Religion
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Iranian Leaders Should Call Off Their Campaign of Repression
The death of Mahsa Amini has outraged citizens throughout Iran, setting off a protest wave. IGC If it wishes for…
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Church of England bars Desmond Tutu’s daughter from officiating at funeral
The daughter of the late Anglican archbishop Desmond Tutu has been barred by the Church of England from officiating at her godfather’s…
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Turkey: Hundreds of churches and monasteries waiting to be ‘saved’
A hundred years after the 1913-23 genocide of Christians by Ottoman Turkey, the last remnants of the cultural and religious…
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Greek archaeologists express concerns to UNESCO over Hagia Sophia
In an open letter to the director general of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, the Association of Greek Archaeologists (SEA) sounded the…
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Violence in Kashmir: Why a Spike in Killings Signals an Ominous New Trend
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Praveen Donthi draws upon interviews with residents to explore the implications of this violence.…
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Opinion: Anti-Islam remarks put pressure on India’s Modi
In March 2016 at the inauguration of the World Sufi Forum Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed delegates to “the…
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Anglicans divided over same sex marriage
Since the Reformation we have been used to disunity in the Church being demonstrated through denominational loyalty around historical theological…
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Occupied Cyprus: How Turkey has destroyed Christian cultural heritage
I’m referring to the continual occupation of the Republic of Cyprus by Turkey. Uzay Bulut Much of the cultural and…
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Pre-Election pledges and the future of the Greek Australians Community in Melbourne
This week, Liberal politicians announced a $1.8 million pledge to the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria (GOCMV), in…
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Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia holds first Ramadan prayers in 88 years
Ali Erbaş, the head of Turkey’s the Religious Affairs Directorate, led the prayers unique to the month of fasting attended…
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According to official correspondence, the “Ottoman properties” of Maraş were converted to 18 thousand KL in 1935.
…In the official correspondence between the Director of Foundations Department of the period Nail Asaf and Osman Örek, the Minister…
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Top EU official: Religious slaughter bans paint Jews, Muslims as ‘medieval’
Belgian bans on the ritual slaughter of animals practiced by Jews and Muslims risk painting these minorities as “medieval” communities…
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A brief history of Afghan women’s rights
Women haven’t had much say. Manasi Gopalakrishnan Deutsche Welle “I was working for the Defense Ministry. I know those women…
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UK minister calls for probe into claim Muslim MP lost her job because of faith
LONDON — A Conservative Cabinet minister has called for an investigation into allegations a Muslim Conservative MP was told she had…
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My Armenian Christmas reminds me how traditions are reinvented in times of crisis
I approached Christmas Day, as I imagine many New Statesman readers did, with my eyes smarting from a swab up my nose,…
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‘Real reasons to hope’ on climate action, says archbishop of Canterbury
The archbishop of Canterbury has urged the public not to despair over the climate crisis as he said there are…
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