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Untold stories: LGBT Catholics and the Catholic response to the AIDS crisis in America with Michael O’Loughlin

Untold stories: LGBT Catholics and the Catholic response to the AIDS crisis in America with Michael O’Loughlin

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YDS alum Michael O’Loughlin discusses his book ‘Hidden Mercy’ and untold stories of the grassroots Catholic response to the HIV/AIDS crisis in America, the challenges of being an LGBT member of the Catholic Church, and how Pope Francis sparked a spiritual revolution on Twitter.

Professor Jamil Drake: Can Religion Play a Healthy Role in American Politics?

Professor Jamil Drake: Can Religion Play a Healthy Role in American Politics?

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YDS alumna Emily Judd speaks to Assistant Professor of African American Religious History Jamil Drake about whether religion can play a healthy role in US politics; which political issues are being emphasized among Black church communities today; and how one survey in Virginia in the 1800s continues to negatively shape perceptions of Black Americans.

A conversation with Yale’s Abdul-Rehman Malik: Ramadan, Islamophobia, and the Islamic Roots of Coffee

A conversation with Yale’s Abdul-Rehman Malik: Ramadan, Islamophobia, and the Islamic Roots of Coffee

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Yale Lecturer Abdul-Rehman Malik discusses the significance of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan, the Islamic origins of coffee, and combating Islamophobia.