RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS NEWS
By TAHLIB

"Peace be with you," is a common greeting among Muslims, and it has special significance this week. This week, the Islamic holydays of Ramadan began in the USA with a message of peace and assurance from the American government. After a two year battle with extremist opponents in Tennessee who tried to halt construction of a new mosque, a federal judge ruled that the congregation has a right to worship there. During Ramadan, Muslims are expected to make peace with their dear ones even though the latter may have wronged them. During this week of words of intolerance targeting Muslims, Mormons, and Gays, along with the senseless actions that took place in a Colorado movie theater, may the words and actions of a federal judge signal a new period of peacemaking and forgiveness as the NEWS OF WEEK.

In other Religious Art news from across the USA, and the world:

• The J. Paul Getty Museum presents "Heaven, Hell, and Dying Well: Images of Death in the Middle Ages" through August 12, 2012. [Christian News]
• Artist Anita Rodriguez and others explore secret lives through Crypto-Jewish-themed painting in an Albuquerque, New Mexico exhibition beginning today. [Judaic News]
• DC artist Helen Zughaib's "Midnight Prayers" is featured in A&O to illuminate the Islamic holydays of Ramadan which began around the world this week. [Islamic News]
• Buddhist Art importer, Lotus Sculptor announced their partnership with the Chopra Center for Wellbeing in Carlsbad, California. [Buddhist News]
• Acclaimed sand sculptor Sudarsan Pattnaik wins honors in Spain for his Hindu deity work to promote saving the seas. [Hindu News]
• The anniversary of the interfaith service dedicating "Disneyland" in California was this week, July 17, 1955.[Other Faiths]

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