Religion

A deliberately ambiguous refugee policy allows the government to deny shelter to Muslims fleeing persecution.

Homophobia is at the heart of Patriarch Kirill’s endorsement.

The success of France’s most famous novelist has less to do with art and knowledge than anxiety and rock ’n’ roll.

With its economy in a tailspin, Turkey is repairing ties with former enemies in the region.

Persecuted Chinese Christians deserve asylum from Seoul.

As Russian President Vladimir Putin claims “denazification,” Ukrainians compare him to Adolf Hitler.

The social media platform’s haphazard content moderation strategy is failing Bangladesh. Here’s how it can fix its policy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on a recent spate of hate speech and violence is deafening.

If Imran Khan cares about foreign investment and economic growth, he must abolish the country’s blasphemy law.

A Muslim athlete shares her story of expressing her true identity while on the court.

India’s film industry is under growing pressure to bend its knee to Hindu nationalists.

Vodou and Christianity are perpetually entangled with Haiti’s power struggles.

Attacks on the Hindu community show how the country has turned away from its pluralist heritage.

Rohingya refugees in India are facing persecution yet again.

An ancient community bears witness to its own purging—and recalls a more tolerant time.

This week’s U.N. General Assembly provides an opportunity to assist the minorities, activists, women, and girls still in Afghanistan.

State employees protest the continued employment of an “antisemitic” blogger in their ranks.

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.