Posts tagged European Journalism Institute
Faint Signs of Faith Part 6: Czech Quandaries And An Endless Quest For Answers

Although the Czech Republic is the most atheist country in the world, people still practice religious traditions today. Simultaneously, there are many factors contributing to the change of religious food culture in the Czech Republic, like globalization, tourism and immigration.

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Faint Signs Of Faith Part 5: Muslims Can Find Halal-Friendly Tourism, Lifestyle And Community In Prague

Muslim tourists and locals in Prague find solace in their accessibility to Middle Eastern, halal food along with tourist hot spots. What’s special about such accessibility is that digital media now promotes “halal tripping” or “halal tourism.” 

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Faint Signs Of Faith Part 3: Does The Media Cover Religion Enough In The Czech Republic?

As I researched media content, it became quite clear to me that churches find their place in the news primarily (if not only) when the subject is business or economics related — church properties and estates — as if shaking away the communist past; political and/or financial correlations. Looking at the local religious life — it barely ever is a subject of media focus.

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Let’s Not Forget These 6 Big International Religion Stories In 2022 

Of the 7.6 billion people on Earth, 2.4 billion identify as Christian, 1.9 billion as Muslim, 1.2 billion as Hindu and more than 500 million as Buddhist. Those are just the four largest religions. In other words, 310 million in the U.S. do not necessarily constitute the epicenter for all religion in the world. If anything, religion in America is a unique outlier.

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