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Religious tension is getting worse in Ethiopia
Religion is highly present in Ethiopia. It’s visible in churches and mosques, in clothing, and in public rituals.
Why Al-Aqsa remains a sensitive site in Palestine-Israel conflict
After Mecca and Medina, the vast majority of Muslims worldwide consider Jerusalem the third-holiest place on Earth.
A Paradigm Shift: The Catholic Church Looks to Drastically Increase Inclusion of Women and LGBTQ+ followers
Realistically, it would take more than the Synod on Synodality to institutionalize a culture of inclusion for women and LGBTQ+ believers in the Church.
How the FBI aided the rise of white Christian nationalism in the US
We know that during his near half-century tenure as head of the FBI, Hoover turned his agency into a vast regime of spying, blackmail, sabotage and persecution.
Hate against Muslims in India, whether on the streets or in Parliament, is the same
Hate is the chief ingredient of everyday discourse on the streets and the country’s socio-political system to allow the Hindutva forces to continue to control the harvest.
China more deeply promotes the ‘sinicisation’ of Islam
Authorities are violating religious freedoms across China as the leadership seeks to assert control.
Pakistan at a crossroads on blasphemy
Draconian interpretations of Islamabad’s laws violate
human rights and are stoking violent religious extremism.
Why has Scottish politics forgotten about religion?
A Scotland that concerns itself only with politics or individualism is a barren place. There is a richer, nobler country both in our past and present that we need to champion and nurture to tell…
Why religious belief provides a real buffer against suicide risk?
Under-recognized as a protective force against suicide, religious faith has multiple features that help to save lives
Saudi Arabia`s soccer player buying a game of geopolitics and religion, not just sports
Saudi Arabia’s soccer player buying spree is about more than sports and the diversification of the kingdom’s economy.