List of Religion articles
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Naftali Bennett visits the Western Wall The Meaning of Israel’s First Religious Prime Minister
With Naftali Bennett, the homeland of the Jewish people is about to see what it’s like having an observant Jewish leader.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Modi’s Religious Nationalism Hurts India’s Hindus, Too
Islamophobic policies harm not just Muslims, but the poor and marginalized.
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Saudi Shiite Muslim worshippers during a mourning ritual in Qatif, Saudi Arabia, on Aug. 29, 2020. Saudi Arabia Still Treats Shiites as Second-Class Citizens
Mohammed bin Salman’s much-touted domestic reform agenda won’t succeed until it ensures Shiite religious freedom.
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Korean Catholics attend a mass. ‘Minari’ Is About Korean American Faith as Well as Family
The U.S.-Korea relationship has always been shaped by Korean Christianity.
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People walk in front of a statue. Uzbekistan’s Online Religious Revival
After years of state oppression, many Uzbeks are finding stricter interpretations of Islam on the internet. Some experts say it could have radical consequences.
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Lebanon’s Cardinal Bechara al-Rai is in Bkerke. The Christian Priest Who Wants to Redeem Lebanon’s Sins
The country wants an end to sectarian strife. Can the leader of the Maronite church deliver?
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Asaduddin Owaisi arrives at Parliament House in New Delhi. Asaduddin Owaisi’s Bid to Redefine Indian Secularism
Muslims need their own nationwide party, he believes. And he’s going to build it.
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Nationalists and Loyalists riot at the Peace Wall gates which divide the two communities on April 7 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. How Brexit Lit the Fuse in Northern Ireland
Loyalist fears that Boris Johnson is abandoning them have sparked a wave of violence that could endanger the Good Friday Agreement.
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A police van outside the Grand Mosque in Shadian, China. China’s Crackdown on Islam Brings Back Memories of 1975 Massacre
Islamophobia has spread far beyond the persecuted Uyghur minority.
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People pray in the Great Mosque of Paris. French Secularism Isn’t Illiberal
Letting culture wars drive debate about “laïcité” obscures similarities between France and the United States.
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A group of Jehovah's Witnesses in Massachusetts Why Is Putin Afraid of Jehovah’s Witnesses?
Since they were labeled an extremist group in 2017, more than 400 have been charged or convicted.
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israel covid haredim protests Did Israel’s Security State Fail the COVID Test?
Netanyahu’s focus on maintaining ultra-Orthodox support as the pandemic raged didn’t help him win, but it has left deep scars.
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israel religious secular idf protest How Liberals Lost in Israel
The decline of Israeli democracy holds lessons for the United States.
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Qanon Capitol Riot Christian Conspiracy theories The U.S. Needs Deradicalization—for Christian Extremists
Programs designed to reform violent jihadis could help tackle the spread of QAnon and other conspiracy theories in evangelical communities.
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Pakistanis commemorate assassinated governor of Punjab Salman Taseer. Killing Moderate Pakistan, One Advocate for Tolerance at a Time
Two gruesome anniversaries show that the country’s democratic founding ideals are dead—with potentially devastating consequences.
