Sarah Thompson reflects on the current religious debates surrounding the implementation of a human milk bank in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Thompson considers potential ways to offer more inclusive milk-sharing practices in Muslim-majority communities and elsewhere.
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Faith in Development
Faith-inspired organizations and religious leaders often work in tandem with secular global development practitioners, with similar motivations to fight poverty and alleviate suffering. At the same time, many development practitioners work with faith actors engaged in the community. This blog…
Recent Blog Posts
September 13, 2016
How do religious factors affect Senegal’s development agendas?
The Berkley Center at Georgetown University and the World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD) presented the findings of their two-year effort to “map” the intersections of development and religious…
February 22, 2016
Women Countering Violent Extremism: Under the Radar?
Religious literacy has taken on new importance for security
and peace efforts focused on countering violent extremism. Groups such as Boko
Haram, Al-Shabaab, and ISIS use Islamic rhetoric to recruit…
Faith in Action
Faith in Action tracks the faith-inspired activities of people and institutions across the globe and across religious traditions, with a focus on development and humanitarian issues. Earlier posts were originally published by the Huffington Post or on the Washington Post's Georgetown/On Faith site.
Recent Blog Posts
Katherine Marshall reflects on the vital need for well-designed, constructive education and training programs geared towards different context, communities, and age levels to combat social "othering."
Katherine Marshall reflects on sessions during the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council and the challenges involved in translating core principles of human rights into practice in our deeply polarized world.
March 18, 2024
Humanitarian Needs and Priorities: Debates and Dilemmas
Katherine Marshall reflects on humanitarian needs and priorities within the context of an event hosted by the World Council of Churches featuring scholar-practitioner Hugo Slim.