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On Sept. 10, Muslims will observe the day of Ashura, to mark the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammed's grandson Hussain.
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For International Day of Charity on Sept. 5, a history of how the Christian Herald mobilized Americans in the late 19th…
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President Trump has said American Jews loyal to Israel should support the Republican Party. A scholar explains the historical…
Last year, Pennsylvania’s grand jury report uncovered sexual abuse allegations by over 300 priests. A scholar explains…
Voodoo is often seen as a practice involving magic. In Haiti, Voodoo is a religion born out of the struggle of slaves. And…
A few years ago, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and Turkey's Gulenists were running the show. Now both religious movements…
The religious right may have dominated US politics for decades, but progressive Christians are growing louder in their faith-based…
India recently revoked a special provision that ended the autonomy of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Here's the history…
Saudi women may now travel without a man's permission, easing one of the most repressive aspects of the country's…
Muslims make up 9% of France's population and half of all its prisoners – many convicted on drug charges. But social…
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Why do even the rich cheat on their taxes? New research suggests some people may be genetically predisposed to break the…
Old injustices don't simply disappear with time – they tear a nation apart.
The number of migrants living in churches has spiked recently in anticipation of threatened immigration raids, but churches…
Ever more Americans are using digital cameras to keep an eye on elderly relatives who live in nursing homes. This surveillance…