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Mennonites settled in Paraguay's arid Chaco forest a century ago, fleeing religious persecution. Their agricultural…
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Many Americans imagine evangelicals as a monolithic group that supports conservative policies and always talks about their…
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During a recent visit to India, Trump spoke at the world's largest cricket stadium. Cricket came to India in the 18th…
In a sermon two weeks after MLK's funeral, civil rights leader, Wyatt Tee Walker, urged young seminarians to be hopeful…
A shared commitment to democracy was always key to the India-US relationship – until Trump. A foreign policy expert explains…
A round-the-clock strike of Muslim women in a working-class neighborhood of Delhi is India's most enduring pocket of…
A peace deal with the Taliban could be signed as soon as Feb. 29, 2020. But rebuilding Afghanistan after three decades of…
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Trump's firing of witnesses who testified during his impeachment trial has been described as 'retribution.'…
After a bribery scandal that took down four presidents and led Congress to dissolve, some Peruvians are putting their faith…
In recent years Bangladesh has seen an increase in attacks on religious minorities. A scholar explains how certain extreme…
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In countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain, it's now official policy that women should go to college and work…