlanta in 2015, she quickly realized something was missing from the prestigious development program: fellow members of her faith. “What I found was […]
Posted inArt, Religion, Travel
Solidarity Selfies: Send in Photos to Show Atlanta Support for Notre Dame Cathedral
Global Atlanta is asking local friends of France to send in selfies at Notre Dame or their best photos of the famed cathedral to show our community’s solidarity with the […]
Posted inDiplomacy, Politics, Religion
Emory Professor: No Simple Answers in Middle East Issues, Foreign Policy
If there’s one thing Emory University Professor Kenneth Stein is emphatic about, it’s that foreign policy is hitting closer to home than ever before. The problem is that the U.S. is less […]
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Books 2018: President Carter’s Holistic, Global View on Faith
Book: Faith – A Journey for All Author: Jimmy Carter Review by: Jennie K. Lincoln, Director – Latin America and the Caribbean Program, The Carter Center Jimmy Carter, 39th President […]