List of Religion articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Pontiff and the Patriarch
Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill are set to bridge a 1,000-year gulf.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 That Little Problem With the Lord
People are claiming that Muslims, Christians, and Jews might have something in common. God forbid!
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GettyImages-548865897antonescucrop The Antonescu Paradox
Hitler’s Romanian ally led an utterly barbaric regime — that while often protecting Jews inside Romania’s borders, murdered them indiscriminately just outside those borders.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama Visits U.S. Mosque, a Mere 15 Years After Bush Did
What took so long?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Identity Goes Beyond Islam in Pakistan
A country founded on the basis of religious identity, Pakistan must now embrace ethnic pluralism to find unity in the fight against terrorism.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Looking for Allah as a Shiite in Saudi Arabia
I came to Mecca seeking spiritual enlightenment. I found discrimination and distrust.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Saudi Women Are Getting Down to Business
A surge in female employment is changing social norms and shaking up marriages in this conservative kingdom.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Pakistan’s Perpetual Militant Feedback Loop
In the wake of a recent attack in India, Islamabad is again pledging to get tough on militants. Why should this time be any different?
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schlomo_SW_V1 A Tale of the Pure at Heart
In 2014, Lev Tahor arrived in Guatemala, the latest stop in a 20-year international journey. The ultra-conservative jewish sect cries that it is escaping religious persecution. But to those left behind—in Israel, New York, and Canada—the group is a dangerous cult ducking accusations of brainwashing, abuse, and child marriage
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The War for Islam
Amid a roiling Middle East, Iran and Saudi Arabia are fanning the fires of sectarianism and playing politics in a zero-sum proxy war of religious fervor.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ban Donald Trump From the United Kingdom!
Yes, the parliamentary debate over barring The Donald is about grandstanding and showmanship. That doesn't mean it's a bad idea.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What It’s Like to Live in the Capital of the ‘Caliphate’
Religious sermons, air strikes, and itchy mandatory beards -- just another normal day in Raqqa.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The World’s Most Misunderstood Martyr
The execution of Nimr al-Nimr has brought the Middle East to a boiling point. But his beliefs were more complicated than anyone will admit.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 France’s Oedipal Islamist Complex
The country's jihadi problem isn't about religion or politics. It's about generational revolt.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 This Wikileaks Cable Explains Why the Death of One Cleric Has the Mideast On Edge
The Saudi cleric who was beheaded Saturday viewed U.S. foreign policy favorably and distanced himself from Iran in a private meeting with U.S. officials.