Elizabeth Bryant

Elizabeth Bryant writes for Religion News Service.

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New bells to ring out at Notre Dame Cathedral

Mar 29, 2013 by Elizabeth Bryant

For generations, France’s best-known cathedral has been ringing in masses and Christian holidays with what some people unkindly called the most discordant bells in Europe.

Now, the ear-deafening clangs from Notre Dame Cathedral are being replaced by a newly minted set of bells that will peal out to mark the 850th anniversary of the celebrated Paris landmark.

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Tunisians worry about loss of freedoms gained under the Arab Spring

Oct 07, 2012 by Elizabeth Bryant

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In Tunisia, popular Ennahda party tests ‘moderate’ Islam

Nov 28, 2011 by Elizabeth Bryant

Nearly a year after Tunisia set off the Arab Spring of popular revolt, the face of political Islam in this fledgling Muslim democracy is a 47-year-old pharmaceutical executive who favors tailored suits and stiletto heels.

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French ban on full-face veils takes effect

Apr 12, 2011 by Elizabeth Bryant
PARIS (RNS) Police arrested several veiled Muslim women Monday (April 11) and protests continued to spread as France's controversial ban against the full-face veil came into force.

At least two women wearing the face-covering veil, or niqab, were reportedly arrested at a small protest in front of Notre Dame Cathedral in downtown Paris, along with several sympathizers.