In this guide, we break down five storylines to explore how religion shapes—and is shaped by—the political landscape in the months ahead.

Michael Sean Winters is a prominent American journalist, columnist, and author who primarily writes about the intersection of politics and the Roman Catholic Church. He is best known for his long-running column and blog, “Distinctly Catholic,” published by the National Catholic Reporter. He is a Senior Fellow at the Greenberg Center for the Study of […]

Maggie Siddiqi is Senior Advisor at Interfaith Alliance. She is an expert in faith-based advocacy for social change, coalition-building across lines of difference, and public policy on religious freedom and standing up against hate. Siddiqi recently concluded her appointment to the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Education, where she served as Director of the […]

This guide, part of a new series from ReligionLink focusing on different regions in global religion reporting, provides background, resources, relevant stories and sources to help journalists understand East Asia’s religious institutions, communities, histories and political contexts.

This ReligionLink guide offers background, relevant newswriting, expert sources and related content for you to explore the varieties of religious futurism.

Grace Dillon is an Anishinaabe academic and author. She is a professor in the Indigenous Nations Studies Program at Portland State University and coined the term Indigenous Futurisms.

Ali Bhutto is an artist and drag performer (Faluda Islam) who works on queer Muslim futurism. You can reach Bhutto through the contact form on the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Official Website.

Yasmin Ismail is a researcher with a background in Islamic studies and anthropology. Her research focuses on madrasa education in minority settings, particularly in Anglophone contexts. Her new research project will integrate knowledge of madrasas, Islamic ethics, AI literacy and principles of co-design to develop an AI literacy program tailored for religious educational institutions. Ismail […]

Abbas Rattani is co-founder of MIPSTERZ, an arts and culture collective that highlights and amplifies marginalized communities, specifically focusing on the creative voices of Muslim Americans. Rattani is also the curator of the “ALHAMDU | Muslim Futurism” exhibition.