Religion
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Iranian artists jailed for defying government restrictions on women singing and dancing
Mr Rajabian creates classical compositions using local Iranian instruments, but his latest project contains something largely forbidden in Iran: the…
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The vertical split in Islamic world is complete
The emergence of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman aka MbS as the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia rapidly changed…
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Turkey’s Long Tradition Of Church Desecration
The world’s once greatest cathedral is now a mosque. Uzay Bulut The American Conservative On July 10, Turkey’s President Recep…
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Thessaloniki’s Jews: ‘We can’t let this be forgotten; if it’s forgotten, it will die’
Five centuries after they were expelled from Spain and eight decades after they were almost annihilated in the Holocaust, the…
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Tayyip Erdogan joins thousands at Hagia Sophia for Friday prayer
Some were seen holding Turkish and Ottoman flags. Sana Sikander The Siasat Daily ISTANBUL – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan joined…
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UK accuses China of ‘gross and egregious’ human rights abuses against Uyghur population in Xinjiang
It came on a day when Britain and China threw public criticisms of each other, with the UK Foreign Secretary…
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Islamic State recruit Shamima Begum can return to UK from Syria to challenge citizenship removal, judges say
Shamima Begum, who was born to Bangladeshi parents, left London in 2015 when she was 15 and went to Syria…
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Erdogan Is Erasing Ataturk’s Stamp On Turkey
Under normal circumstances, the most important news out of Turkey last weekend would have been a new law that, critics…
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How the Buddha became a Christian saint
It was available in over 60 versions in the main languages of Europe, the Christian East and Africa. Philip C.…
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UNESCO statement on Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Paris, Friday 10 July – The Director-General of UNESCO deeply regrets the decision of the Turkish authorities, made without prior discussion,…
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Turkey Deporting Protestant Christians
“We would like to inform you,” said a statement by the Association of Protestant Churches, “of a deportation practice targeting…
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A Soft Spot for Atheism
Atheism is too serious a business to be left to the unbelievers. Costica Bradatan Commonweal They are too much into…
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Turkey’s Erdogan orders Hagia Sophia mosque conversion study: Report
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked his aides to conduct a comprehensive study on how to convert Istanbul’s famous Hagia…
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‘He wears the armor of God’: evangelicals hail Trump’s church photo op
Others saw a victory in a world of evil No one accuses Donald Trump of subtlety. Matthew Teague The Guardian…
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Sons of Jamal Khashoggi forgive his killers, clearing path for official pardons
The statement was posted on the Twitter account of Salah Khashoggi, the journalist’s eldest son, who lives in Saudi Arabia.…
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How non-religious worldviews provide solace in times of crisis
In fact, non-believers have their own set of secular worldviews which can provide them with solace in difficult times, just…
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