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The religious dynamics in the aftermath of the Sri Lanka bombings are so complicated, and heartbreaking. As I reported, there haven't previously been Christian-Muslim tensions. Now there's significant backlash against Muslims, who are being blamed.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/world/asia/sri-lankas-muslims.html …

This is an important angle on the Ilhan Omar saga: People who see themselves in Rep Omar--whether they're black, Muslim, immigrants, women, etc.--see the backlash against her as personal.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/us/ilhan-omar-muslim-reactions.html …

The drama of thought leadinghttp://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/inside-the-near-meltdown-of-the-feminist-tour-in-australia.html …

"The mood has been jittery. In different parts of Sri Lanka, Muslim-owned shops have been vandalized, and hundreds of Muslim families have begun to flee religiously mixed areas, fearing for their lives."https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/23/world/asia/sri-lanka-bombings-burials.html …

"Through the initiative, AP will add eight religion journalists; RNS will add three religion journalists; and The Conversation will add two religion editors." Such amazing news for the field:https://religionnews.com/2019/04/24/religion-news-service-ap-and-the-conversation-launch-global-religion-journalism-initiative/ …

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka has joined a grim list of places around the world where Christians have been intentionally targeted, in part because of their association with the West. Read more: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/04/sri-lankas-christians-faced-new-persecution/587842/ … /end

Sri Lanka's atmosphere of religious repression, from the government and from people's neighbors, may have contributed to the violence there. Ultimately, Sri Lanka's bombings are a lesson about what makes places prone to extreme violence. 4/xhttps://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/04/sri-lankas-christians-faced-new-persecution/587842/ …

This attack on churches, on Easter Sunday, was very similar to what has now become a litany of Easter attacks: In Egypt, in Nigeria. But it's a fundamentally new kind of violence for Sri Lanka. 3/xhttps://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/04/sri-lankas-christians-faced-new-persecution/587842/ …

As I have found in my reporting, a lot is different about Sri Lanka. Until now, Christians have been victimized, but not by Muslims, and definitely not by self-identified Islamists. And Christianity was not central to the decades-long civil war there. 2/xhttps://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/04/sri-lankas-christians-faced-new-persecution/587842/ …

Ever since news of the bombings in Sri Lanka broke on Sunday, I've had questions about why Christians were targeted. Christians are the most harassed of any religious group in the world. What's different about Sri Lanka? 1/xhttps://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/04/sri-lankas-christians-faced-new-persecution/587842/ …

This is an astonishing story about Harbin, China, the city of ice built by Russian Jews who were soon forced out. By @DaraHornhttps://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/283410/cities-of-ice …

There should be more rituals! cc: all the hip religious studies professors on Twitterhttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/opinion/rituals-meaning.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share …

Passover may create spaces for Measles to spread in ultra-Orthodox communities:https://www.wsj.com/articles/measles-outbreak-upends-passover-traditions-11555502400?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=3 …

Good piece by @ayshabkhan on the person who set the latest Ilhan Omar fire -- an Australian figure who calls himself an imam and promotes conspiracy theories onlinehttps://religionnews.com/2019/04/17/how-a-controversial-muslim-figure-helped-ignite-the-controversy-over-rep-ilhan-omars-9-11-comments/ …

1. PreachersNSneakers has really gotten the attention of MSM newsrooms, apparently NYT yesterday https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/nyregion/preachers-sneakers-instagram-account.html … WSJ last week https://www.wsj.com/articles/sneakerhead-pastors-are-riling-up-the-faithful-11555024688 …?