List of Religion articles
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Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar attends a ceremony marking the International Holocaust Victims Remembrance Day at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Centre in Moscow on Jan. 27, 2023. Don’t Accuse Rabbis in Russia of Supporting the War
Bloodshed in Ukraine has placed Jewish leaders in a difficult position, but our overarching mission is to remain with our communities.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar (C) and President of the Federation of Jewish Communities Alexander Boroda (R) at the Kremlin in Moscow on Jan. 26. I Was Moscow’s Chief Rabbi. Russia Forced Me to Flee.
Putin claims he’s fighting Nazis in Ukraine while his regime intimidates Jews in Russia.
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U.S. President Jimmy Carter bows his head during an Interfaith Prayer Service held in honor of the hostages being held in Iran at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 15, 1979. Jimmy Carter Was America’s Evangelical-in-Chief
His foreign-policy achievements were vast—and inseparable from his Christian faith.
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Supporters of the religious Namak Mandi Tajir Group against French President Emmanuel Macron during a protest against the publishing of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad they deemed blasphemous. Pakistan’s Government Is Choosing Extremist Islam Over Economic Stability
By curtailing free speech and doubling down on blasphemy laws, Islamabad is endangering its relationship with Europe and the United States.
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A motorcycle is on fire during the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests outside Tehran. Iran’s Regime Plays with Fire in Baluchistan
Stirring sectarian tensions in the country’s poorest province is a dangerous game.
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A visitor looks at an 18th century painting of Karim Khan Zand at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Muslim Activists Misunderstand Islam
Why the latest controversy over depictions of Mohammed was completely unnecessary.
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Pope Benedict XVI at the end of his general weekly audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Pope Benedict Was a Powerful, Flawed Leader in Turbulent Times
The former pontiff, known for decades as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, died at the age of 95.
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Itamar Ben-Gvir (C), member of Israel's Knesset (parliament) and head of the far right "Jewish Power" (Otzma Yehudit) party, takes part in a protest outside the District court in Jerusalem on Feb. 27 in support of the officer accused of shooting Iyad Hallak, a disabled Palestinian man who was shot dead by Israeli police in May 2020. Is Israel’s Political Virtuoso in Denial?
Benjamin Netanyahu ignores mounting criticism of his closest running mates’ agendas at his own peril.
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Far-right members attend the “Unite the Right” rally. How ‘Screw Your Optics’ Became a Far-Right Rallying Cry
White supremacist terrorists have taken a page from the Islamic State’s playbook—discarding concerns about image and embracing shocking displays of public violence.
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Mahsa Amini protest in Iran How Iran’s Ethnic Divisions Are Fueling the Revolt
Non-Persian minorities, often overlooked in the West, may hold the key to the uprising’s course.
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Iranians march during a pro-hijab rally. What the Hijab Protests Mean for Iran’s Clerical Class
The supreme leader’s stance could become a source of widening divide.
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Iraqi Shiite women carry portraits of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, his predecessor and Islamic Revolution founder Ayatollah Khomeini and late Iraqi Shiite cleric Mohammed Baqer al-Sadr during a military parade in Baghdad, on May 31, 2019. Iraq Is Nearing the Brink of a Shiite Civil War
The increasingly violent rivalry between Moqtada al-Sadr and Iran will decide Iraq’s future.
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Children sit near a public water fountain as members of the Unification Church attend a rally Shinzo Abe’s Killing Puts Unification Church Under Microscope
The Japanese ruling party’s ties to the South Korean sect stir public anger.
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People are seen walking on the streets of Sarajevo Meet the Bosnian Youth Trying to Hold Their Country Together
Postwar Bosnia remains deeply divided. These young people are trying to change that.
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Supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr gather outside the Iraqi parliament in the Green Zone in Baghdad, on the seventh day of protests against the nomination of a rival Shiite faction for the position of prime minister on Aug. 5, 2022. Is Moqtada al-Sadr Trying to Stage a Jan. 6 Insurrection in Iraq?
The cleric’s “spontaneous peaceful revolution” is more of a bid to maintain his own influence—and the political status quo.
