List of Religion articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Pope, a Patriarch, and a Missing Superpower
How did the United States find itself on the sidelines of the historic meeting between the two religious leaders?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Pope, the Patriarch—and a Little Bit of Putin
The meeting between the heads of the two churches in Cuba on Friday wasn’t just about religion. It was about politics.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 To Counter IS in Bangladesh, Look To The Bloggers
If the international community is concerned about the spread of IS in Bangladesh, it should pressure the government to provide a secure space for free media.
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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.