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Revue de presse hebdo, 16 novembre

Islam

Many travel to Karbala in Iraq, where Hussein was killed, as a pilgrimage on Ashura. Most observers wear black and march through the streets chanting and hitting themselves in the chest. Some use whips and chains - or cut themselves on the forehead -- to ritually punish their bodies. This practice has been condemned by some Shiite leaders, so Ashura blood drives are often organized as a substitute. Ashura marks many things: the creation of the world, Noah's departure from the ark, Moses' flight from Egypt and the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein ibn Ali, in 680 A.D. — Photos Of Ashura Show Intense Rituals. Shiite Muslims observe Ashura through mourning rituals such as self-flagellation and reenactments of the martyrdom (Huffington Post)

Afghanistan

Sakena Yacoobi Wins Opus Prize, $1,000,000, For Founding The Afghan Institute Of Learning. Sakena Yacoobi, founder and president of the Afghan Institute of Learning, was announced as the winner of the 2013 Opus Prize, an award that "honors unsung heroes of any faith tradition with a $1 million award for efforts to solve today's most persistent and pressing global issues, including poverty, illiteracy, hunger, disease, and injustice." The Afghan Institute of Learning is an Afghan women-led NGO founded in 1995 to provide teacher training, support education for boys and girls, and deliver health services and education to women and children (Yasmine Hafiz, Huffington Post)

Irak

En Irak, les ambassades et les consulats étrangers favorisent l'octroi de visas d’asile aux chrétiens irakiens. Un phénomène dénoncé par le patriarche de l’Église chaldéenne Mgr Louis Raphaël Sako. L’octroi de visas d’asile aux chrétiens irakiens par les chancelleries occidentales met en danger l’équilibre, déjà fragile, des communautés chrétiennes du Moyen Orient selon lui — Les ambassades étrangères favorisent l'exil des chrétiens d'Orient, dénonce le patriarche de l'Église chaldéenne (Radio Vatican)

Baha'i Faith

Birth Of Baha’u’llah 2013 : 5 Facts To Know About The Baha’i Holiday. The Baha'i faith is the youngest of the world’s independent monotheistic religions. Founded in Iran in 1844, it now has more than five million adherents in 236 countries and territories. Baha'is come from nearly every national, ethnic and religious background, making the Baha'i faith the second-most-widespread religion in the world. Baha’is celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Baha’u’llah (born Mirza Husayn-‘Ali) on Nov. 12, 1817, in Tehran, Persia (now Iran) (Huffington Post)

Atheism

Atheist ‘Megachurches’ Crop Up Around The World. Dozens of gatherings dubbed "atheist mega-churches" by supporters and detractors are springing up around the U.S. after finding success in Great Britain earlier this year. The movement fueled by social media and spearheaded by two prominent British comedians is no joke. On Sunday, the inaugural Sunday Assembly in Los Angeles attracted more than 400 attendees, all bound by their belief in non-belief. Similar gatherings in San Diego, Nashville, New York and other U.S. cities have drawn hundreds of atheists seeking the camaraderie of a congregation without religion or ritual (Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press/Huffington Post)

Laïcité

Ethique et crémation : réflexions sur une liberté éclairéeReportage sur le colloque organisé à Nancy le 25 octobre 2013, par l’Université de Lorraine et l’Union crématiste européenne (Centre laïque de l'Audiovisuel)

Antisémitisme

Es ist eine der umfangreichsten Untersuchungen zum jüdischen Alltag in Europa: Die EU-Agentur für Grundrechte hat rund 6000 Juden in acht Mitgliedstaaten zu ihren Erfahrungen mit Antisemitismus befragt - vor allem in Deutschland gab es viele erschreckende Antworten — Europaweite Studie: Juden in Deutschland fürchten wachsenden Antisemitismus (Barbara Hans, Der Spiegel)

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