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The NBA’s Toronto Raptors partnered with Nike to create team-branded hijabs for Muslim women
The Toronto Raptors have formed a partnership with Nike to offer team-branded hijabs, which are head coverings worn by some Muslim women. Liz Bucar, a professor of religion at Northeastern who teaches a course on the politics of the veil, says that the new hijabs could help to increase the participation of Muslim women in sports. Photo via Twitter/Toronto Raptors

The NBA’s Toronto Raptors partnered with Nike to create team-branded hijabs for Muslim women

The NBA team formed a partnership with Nike to market and sell the head coverings, which are worn by some Muslim women. “Representation matters, especially when you think about Muslim girls seeing themselves represented as athletes,” says Liz Bucar, a professor of religion at Northeastern.
Scholars of sociology, religion, and civil rights to take on gun violence and hate speech
In the aftermath of recent mass shootings in New Zealand, Texas, and Ohio, people of different faiths and beliefs banded together to help the victims and their families. “There’s really wonderful and inspiring reactions to that violence and hate coming from different religious communities,” says Liz Bucar, a professor of philosophy and religion at Northeastern. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Scholars of sociology, religion, and civil rights to take on gun violence and hate speech

Following the recent mass shootings in New Zealand, Texas, and Ohio, people of different faiths and beliefs banded together to help the victims and their families.
Northeastern will train religious scholars to work more effectively with the media

Northeastern will train religious scholars to work more effectively with the media

The program, funded by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, will teach the scholars how to pitch op-ed articles, build scholarly brands, and use social media to get the word out.
3Qs: Why Pope Francis has been so influential

3Qs: Why Pope Francis has been so influential

On Wednesday, TIME magazine named Pope Francis as its “Person of the Year,” describing him as “The People’s Pope” who is “poised to transform a place that measures change by the century.” Francis became pope in March, succeeding Pope Benedict XVI, the first leader of the Catholic Church to step down in 600 years. Nancy […]
3Qs: Benedict XVI resigns the papacy

3Qs: Benedict XVI resigns the papacy

The leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, shocked the globe on Monday when he announced he would be stepping down as pontiff—the first pope to do so in nearly 600 years. We asked Elizabeth Bucar, an associate professor of religious studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religion, to weigh in on the […]