Religion

The backbone of Israel’s support in the United States is a group of evangelical Christians, but their power is threatened by the changing of the political guard.

One of the country’s most powerful women has remained rooted in a traditional community. But religious parties still won’t let her run for office.

Social equality needs to be more than a coat of paint.

Religion remains one of the greatest sources of resistance to authoritarian rule.

With Naftali Bennett, the homeland of the Jewish people is about to see what it’s like having an observant Jewish leader.

Islamophobic policies harm not just Muslims, but the poor and marginalized.

Mohammed bin Salman’s much-touted domestic reform agenda won’t succeed until it ensures Shiite religious freedom.

The U.S.-Korea relationship has always been shaped by Korean Christianity.

After years of state oppression, many Uzbeks are finding stricter interpretations of Islam on the internet. Some experts say it could have radical consequences.

The country wants an end to sectarian strife. Can the leader of the Maronite church deliver?

Muslims need their own nationwide party, he believes. And he’s going to build it.

Loyalist fears that Boris Johnson is abandoning them have sparked a wave of violence that could endanger the Good Friday Agreement.

Islamophobia has spread far beyond the persecuted Uyghur minority.

Letting culture wars drive debate about “laïcité” obscures similarities between France and the United States.

Since they were labeled an extremist group in 2017, more than 400 have been charged or convicted.

Netanyahu’s focus on maintaining ultra-Orthodox support as the pandemic raged didn’t help him win, but it has left deep scars.

The decline of Israeli democracy holds lessons for the United States.

Programs designed to reform violent jihadis could help tackle the spread of QAnon and other conspiracy theories in evangelical communities.

Two gruesome anniversaries show that the country’s democratic founding ideals are dead—with potentially devastating consequences.

The pontiff’s Middle Eastern diplomacy may seem superficial, but it could make a huge practical impact.