Talking point
Should religion preserve unchanging moral values and traditions or fight for modern values such as tolerance and equal rights? Have your say.
Current festivals
Everyone’s celebrating together this year!
Hanukah
The Jewish festival of lights starts at sundown on 21 December. Enjoy the celebrations!
Christmas is coming…
…on 25 December, in case you hadn’t noticed. Find out about the festival and its music. Merry Christmas!
Hijra – Muharram
The Muslim New Year is a time for reflection, which starts at sundown on 28 December. Happy New Year!
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The Nativity Decoded
C4 Thurs 25 December 7.30pm
Robert Beckford explores the historical evidence and analyses the elements of the story to discover that the birth of Jesus took place against a harsh political backdrop. Read more.
God Bless America
C4 Sun 23 Nov 2008, 7pm
C4 Mon 24 Nov 2008, 1.50am (early hours of Tues)
A significant shift has occurred in American politics. This programme argues that the historic election of a black president was achieved, in part, by challenging the traditional alignment of evangelical Christians with right-wing Republican ideas. Read more.
Shariah TV
Shariah TV travels to New York to gauge the mood of young American Muslims in a highly charged election year. Read more.
Osama Loves explores the diversity of Islamic culture by meeting as many people called Osama as possible on a journey across the Muslim world. Read more.
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